Posts tagged manufacturing
California Protects Garment Workers With SB 1399 And One Manufacturer Is Reopening After Reporting 150 COVID Cases

Originally posted on Forbes.com. Updating protections for employees of the garment manufacturing industry, Senate Bill 1399 was passed. But one employer is re-opening after reporting 150 COVID cases at its facility.

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Is COVID-19 the Tipping Point Fashion Needs?

Watching fashion brands find their footing in response to this phenomenon is fascinating (and sometimes painful) to follow. This shift toward sustainability is a source of constant chatter circulating within the fashion industry.

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Real Leather: An Eco-Friendly Choice To Synthetics & Imitations

The U.S. leather industry purchases hides, which are natural by-products of meat and dairy consumption that would otherwise go to waste, and transforms them into durable, versatile and beautiful real leather products. However, the recent rise of synthetics in consumer products, and shift away from real leather, risk disrupting this critical recycling process and causing irreparable environmental damage.

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The New Milan: Eco-Friendly, Ministry of Tomorrow’s Kenyan Tailors Compete With Milan’s Luxury Brands

Ministry of Tomorrow (MOT) presents its classic collection of chic, non-leather bags that are made at the company’s flagship production facility in Nairobi, Kenya, located just outside of Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum.

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