EconomicsGarments On the global frontiers of sustainable innovation with Hayleys Fabric’s Leonie Vaas publisherOctober 17, 2021 October 17, 2021 One of the greatest global challenges is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth. At the heart is “Sustainabl...
EconomicsGarments Eravur Fabric Park could transform sustainable textile manufacture in Sri Lanka publisherOctober 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 Since the first announcement in June 2020, expectations have been high on the potential of the Eravur Fabric Processing Park to cata...
EconomicsGarments Sri Lanka’s apparel sector prioritizes worker safety, while ensuring industry’s sustenance publisherSeptember 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 Leaders of Sri Lanka’s apparel sector highlighted the industry’s prioritization of employee safety through the adoption of and adher...
EconomicsGarments Vertical integration can help boost Sri Lanka’s apparel exports to the EU – Hemantha Perera publisherAugust 31, 2021 August 31, 2021 To utilise the fullest extent of the GSP+ benefits, Sri Lanka’s apparel industry must increase the value addition to its exports to...
EconomicsGarments JAAF’s 5 Point Plan to address COVID-induced challenges and sustain industry’s long-term growth publisherAugust 26, 2021 August 26, 2021 “A strategy to achieve our industry’s vision and that of the nation”: Cooray The Joint Apparel Associations Forum (JAAF) has formula...
EconomicsGarments JAAF re-assures workers about safety and protective working conditions in factories publisherAugust 24, 2021 August 24, 2021 The concerns being expressed about worker safety in the apparel industry are understandable and are shared by The Joint Apparel...
EconomicsGarments Strengthening Sri Lanka’s apparel SME reliance is good for everyone publisherAugust 24, 2021 August 24, 2021 By The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of any economy, and that...
EconomicsGarments Apparel community immunization ramping up; 30% received first dose vaccines as of end June publisherJuly 6, 2021 July 6, 2021 Rate of vaccination increasing exponentially with support of Minister Namal Rajapaksa, Ministry of Health and PHIs Vaccination cover...
EconomicsGarments Ocean Lanka Wins National Merit Award at CNCI Achievers Awards 2020 publisherMarch 31, 2021 March 31, 2021 Ocean Lanka, Sri Lanka’s largest weft knitted fabric manufacturer, won the Merit Award in the ‘Manufacturing – Extra Large’ ca...
EconomicsGarments Star Garments Group opens eleventh factory in Buttala publisherMarch 29, 2021 March 29, 2021 Leading global manufacturing company Star Garments Group (‘Star’) recently established a state-of-the-art factory in Buttala in the...
EconomicsGarments Hayleys Fabric launches new line of organic, eco-friendly fabrics to its INNO range publisherDecember 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 Utilises natural tea dye manufactured from refuse tea from Hayleys Plantations Neem, thulasi as natural alternatives to...
EconomicsGarments Ocean Lanka recognises sixty-three long-serving employees publisherSeptember 10, 2020 Ocean Lanka Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest weft knitted fabric manufacturer, recognised and rewarded a large cohort of long-serving em...