Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2010, sponsored by MAS Holdings and backed by the Government of Sri Lanka along with Sri Lanka Apparel was recently launched at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Paris, France...

The Hirdaramani Group was awarded the “Gold Flame” at the recently concluded “Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards”....

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Colombo and the development office of the U.S. Embassy, forged four new business alliances with Sri Lankan private companies...

Wins National Energy Efficiency Award in Large Scale manufacturing category at ‘Vidulka’ event...

MAS, Omega Lines, Orix and Timex keen: [Apparel industry in Jaffna]...

Sri Lanka’s garment industry has called for trade negotiations with Russia, China, Japan and Brazil, and wants the government to expand existing trade concessions from India, in a bid to reduce its de...

The 2010 Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF), organised by the Academy of Design and sponsored by MAS Holdings with the support of the Sri Lankan government, was officially launched on Thursday at the Ro...

For MAS Holdings, community investment is more of a way of being. Throughout the years as the company grew,...

The 2010 Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF), organised by the Academy of Design and sponsored by MAS Holdings with the support of the Sri Lankan government, officially launched Thursday at the Royal S...

“Linea-AITC”, MAS Active’s Strategic Business Unit established in September 2009, that exclusively manufactures Sportswear for Nike Inc, was recently awarded LEED® GOLD certification for New Construc...

Dr Yumkella flanked by Brandix directors Aslam Omar (second from left) and AJ Johnpillai (extreme right) at the Brandix green plant...

It is hard to imagine things could change so much in just a year after the end of a bloody civil war. In Sri Lanka’s east, in rural Punani near the coastal city of Batticaloa, Tamil, Sinhalese and Mus...

Size and economies of scale are key words in the apparel business, and Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter Brandix has brought in a ‘big gun’ to help in its offensive to become a globally-significant pla...

MAS Intimates Thurulie, the eco-manufacturing facility of MAS Holdings was feted with the coveted Globe Award for Sustainability Innovation for 2010 at a ceremony held on April 29 in Stockholm. ...

Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings has succesfully launched its first own-label brand in India...

Sri Lanka’s aspirations to be a regionally-significant force in apparel manufacture took a momentous step forward on Monday the 3rd of May with the formal inauguration of the Brandix India Apparel Cit...

In line with its environmental pledge, top apparel exporter to work with UNIDO to promote sustainable management of chemicals...

MAS Intimates Thurulie, a factory under the MAS Group, has won the Globe Award for Sustainability Innovation for 2010, the company said...

Linea Intimo, MAS Active's Strategic Business Unit specialising in seamless apparel, was honoured with the 'adidas 2009 Leadership Award'....

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), the premier State organisation dealing with the promotion and development of exports, once again stepped up its international marketing efforts by promoti...

Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter to invest another $2 million to become Greener still...

The world’s manufacturers are looking to strengthen customer relationships by expanding the services they provide and moving forward with initiatives to become more sustainable enterprises....

Top apparel exporter marks World Water Day across manufacturing units; targets conservation of more than 100,000 litres of water per day...

amanté, the world-class Sri Lankan lingerie brand has been feted for innovation by the Indian consumers in the largest independent survey carried out in India. ‘Product of the Year’ (POY) is the globa...

Years of trekking arid paths to a reservoir for their water has come to an end for some 400 families in a remote hamlet in Sri Lanka’s dry zone, after the country’s top apparel exporter Brandix spearh...

The garment industry’s global supply network gives it a key role to play in leading the push towards sustainability and eco-friendly production. But the sector must work as an industry with an industr...

US retail giant Wal-Mart has joined Marks and Spencer (M&S) by launching a barrage of green commitments relating to suppliers and transportation...

MAS Holdings was recognized by the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO for the valuable contribution the company has made towards Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through its Eco Go Be...

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has felicitated Brandix Lanka Ltd. for the donation of 1414 pints of blood collected from the Group’s employees in late 2009....

MAS Intimates Thurulie, the ‘iconic’ eco-manufacturing facility of MAS Holdings was awarded LEED® (Platinum) certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Buil...

Sri Lanka’s premier designer denim label –L.i.C.C was an associate sponsor for the second consecutive time at Colombo fashion week. ...

Top apparel exporter ranked 6th among 66 companies and corporations assessed for latest index...

A UK government minister is looking to drive better working conditions for garment workers in Asia and Africa....

American & Efird Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. (A&E), the Brandix Group’s manufacturer of world class sewing thread has donated a consignment of essential garments to villagers in Illupadichchenei in the Eastern P...

Wherever style-setters train their sights, green is the new black, it seems....

Apparel exporter Brandix has elevated the wall calendar, a ubiquitous utility in Sri Lankan homes and offices, to an elegant expression of thought-provoking information and corporate philosophy that p...

Consumers are willing to pay more for a variety of products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable -- better known as "green," according to a Burst Media study....

Value clothing retailer Primark has agreed a "wide-ranging" ethical trade action plan following an inquiry commissioned by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)....

A parliamentary report in the UK has suggested that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) should consult manufacturers about greener textile products to counter the environmen...

Consumers are increasingly interested in ethical and sustainable product but are not yet willing to pay for it. ...

Over the last decade, as Asia emerged as the leading outsourcing destination for the global fashion industry, Sri Lanka stood alone as the only country that embraced the principles of 'Ethical Busine...

Environmental and ethical issues will play a large part in rebuilding brands in 2010, a new forecast says, as consumers re-shape their lifestyles following this year's global economic recession....

Last week at the Sri Lanka Designer Festival’s Ethical Symposium attracted some of the best names in the Apparel Industry with key buyers from retailers like Zaras, Top Shop, Monsoon and respected ind...

Over the years Sri Lanka's $3.5bn clothing industry has made a textbook transition from cut-and-sew manufacturer to value-added vertical production platform, with local fabric and accessories supplier...

The Sri Lankan apparel industry has been thwarted in its plans to label garments stocked in major US and EU retailers with its 'Garments without Guilt' slogan - but believes its focus on eco-factories...

Some people blame the Enlightenment for our present troubles. The scientific revolution, they say, gave man ideas above his station....

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur (IYFE) 2010 award is a British Council initiative in partnership with Sri Lanka Telecom that seeks to champion and celebrate the importance of creative ent...

Design colleges have a key role to play if ethically-produced products are to make the move from fringe to mainstream...

Some more thoughts from Sri Lanka's first Ethical Fashion Symposium, organised as part of the inaugural Sri Lanka Design Festival....

Even though consumers are increasingly aware of ethical fashions, they are still reluctant to spend more money on products that have been sustainably sourced...

A passionate, thought-provoking and stimulating discussion on consumer demand for sustainable fashion kicked off Sri Lanka's first Ethical Fashion Symposium...

It’s two years since I last visited Sri Lanka, and I’m flying out again this-evening to take part in the country’s first ever Design Festival which runs over the next week or so. ...

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry says it would take its campaign for ethical manufacturing practices called ‘Garments without Guilt’ to the next level by promoting sustainable manufacturing and encouragin...

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry says it would take its campaign for ethical manufacturing practices called ‘Garments without Guilt’ to the next level by promoting sustainable manufacturing and encouragin...

Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter’s exclusive designs on the catwalk on November 29...

Brandix among Lankan companies lauded at international forum on corporate responsibility...

Sri Lanka is gearing up to hold its first annual Design Festival at the end of this month in a bid to put the country on the map as a source of design as well as a manufacturing destination....

The Academy of Design, Sri Lanka's pioneering Design School, has taken yet another step in its celebrated journey of innovation in Design Education in Sri Lanka...

'Green the World' campaign has been initiated under the Environment Action Area of Sri Lankan Youth Parliament (SLYP) with the aim of raising awareness amongst schools on the importance of Solid Waste...

Sri Lanka's apparel exports in August showed a slight growth and local factories expect exports to strengthen from this month (October), after months of downturn....

The Hirdaramani Group will open its latest green factory CKT Apparel (Pvt) Ltd., tomorrow at Agalawatte, Yatiyana....

The challenges before the apparel industry are to achieve quality, timely delivery and matching international standards to meet the high international competition in the global market to remain as an ...

The drive for companies to differentiate themselves through creative sustainability initiatives is not only good for business but will open up "new marketplaces" over the next ten years, a leading exe...

Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has given the go-ahead to JCR Garment Limited to begin production in the country....

The varied concepts of each firm are an unique identification of what they are. When the region’s largest supplier of intimate apparel and sports and active wear adhered to the concept of ‘philosophy ...

This week the Asian Shippers Council (ASC), the largest maritime representative body in the world, announced that it will shift its permanent Secretariat to Sri Lanka from Singapore...

The Tri-Star Apparel Group has opened a new garment factory specialising in baby clothes, in the war affected Trincomalee District...

Top apparel exporter Brandix has commenced the construction of bathing facilities for internally displaced persons at the Menik Farm complex in northern Sri Lanka, in one of its biggest CSR projects t...

Sabre Technologies, a subsidiary of garment giant MAS Holdings, and TradeCard Inc of the US, have established a new company called TradeCard Services to offer "financial supply chain automation" tools...

Brandix joint venture to produce fleece in Sri Lanka exclusively for world’s #1 loungewear brand...

The apparel industry has embarked on a five year strategy to position the country as a leading producer in the world market. A lot of effort is taken to promote and re-brand the country, Secretary Gen...

Lead high powered teams to Brandix ventures in Sri Lanka and India...

Holding onto Sri Lanka’s (and Asia's) first-ever win at the Global Effies with Grey Colombo's 'Garments without Guilt' campaign, the agency’s country manager noted with pride that “there is no better ...

The INSEAD case study on MAS Holdings titled ‘MAS Holdings: Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry’ was awarded an ECCH European Case Award....

The Brandix factory in Punani, located in the conflict-recovering eastern district of Batticaloa, is looking at doubling export output this year....

June 12, 2009 (LBO) – A United Nations agency is getting private sector support to help re-settle a part of the 660,000 refugees in the country who are starting to return to their former homes, offici...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 11th June 2009: Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter, Brandix Lanka Limited, has strengthened its partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in an effort to address some of th...

NEW YORK, June 08, 2009 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | Ogilvy & Mather and NEO landed a silver Global Effie for IBM's...

The Joint Apparel Association of Sri Lanka, (JAAF) is optimistic the EU Commission will extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) plus trade arrangement to Sri Lanka for the next coming years...

Next we asked both of them as to how far has it helped their company as well as association in means of gaining acceptability in overseas markets and increasing sales, to which he Mr Somarathna said...

“The Brandix Green Revolution (or “Haritha Peraliya” in Sinhala) was launched in July ’07 at the Green Factory...

The Sri Lankan textile industry has been in the forefront on issues of sustainable means of production and eco-friendly clothing....

The apparel industry of Sri Lanka has been able to maintain its steadiness and mitigate the impact of recession on the economy by its satisfactory performance in the first quarter of 2009. While Appar...

Grey Colombo's campaign 'Garments without Guilt' became Asia's first ever entry to win a Global Effie, making it the first Asian agency to win one since the inception of the awards in 2003...

Despite the global economic downturn, Sri Lanka Customs data just released show a healthy growth in apparel exports in 2009. ...

Sri Lanka is at the forefront in the International Labour organization 'decent work standards' in the region, said Director of ILO Colombo Tina Staermose at the workshop on Social Dialogue on Decent W...

Another garment manufacturer has opted to go green. ‘Mihila’, the green apparel factory of the Hirdaramani Group, is located in Agalawatta...

Global recognition has once again been bestowed on Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group in the form of an Energy Globe Award, the world’s most prominent and prestigious environmental prize, for its world-leading...

Marks & Spencer (M&S)’s regional Office in Sri Lanka will host an event to celebrate the ‘Marks & Start’ disabled workers scheme on March 20 for disabled employees working at the M&S garment factories...

Sri Lankan apparel giant MAS Holdings was honoured as the Vendor of the Year by the prestigious Underfashion Club at the annual Femmy Awards...

Sri Lankan apparel exporters are mulling an expansion into former battle zones in the island's north and east....

IFF is known to set trends for the business of fashion industry in India and this year too at IFF ‘09...

Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter reaches out to blood cancer patients in USA with touching sponsorship...

Sri Lanka is famed for its excellent needle work and socially responsible manufacturing. “It is envisaged that Indian designers, brands and retailers realize the potential for placing business with Sr...

Top apparel exporter one of four highest-rated companies in Sri Lanka’s first ‘Report Card’ on accountability...

1.Background

There have been many statements and reports in the press expressing different views with regard to

a.Continuation of GSP + Zero Tariff Benefits granted by t...

L.i.C.C Jeans – a new designer jeans-wear label – was launched recently at a glittering event featuring a spectacular fashion show of the brand’s collection of trendy jeans and stylish tops, ...

MAS Holdings recently felicitated its Empowered Women of the year for the 5th consecutive year at an event at the MAS Institute of Management Technology (MIMT), Thulhiriya....

Source: just-style.com

The last decade was marked by huge gains in ethical trade and consumerism, as many retailers and brands put worker welfare at the heart of their global supply chains. But...

The clothing industry has been getting a lot of bad press of late. Reports of children sewing our High Street bargains in appalling conditions....

The clothing industry has been getting a lot of bad press of late. Reports of children sewing our High Street bargains in appalling conditions....

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur (IYFE) 2009 award is a British Council initiative in partnership with Sri Lanka Telecom that seeks to champion and celebrate the importance of creative ent...

Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group was recently invited by IBM to the company’s Global Innovation Outlook (GIO) Deep Dive discussion on “Water and the Ocean” in acknowledgement of the Group’s commitment to the...

The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), the garment factory representative body, says the local export-garment industry will get smaller over the next year...

In a recent press interview in Colombo Mr. Neil Kearney, General Secretary of the International Textiles, Garments and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITG & LWF) and his local counterpart – Mr. Anton Mar...

Colombo, Monday, October 20, 2008; The internationally unique Brandix Green Plant in Seeduwa, the world’s first and only Platinum-rated Green apparel factory, ...

Oct 14, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's apparel industry is aiming to increase export revenue despite tough market conditions, saying the spread of factories to rural areas has significantly raised living st...

The Brandix Group’s world-first Platinum rated Green Factory provided a learning experience to apparel sector manufacturers in the region recently when it was chosen by global giant Marks & Spencer (M...

Sri Lanka is due to submit its application for an extension of the GSP+ trade concession to the European Commission at the end of this month. But uncertainties about whether or not the scheme will be ...

The country’s top apparel exporter Brandix, a Group that provides direct employment to more than 25,000 people, has lent its might to make occupational health and safety the focus of attention in Sri ...

Elvitiya Kanishta Vidyalaya is a school situated in the chilaw district with 117 and 12 teachers.The school was in need of refurbishment....

A daring team consisting of Dilshan Hossen, Dinesh Jayamanne, Suresh De Silva and Ashanthi Gunewardene took Hela Clothing to the forefront at the Yes FM Corporate Challenge 2008. ...

Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter’s Green Factory becomes first Platinum rated apparel manufacturing plant on the planet...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday marked the completion of the first two out of nine new vocational education schools in Southern and Eastern Sri Lanka, built wi...

Sri Lanka's Stretchline Holdings, a specialist in performance enhancing apparel products, was one of the firms that helped Speedo produce the LZR Racer swimsuit that has proved so popular at the Olymp...

Sri Lanka's Stretchline Holdings, a specialist in performance enhancing apparel products, was one of the firms that helped Speedo produce the LZR Racer swimsuit that has proved so popular at the Olymp...

Sixteen elite Sri Lanka schools swimmers now competing at the 3rd Asian Schools Swimming Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, have received the inspirational support of Brandix Lanka Limited, the c...

The SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation) Chamber of Commerce has reviewed regional cooperation in textile and apparel at a recent summit....

Even though titan companies in the garment industry initiate mass scale Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects phasing villages, districts and even provinces which are highly publicized, there...

Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter, Brandix Lanka Limited, has linked up with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in an effort to improve the living conditions of conflict-displaced communities in the country...

At least 2000 families exposed to the threat of chronic kidney and water-borne diseases in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province are to receive special water filters in a new community outreach project f...

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur award (IYFE) is a British Council initiative that seeks to champion and celebrate the importance of creative entrepreneurs working in the field of fashion....

Brandix, Sri Lanka’s inspired solutions provider for branded clothing has once again been recognized as the country’s largest apparel exporter by the Export Development Board (EDB)....

Top-notch buyers visit F&A Trade Show Hectic business discussions & conclusion of deals ...

Lingerie maker MAS_Holdings has set up a central 'Brand Protection Unit' to protect its customers' brand names from counterfeiting and unauthorised sale....

Sri Lanka's Bernard Botejue Industries has opened a marketing office in the US to directly target US buyers and start marketing their own brand apparel designs....

Sri Lanka's garment industry has asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for faster reduction of US tariffs on garments....

A new factory will be established under the “Negenahira Navodaya” development programme. Negenahira Navodaya is President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s vision to develop the Eastern province....

WRAP - Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production is an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to the certification of lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing throughout the world....

UK retailer Marks and Spencer today (May 08, 2008) launched the 'M&S International Logistics Hub' in Seeduwa, Sri Lanka, which is to start operations in June this year....

LMD’s May Cover Supplement, which features the apparel industry’s ‘Garments Without Guilt’ campaign, contains the magazine’s latest readership survey in which a sample of...

Sri Lanka's Department of Commerce said yesterday (April 28) that India has implemented a duty free quota for Sri Lankan garments....

Marks & Spencer CEO Sir Stuart Rose today (25 April) paid a one-day flying visit to Sri Lanka to open the world's first 'green' garment manufacturing plants which will supply clothing to M&S stores....

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

The MAS Fabric Park in Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with a local private power producer to supply 'green' power to manufacture bras for Marks and Spencer....

Sri Lanka's apparel industry is pinning its hopes on its 'Garments without Guilt' initiative to give it a competitive edge as an ethical producer in a crowded international market. It's a bold stance,...

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

Having completed its new major phase of expansion and development, Textured Jersey Lanka is now the country’s largest weft knit fabric manufacturer,...

Women who form the majority of the workforce in the apparel industry that earns over 50 percent of the country’s foreign exchange, should be given more respect according to Joint Apparel Association F...

The apparel sector, which generates 45% of the country’s export earnings, is almost completely powered by women, who comprise close to 90% of the total employees....

UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has linked up with the Brandix group, MAS Holdings and the Hirdaramani group in Sri Lanka for the supply of eco-friendly garments for its retail outlets....

Sri Lankan garment factories are certifying themselves as ethical manufacturers. Last week, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), the private sector industry representative body, announced that ...

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

Sri Lankan garment factories are taking strides to certify themselves as ethical manufacturers under the country's new Garments Without Guilt (GWG) ethical standards....

JAAF, as a main sponsor for the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, was proud to partner in an event that created such an excellent platform for young local designers to showcase their creations....

We are pleased to in form you that AISEX 2008 the premiere biennial exhibition for the apparel industry suppliers will be held for the 7th time at SBMICH Colombo Sri Lanka on the 6,7 & 8th of November...

67 garment factories received ‘Garments Without Guilt’ (GWG) certification at a special function organised by Joint Apparel Association Forum last Sunday after international auditors confirmed that th...

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

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

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This award is presented to the top 10 high performers from across the globe yearly by Apparel Magazine a leading US based apparel industry business to business publication. The winners are selected ba...

Increasing numbers of British consumers are avoiding budget clothing stores amid concerns that low cost is synonymous with poor labour conditions in foreign factories....

A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along with other suppliers to ...

Mahesh Amalean, the company's founder and chairman, tells Leonie Barrie why manufacturing is just a small part of the package offered to the world's leading retailers and brands....

COLOMBO: A new vocational training centre is coming up for the differently-abled in Sri Lanka by two apparel sector giants, Sri Lanka’s Brandix Group and the UK’s Marks & Spencer along...

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

Garments manufacturer, MAS Holdings, introduced the first brand-name lingerie from Sri Lanka for South Asia, launching its first own brand label ‘amanté’ in India....

Garment manufacturer MAS Holdings has introduced the first brand name lingerie from Sri Lanka for South Asia. The company started the process last week by launching its first 'own brand' label...

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

MAS Holdings officially launched the MAS Fabric Park (MFP) in Sri Lanka, on Friday (19 October), having struck a deal to accommodate Marks & Spencer there.

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Brandix Textiles, Sri Lanka’s largest woven fabric processor, achieved a national milestone recently. Its plant at Makandura, in the Wayamba Industrial Zone, became the first woven textile opera...

It is the first woven textile mill in Sri Lanka to be Fairtrade certified. "They [the certifications] take the company to the next level in supplying very discerning niche customers and are also ...

Brandix Lanka is targeting growth in activewear categories with a new central services hub for the group's activewear units in Sri Lanka and India. The company is building a US$2.5m central servic...

Sri Lanka Apparel will be showcasing “Garments without Guilt” at the Fatex Fair to be held early next month in Paris. The “Garments without Guilt” initiative focuses on sustainable ...

Fashion brands and retailers are being encouraged to take a broader look at their buying decisions as it becomes increasingly clear that the way they purchase garments has a direct impact ...

The fashion industry is waking up to the fact that the buying practices of retailers and brands are contributing to poor working conditions in many of the factories who supply their clothes.

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Sri Lankan garment maker The Hirdaramani Group plans to build a green factory this year and invest in a project to make all of its existing factories more environmentally friendly, just-style has lear...

A high-level delegation from Sri Lanka visited the USA to meet with US Government officials, in order to share first-hand knowledge of the programs and practices Sri Lanka has adopted under Garments W...

Being green and ethical across the clothing supply chain is now a commercial and environmental necessity. Being fast and affordable have long been essentials for apparel and footwear firms the world o...

The garment industry is to visit Washington this month to lobby for duty free access into the US market, on the grounds of ethical manufacturing standards.
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Minister Sirisena, Minister Wilgama, my friend Julian Wilson, Mr. Rodrigo, thank you for the invitation to speak today about the "Importance of U.S. Investment and Trade in Sri Lanka." ...

India has agreed to provide duty-free access to 3m pieces of Sri Lankan garments under the latest round of Indo-Lanka free trade talks....

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Nike Inc. released its third corporate-responsibility report, highlighting efforts to improve conditions for the company's 800,000 contract-factory workers, such as eliminating exce...

Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings is to start building a ‘green plant’ in June this year to produce bras for UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S). M&S will fund technical areas like harnessing solar power and des...

Local garment factories are producing organic cotton clothing for UK designer Katherine Hamnett to be sold through UK clothing retailer, Tesco. “We are doing an organic cotton range with Katherine Ham...

Part 1 – Personal Appraisal

The apparel industry in Sri Lanka is a great success story about which you should all feel a great sense of pride.

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Part 2 – Global Scale

The garment business is nowadays both global and highly competitive. Why should the European market be so buoyant for Sri Lanka’s apparel exports?
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Sri Lanka’s garment industry, the island’s largest manufacturer and number one export income generator, has launched an industry-wide label and image building campaign--Made in Sri Lanka: Garments wit...

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has geared up to make a big push in the international arena with the launch of their new brand image campaign titled ‘Garments without Guilt’,...

The company is positioning the park as the world's first eco-friendly industrial zone dedicated to fabric and apparel manufacturing.
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The Garments without Guilt initiative focuses on ethical manufacture and sustainable development assuring the industry’s commitment to ethical working conditions, free of child labour, free of f...

Brandix Textiles, Sri Lanka’s largest woven fabric processor, achieved a national milestone recently when its plant at Makandura in the Wayamba Industrial Zone became the first woven textile ope...

Sri Lanka Apparel – Garments without Guilt, the ethos of the Sri Lankan apparel industry, epitomizes the synergy between ethical brands and apparel made in Sri Lanka. ...

An Invitation to visit Sri Lanka Apparel At Fatex, Paris from November 6th to 8th...

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