At April’s Fairchild Media Group Virtual Sustainability Summit, the “Net Zero Goals and Gains” panel viewed greenhouse gas mitigation through the lens of brand actions, cross-competitor partnerships, governmental benchmarks, and collaboration with upstream suppliers and downstream users as the only way to achieve net zero goals.
Speakers on the panel, moderated by Sourcing Journal’s sourcing & labor editor Jasmin Malik Chua, included Pauline Op de Beeck, client manager & fashion sector lead, The Carbon Trust; Gerson Fajardo, director, sustainability, quality operations & benchmarking, Walmart; and Robert van de Kerkhof, chief commercial officer, Lenzing AG.
Nothing can be achieved without first understanding the distinct definitions, which are often mistakenly used interchangeably. Carbon neutral, governed by standards, means a company has neutralized its carbon footprint. Climate positive isn’t internationally regulated, but means that purchased offsets surpass emissions
Mercado and Public Habit Partner to Accelerate Direct-to-Consumer Fashion Mission
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Fashion brand Public Habit accelerates their world-changing fashion mission with 28-day or less direct-to-consumer model built on Mercado
The purchase order screen is displayed on the Mercado Buy Platform.
The huge power that I think is yet to be unlocked that Mercado is onto is embedding really simple technology that is ingrained in our manufacturers because if they have visibility into demand, we can unlock so much value. DALLAS (PRWEB) April 29, 2021 Mercado is teaming up with sustainable fashion brand Public Habit to revolutionize the way fashion is sourced, produced, and distributed throughout the international supply chain by introducing a groundbreaking 28-day or less direct-to-consumer model.
That said, the U.S. apparel maker still plans to shutter a 1,200-strong plant in Nicaragua. One government official there said that while the action will hurt the country’s workers, the industry has enough factories to offset job losses while other strengths will help it weather the storm.
“We are pleased to announce that we have begun the corporate restructuring process of sister companies Southern Apparel Contractors and New Holland Lingerie de Honduras,” Tegra said in a statement sent to workers and obtained by Sourcing Journal. The upcoming inauguration of the game-changing Proyecto Arena industrial park (billed as the largest Nike factory in the Americas), coupled with efforts to boost operating synergies, prompted the merger, it added.
Pakistan Overtakes India in Apparel Exports to the US
Pakistan performed better than India in apparel exports to the United States in February 2021, Express Tribune reported on Wednesday.
Besides the United States, Pakistan posted an outstanding performance in the apparel export category to several global destinations during February 2021, a renowned source for textile sector information called ‘Sourcing Journal’ reported.
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Speaking on this, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood, told the media that Pakistan had been “the only main exporter with increased apparel supply to America during COVID-19”.
Another international textile information platform by Apparel Resources had also Pakistan on the top of the list of countries that export textiles. Historically, both India and Bangladesh have performed better than Pakistan in this segment but Pakistan has fared far better than its neighbors this year despite the challenges of the pandemic.
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