Entries by Dunja Hoejenbos

Interloop – Approved Science Based Targets

Interloop Becomes Pakistan’s First Large-Scale Enterprise with Approved Science Based Targets Interloop Limited today announced Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation on the company’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. This milestone is a major move for Interloop on its mission to lighten its impact as the company moves toward decarbonisation. This includes 51% reduction in […]

Update STTI June 2023

Several apparel manufacturing industry associations, united in the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) have voiced their opinion on the EU’s proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in collaboration and with the support of the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFfRPP. On April 25th the committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European […]

Announcement First Keynote Speaker Convention Philadelphia

Industry Veteran Tom Glaser To Join as Keynote Speaker at 38th World Fashion Convention this October 2023 in Philadelphia   PHILADELPHIA, PA – The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) are excited to announce today that Mr. Tom Glaser will join as a keynote speaker at […]

The Brazilian Sustainable Fashion League

The Brazilian Sustainable Fashion League – BSFL project brings together companies committed to revisiting their production and management practices in order to reduce their environmental impacts. With this, they meet urgent global guidelines based on the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS/UN), such as reducing the use of natural resources and protecting the environment and climate. Created […]

2023 Taiwan Fashion Design Award (TFDA)

Calling for Young Talents around the World. A Stage for Your Fashion Dream to Shine! TFDA is organized by Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economic Affairs and executed by Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF). The competition draws in hundreds of submissions from up-and-coming fashion designers across the world. Through cultural exchange and by learning from […]

Yeşim Hosted the SLCP Training Meeting

The Yeşim Group hosted the 2nd meeting in Turkey this year of the international platform named the Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP), which was created with the participation of the world’s leading apparel brands and manufacturers and enables the audits conducted within the scope of social compliance processes to be managed through a common […]

To Our International Partners (IHKIB)

Our country was shaken by two major earthquakes on February 6. We lost nearly 50 thousand people in the earthquakes that affected 11 provinces and left a heavy destruction behind. After the great disaster, we witnessed an exemplary solidarity not only at home but also on an international scale. I would like to thank all […]

Registration for the 38th World Fashion Convention Now Open!

IAF and SPESA are proud to announce that the registration for the 38th World Fashion Convention to be held October 22-25 in Philadelphia is now open. We are hosting this 2023 edition of our annual Convention together with our US member association SPESA, the Sewn Products Equipment Suppliers of the Americas and with the support […]

Inequality deepens in times of crisis

A seminar focused on the earthquake was held within the scope of 8 March International Women’s Day with the subject of ‘Gender Equality Deepening in Crisis Periods’ in cooperation with Global Compact Turkey, Global Compact Turkey Women’s Empowerment Bursa Platform and UN Women Turkey. The program which is organized with the method of webinar and […]

OECD in Paris

OECD in Paris: European corporate due diligence must create level playing field, through effective enforcement IAF participated extensively in the OECD’s Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector in Paris, in February 2023. The event, which brings together brands, suppliers, NGOs, CSOs, international bodies and government representatives from around the globe, was […]