We're giving you our most-read stories of the week a day earlier due to our Easter bank holiday. This week, highlights include H&M and Kering to trial a new chemical recycling technology, Myanmar's garment sector to benefit from its five-year export strategy, and German apparel and footwear brands being urged to publicly disclose the factories producing their products.

H&M and Kering trial recycling technology
Fashion retailer H&M and luxury lifestyle group Kering have joined forces with start-up Worn Again to test a new chemical recycling technology that aims to address the growing issue of clothes-to-landfill.

Myanmar garment sector to benefit from export strategy
Myanmar's textile and garment industry is set to benefit from the country's new export strategy – a five-year roadmap aimed at strengthening smaller companies and fuelling exports and trade diversification.

Spotlight on German apparel firms over transparency
German apparel and footwear brands are being urged to promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing the factories producing their products, an advocacy group has stated.

UPDATE: Puma "affected" by Vietnam footwear factory strike
German sportswear brand Puma has revealed that it has been impacted by ongoing industrial action taking place at a footwear supplier in Vietnam, which has now entered its sixth day.

PSF 2015: GAFTI gears up for change in apparel auditing
Imagine an apparel sourcing world with a single set of testing and auditing procedures across product safety, social compliance and environmental sustainability. Where PVH would accept an audit by VF, and VF would accept an audit by Under Armour. Well, it’s a vision already shared by around 30 of the world's biggest brands and retailers – and they’re urging more companies to get involved.

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