extreme heat
Cooling Bangladesh’s Garment Factories Is Cheaper Than It Looks
A Cornell study finds that targeted heat protections could pay for themselves within four years—but the…
Fashion’s Heat Problem Is Becoming a Business Problem
The American Apparel & Footwear Association's new heat-stress toolkit gives brands and suppliers a practical…
Bangladesh’s Factory Fans Get Second Wind
A homegrown retrofit technology aims to turn Bangladesh's energy-hungry ceiling fans into a cheaper, cooler…
Op-Ed: The Next El Niño Is Already Here. Businesses Should Prepare.
Meteorologists predicted this El Niño weather system that is likely to result in some of the hottest…
This AI Platform Can Take The Heat. Literally.
Wiliot says its sensors can detect when a cargo becomes so hot it can damage the merchandise.
On the Line: Extreme Heat is Costing South Asia 31M Jobs a Year
Also in this edition: Migrant workers in Taiwan who paid recruitment fees have received more than $4 million…
Curation, Color and Keeping Cool Were the Buzzwords at the Paris Trade Shows and Showrooms
Buyers at Man / Woman, Welcome Edition and showrooms around town, where women's pre-collections had an even…
How Paris Showgoers Are Coping With the Heat Wave
Celebrities, stylists, retailers and influencers shared their tactics — and the clothes they won't part with…
How to Build a Garment Factory for an Overheating World
As extreme heat and water stress reshape manufacturing, Epic Group is trying to build a new factory model in…
Op-Ed: Why Extreme Temperatures Threaten the Future of Cotton Farming
Across the agricultural sector, there is no hiding from the unrelenting heat that bakes much of the world's…
Heat Is Becoming a Supply Chain Risk in India’s Garment Factories
A new dashboard from HeatWatch, in collaboration with Open Supply Hub, aims to make heat more visible across…
AAFA Releases Heat Stress Guidance to Protect Garment Workers
As the world gets warmer and garment workers in the global South continue to bear the brunt of rising…
India’s Garment Workers ‘Boiling for Profits’ Amid Extreme Heat Crisis
Heat stress in India is not only an occupational health concern but also a highly gendered human rights issue.
Progress Over Perfection: Lessons From Garment Factories Fighting Heat Stress
As growing temperatures endanger worker wellbeing, three factories in Cambodia and Vietnam are treating…
‘My Body is Burning’: How Climate Change is Worsening Bangladesh’s Labor Exploitation
Climate Rights International's report paints a distressing portrait of what it describes as a crisis…