Vol.4, Issue 60, May, 17, 2012

AT AEPC


AEPC PARTNERS WITH ITC- GENEVA & ISEAL- LONDON TO CONDUCT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CCC

 

Apparel Export Promotion Council in association with Centre for Responsive Business (CRB), International Trade Centre (ITC) and ISEAL Alliance joins hands for a workshop on ‘doing a comparative analysis of common compliance code with the eight other global and national standards used in the apparel sector’. This initiative has been taken under project DISHA with Ministry of Textiles as a key architect. The workshop was held today at head office of AEPC in Gurgaon.

 

Spotlight

Apparel fabric shows address changing buyer demands.

The Washington-based International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance of Cotton Production (SEEP) has released three reports covering pesticide use in cotton production, production efficiency and energy use in cotton production, and the components of labor costs in major cotton-producing countries. Below are excerpts from the abstract of the very interesting and detailed reports:

News Roundup


Philippines wants Save Act passed by Sept
Aiming to re-secure the US$ 3 billion export level for its garment and textile industry, the Philippine Government has set itself a deadline till September this year for getting its “Save Our Industries Act” bill passed.


Market Intelligence


Apparel import of Italy (Total Apparel Import (Knit and Woven))