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Mustafa Gültepe, President of Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM) and Istanbul Apparel Exporters´ Association (IHKIB) speaking at the “Green Transformation” summit. © IHKIB

30/01/2024 – Turkish apparel industry

Turkish apparel industry

Targeting US$ 40 billion in exports

At the “Green Transformation” summit, Turkish apparel manufacturers, global brands, and purchasing groups came together to discuss the industry´s future. ... By Christine Heywood

12/04/2023 – ECC Köln

ECC Köln

Chat offerings from companies

In its current Trend Check Handel, ECC Cologne has examined corporate chats, intelligent search offerings, and ChatGPT. By Susanne Böhm

EU exports to India reached just half a billion in 2021 – the 20th place in the European export markets. © Travel mania/stock.adobe.com

23/08/2022 – EU-India Free Trade negotiation

EU-India Free Trade negotiation

An opportunity for a more sustainable and fair trading system

Euratex sees the EU-India Free Trade negotiations as an opportunity to rebalance trade relations and promote a global sustainable textile industry. By Editorial staff

The Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative is led by the STAR Network, the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Better Buying Institute and supported by GIZ FABRIC. © Visual Hunt

01/06/2022 – STTI White paper

STTI White paper

White paper on Sustainable Trade Compliance available

Achieving agreements on practical steps to improve purchasing practices between globally acting operating organizations and their members is STTI’s declared ... By Yvonne Heinen-Foudeh

Thomas Bagge, DCSA CEO: “The agreement between DCSA and these diverse industry associations is an exciting milestone in our journey towards standardising all container shipping documentation through our eDocumentation initiative.” © DCSA

28/02/2022 – Digitalisation of international trade

Digitalisation of international trade

Creating the Future International Trade Alliance

The industry associations DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA, ICC and SWIFT collaborate on the development and adoption of relevant standards to facilitate the use of ... By Editorial staff

Europe’s answer to the competitive pressure must be to invest even more on quality and innovative products, made in a sustainable manner. © rustamank/stock.adobe.com

18/02/2022 – Global trade

Global trade

European textile industry needs to increase global market share

Euratex is re-iterating the ambition of the European textile industry to grow its role on global markets. The upcoming European textile strategy must ... By Editorial staff

Mostafiz Uddin: Retail stores in Germany have been closed for ten weeks since December 14. Retail store closures have a serious impact on factories in developing countries like Bangladesh and their millions of poor workers. © Bangladesh Denim Expo

02/03/2021 – Bangladesh: Germany is the 2nd largest export destination

Bangladesh: Germany is the 2nd largest export destination

Mostafiz Uddin: An Open Letter to the German Government

The impact of the lockdown for Bangladesh’s garment industry. An open letter from a manufacturer to German government by Mostafiz Uddin. By Editorial staff