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"If someone really cared about buying ethically sourced, green clothes then they wouldn't shop at Boohoo," shopper Camilla tells the BBC on Oxford Street.

She is commenting on the fast fashion retailer's first recycled clothing range - made with reclaimed plastics - which was unveiled this week.

The 22-year-old's view is not surprising, given the millions of low cost, fast fashion clothes that Boohoo sells every year.

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The French government is looking to ban retailers from throwing away unsold consumer products.

The move, which would include electronics, cosmetics, and clothes, would be introduced to reduce the amount of waste being produced by the country and in turn better protect the environment.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe introduced the bill earlier this month.

He stated that every year, 650 million euros worth of new consumer products are either thrown away or destroyed in the country.

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Miami, FL – Latest updates on U.S. trade policy, customs and imports, investment opportunities for apparel brands and retailers, industry trends and forecasts, and the future of fashion, technology and sustainability, are among the key topics to be presented at the upcoming Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATSM) show.

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Data published this week in the UK revealed a stubborn gap between what men and women earn at fashion brands and retailers, with Farfetch, Missguided, Karen Millen and Asos among the companies reporting large disparities favouring male employees.

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Sappi Limited is pleased to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group's sustainability measurement suite of tools, the Higg Index, to drive environmental and social responsibility throughout its supply chain. With its membership in the SAC, Sappi joins more than 240 global brands, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as government, non-profit environmental organizations, and academic institutions, which are collectively committed to improving supply chain sustainability in the apparel, footwear, and textile industry.

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Jeanologia joins more than 220 global brands, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as government, non-profit environmental organizations, and academic institutions, which are collectively committed to improving supply chain sustainability in the textile industry. The company leads the transformation of the textile industry with disruptive technologies which guarantee ZERO contamination.

Being part of the SAC the company has the opportunity to strength its compromise with the environment and people, and participate in setting up the rules for a real change.

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Despite international tariff issues south of the border, global trade is alive, well and growing in Canada. Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC), now in its 3rd year, wrapped up in Toronto on August 22, cementing itself as the leading platform for both Canada and the world’s apparel and textile sourcing leadership – from international trade offices and Canadian government, to private sector and association leaders – to showcase that free trade is the engine that powers the world’s economy.

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The third annual Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) show opened in Toronto Monday with great fanfare and record attendance.Nearly 1,500 visitors on day one alone came to experience the vastly-expanded apparel and textile show, which features twice the amount of exhibits as last year and dozens of newly-introduced categories. With more than 500 booths from 17 different countries highlighting the exhibit area, the show was opened by a range of high profile VIPs who endorsed Canada as a sought-after trade partner for countries around the world.

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In the midst of the U.S.-China trade dispute, hundreds of Chinese companies will be making their way to Toronto later this month, ready to do business with Canadians. They will be participating in Canada’s largest apparel and textile trade show, Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC), August 20-22, at the Toronto International Centre. Keynote speakers at the event are some of North America’s leading apparel and textile industry experts, ready to hone in on what the U.S.-China trade issues mean for Canadians and potential repercussions for the sector. Topping the roster of speakers are:

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Want to know what’s trending in the world of fashion across the globe? The Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) show will unveil to the Canadian market the latest and greatest in apparel from 20 countries August 20-22, 2018, in Toronto.