Sri Lanka Apparel - Garments Without Guilt

Ethics are back in business!!

19, August, 2008

Bill Clinton authors a book on ‘Giving’, while Bill Gates steps down as chairman
of Microsoft to take o...

Marks & Spencer chooses Sri Lanka to launch its apparel eco-factory concept

18, August, 2008

The Garments Without Guilt campaign, launched by Sri Lanka Apparel, focuses on ethically-made clothing--meaning free of ...

SRI LANKA: Fabrics firm puts Speedo LZR in fast lane

15, August, 2008

Sri Lanka's Stretchline Holdings, a specialist in performance enhancing apparel products, was one of the firms that ...

Brandix associates show they care with 1721 pints of blood

06, August, 2008

Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter concludes massive two-month Group-wide collection campaign ...

Brandix boost for ace weight lifter Chinthana Vidanage

24, July, 2008

Champion weight lifter Chinthana Vidanage, one of just eight prospects from Sri Lanka at next month’s Beijing Olym...

Brandix supports Sri Lanka schools swimmers

15, July, 2008

Sixteen elite Sri Lanka schools swimmers now competing at the 3rd Asian Schools Swimming Championship in Kuala Lumpur, M...

SL garments silently contributing to the community

08, July, 2008

Even though titan companies in the garment industry initiate mass scale Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects p...

UNHCR teams up with Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter to improve living conditions of the displaced

12, June, 2008

Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter, Brandix Lanka Limited, has linked up with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in an ef...

Deutsche Bank joins Brandix to support water project in NCP

10, June, 2008

At least 2000 families exposed to the threat of chronic kidney and water-borne diseases in Sri Lanka’s North Centr...

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur award (IYFE)

10, June, 2008

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur award (IYFE) is a British Council initiative that seeks to champion and cel...

SRI LANKA: MAS sets up brand protection unit

03, June, 2008

Lingerie maker MAS_Holdings has set up a central 'Brand Protection Unit' to protect its customers' brand nam...

GARMENTS WITHOUT GUILT (GWG) MADE IN SRI LANKA

27, May, 2008

The strategies behind, and insights into, branding what is arguably Sri Lanka’s premier industry – and why S...

MAS receives global recognizition from WRAP

14, May, 2008

WRAP - Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production is an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to the certification...

Brandix leading the way for an Eco Conversion

06, May, 2008

Brandix, the largest apparel exporter in Sri Lanka in 2007...

MAS Thurulie sets benchmark in ‘green’ lingerie manufacturing

04, May, 2008

The sprawling 150-acre MAS fabric complex in Thulhiriya, close to Warakapola, received a new addition recently in the fo...

SRI LANKA: M&S opens first green garment plants

25, April, 2008

Marks & Spencer CEO Sir Stuart Rose today (25 April) paid a one-day flying visit to Sri Lanka to open the world'...

SRI LANKA: Courtaulds Clothing to open new $1m factory

11, April, 2008

Courtaulds Clothing Lanka is to start commercial operations of a new $1m factory in Sri Lanka next month. ...

MAS Holdings goes green for M&S bra production

03, April, 2008

The MAS Fabric Park in Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with a local private power producer to supply 'green' p...

Can ‘Garments without Guilt’ raise the bar for Sri Lanka?

03, April, 2008

Sri Lanka's apparel industry is pinning its hopes on its 'Garments without Guilt' initiative to give it a co...

Ambassador’s Remarks to the Sri Lanka Garment Buying Offices Association “Perspectives on the U.S. Economy

20, March, 2008

Ambassador’s Remarks to the Sri Lanka Garment Buying Offices Association “Perspectives on the U.S. Economy&r...

US$48 mn weft knit fabric manufacturing to double capacity in two years

11, March, 2008

Having completed its new major phase of expansion and development, Textured Jersey Lanka is now the country’s larg...

Abhimani pays tribute to the woman of the apparel industry

05, March, 2008

Women who form the majority of the workforce in the apparel industry that earns over 50 percent of the country’s f...

Abhimani; the pride of Sri Lanka

04, March, 2008

The apparel sector, which generates 45% of the country’s export earnings, is almost completely powered by women, w...

SRI LANKA: M&S inks eco-friendly supply deals

22, February, 2008

UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has linked up with the Brandix group, MAS Holdings and the Hirdaramani group i...

Sri Lanka Apparel completes ethical benchmarking

03, February, 2008

Develops core competency against competition while uplifting industry standards globally...

Garments companies certifying themselves

03, February, 2008

Sri Lankan garment factories are certifying themselves as ethical manufacturers. Last week, the Joint Apparel Associatio...

JAAF sponsors HSBC Colombo Fashion Week 2008

01, February, 2008

JAAF, as a main sponsor for the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, was proud to partner in an event that created such an excelle...

SRI LANKA: Factories seek out ethical trading stamp

01, February, 2008

Sri Lankan garment factories are taking strides to certify themselves as ethical manufacturers under the country's n...

67 garment factories awarded GWG certification

29, January, 2008

67 garment factories received ‘Garments Without Guilt’ (GWG) certification at a special function organised b...

SriLanka economy garments trade fashion

28, January, 2008

Sri Lankan clothing industry shifts from tailoring to designing...

Sri Lanka Apparel celebrates proud accomplishments

27, January, 2008

Over 50 factories certified by SGS“Garments Without Guilt” website re-launched

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UK: Ethical shoppers shun budget chains amid sweatshop fears

30, November, 2007

Increasing numbers of British consumers are avoiding budget clothing stores amid concerns that low cost is synonymous wi...

Sri Lanka: Apparel sector giants help humble cause

29, November, 2007

A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri L...

GWG Debuts in Milan & Paris

16, November, 2007

Sri Lanka Apparel chose the Fatex Fair in Paris to showcase the industry’s initiatives on ethical manufacturing wi...

‘amante’ - Sri Lanka’s lingerie brand for South Asia

11, November, 2007

Garments manufacturer, MAS Holdings, introduced the first brand-name lingerie from Sri Lanka for South Asia, launching i...

Sri Lanka Apparel Launches ‘Garments without Guilt’ in Europe

06, November, 2007

Sri Lanka Apparel launched its ‘Garments without Guilt’ initiative in Europe today at the FATEX Fair held in...

Sri Lanka: MAS opens eco-friendly textile zone

22, October, 2007

MAS Holdings officially launched the MAS Fabric Park (MFP) in Sri Lanka, on Friday (19 October), having struck a deal...

Brandix Textiles first to be Fair Trade and Organic certified for woven fabrics

16, October, 2007

Brandix Textiles, Sri Lanka’s largest woven fabric processor, achieved a national milestone recently. Its plant at...

Sri Lanka Apparel to showcase Garments without Guilt at Fatex Fair

08, October, 2007

Sri Lanka Apparel will be showcasing “Garments without Guilt” at the Fatex Fair to be held early next month ...

UK: Fashion firms urged to add ethics to buying practices

05, October, 2007

Fashion brands and retailers are being encouraged to take a broader look at their buying decisions as it becomes increas...

ANALYSIS: How buying practices impact workers’ rights

04, October, 2007

The fashion industry is waking up to the fact that the buying practices of retailers and brands are contributing to p...

Sri Lanka Hirdaramani Group commits to green garment factories

18, June, 2007

Sri Lankan garment maker The Hirdaramani Group plans to build a green factory this year and invest in a project to make ...

Garments Without Guilt commended in Washington DC

16, June, 2007

A high-level delegation from Sri Lanka visited the USA to meet with US Government officials, in order to share first-han...

United Kingdom does green suit the fashion industry's future

15, June, 2007

Being green and ethical across the clothing supply chain is now a commercial and environmental necessity. Being fast and...

The garment industry to lobby for duty free access

10, June, 2007

The garment industry is to visit Washington this month to lobby for duty free access into the US market, on the grounds ...

Ambassador Blake's Address at the Second

08, June, 2007

Minister Sirisena, Minister Wilgama, my friend Julian Wilson, Mr. Rodrigo, thank you for the invitation to speak today a...

Nike Cites Efforts to Promote Labor, Environmental Issues

01, June, 2007

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Nike Inc. released its third corporate-responsibility report, highlighting efforts to improve conditi...

Sri Lanka MAS Holdings to build first eco-factory for M&S bras

31, May, 2007

Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings is to start building a ‘green plant’ in June this year to produce bras for UK...

Sri Lanka manufacturing organic cotton clothes for UK designer Katherine Hamnett

15, April, 2007

Local garment factories are producing organic cotton clothing for UK designer Katherine Hamnett to be sold through UK cl...

British High Commissioner spells out the challenges and opportunities posed by ethical consumerism in Europe

29, November, 2006

Part 1 – Personal Appraisal

The apparel industry in Sri Lanka is a great success story about which you...

British High Commissioner spells out the challenges and opportunities posed by ethical consumerism in Europe

29, November, 2006

Part 2 – Global Scale

The garment business is nowadays both global and highly competitive. Why should t...

Sri Lanka pins its hopes on

30, August, 2006

Sri Lanka’s garment industry, the island’s largest manufacturer and number one export income generator, has ...

Sri Lanka apparel rolls out “Garments without Guilt”

22, August, 2006

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has geared up to make a big push in the international arena with the launch of their ...




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>	Ethics are back in business!!
>	Marks & Spencer chooses Sri Lanka to launch its apparel eco-factory concept
>	SRI LANKA: Fabrics firm puts Speedo LZR in fast lane
>	Brandix associates show they care with 1721 pints of blood


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