Be ready to see more hoodies personalized with an eco-friendly trade message in 2012. FESPA – the global federation of national print associations – is to extend the range of its Planet Friendly Printing initiatives to global outlets still reliant on environmentally harmful methods, for example, t shirt printing using azo dyes.

FESPA has already (more…)

The Fairtrade Foundation (FLO) is an international charity that has influenced every area of retail spending, from food products to printed t shirts. Now, it has implemented a cutting-edge cloud system to link and manage its huge global network of over 6500 organisations. They include farmers, producers, processors, labelling initiatives and finance partners. (more…)

T shirt printers can forget that ethics don’t stop with environmentally friendly dyes and energy-efficient machinery – they extend to where the garments are made, too. All too often, printed polo shirts and similar garments destined for UK wholesalers are churned out from dangerous sweatshops in (more…)