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business1 year ago

Uniqlo Faces Chinese Backlash Over CEO's Xinjiang Cotton Remarks

Uniqlo is facing backlash in China after its parent company's CEO, Tadashi Yanai, stated that the brand does not use cotton from Xinjiang, a region associated with forced labor allegations involving the Uyghur minority. This has led to calls for a boycott on Chinese social media, echoing similar controversies faced by other global brands like H&M and Nike. The issue highlights ongoing tensions between Western companies and Chinese consumers over Xinjiang cotton.

via BBC.com|
#boycott#business#china
business1 year ago

Uniqlo CEO Confirms No Xinjiang Cotton in Products

Uniqlo's CEO Tadashi Yanai has stated that the company does not use cotton from China's Xinjiang region, addressing concerns over forced labor involving the Uyghur minority. This comes amid pressures from both the US and China for companies to take sides on the issue. Despite challenges, Uniqlo plans to expand its presence in China, its largest market, while also aiming to grow in the West, where human rights concerns are increasingly important to consumers. Yanai aspires to make Uniqlo the world's largest fashion retailer, surpassing Inditex's Zara.

via BBC.com|
#business#china-us-relations#cotton
business2 years ago

Startups Expose Forced Labor in Clothing Industry, Uncovering Chinese Slave Labor in Inspected Shoes and Clothes

Startups like Oritain, Sayari, and Sourcemap are using technology and forensic science to help companies identify if their supply chains are using cotton from regions known for forced labor, such as China's Xinjiang region. With import bans in place, retailers are under pressure to prove their supply chains are free from such cotton or risk having their merchandise seized. These startups have seen a surge in requests as companies seek to ensure compliance and avoid potential losses. By conducting product tests, mapping supply chains, and analyzing billions of documents, these startups are helping companies gain better visibility and traceability in their supply chains.

via Forbes|
#business#cotton#forced-labor
science-and-technology2 years ago

Cotton genome sequenced by computer scientists.

Computer scientists at DePaul University have reconstructed one of the most complete genomes of a top cotton species, African domesticated Gossypium herbaceum cultivar Wagad, using a bioinformatics workflow. The results give scientists a more complete picture of how wild cotton was domesticated over time and may help to strengthen and protect the crop for farmers in the U.S., Africa and beyond. The study took nearly two years of work across disciplines and was published in the journal G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics.

via Phys.org|
#agriculture#bioinformatics#cotton