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- 2021
- 30 May, 2021
Polyester is one of the biggest polluters in fashion — here’s what one CEO wants to do about it
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
CNBC's Christine Tan talks to our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, about how he drives sustainability in his garment manufacturing business and what it takes to cut emissions in the fast fashion industry.
During this pandemic, Mr. Roger Lee drove the company’s pivot to making reusable masks, woven with in-house technology to filter out minute particles, to keep users safe during this health crisis.
- 14 May, 2021
The Role of Leadership in Creating Prosperity - Fashion CEO Agenda 2021
Global Fashion Agenda
Global Fashion Agenda organises a conversation with the fashion CEOs of TAL Apparel, H&M Group and Zalando on how they are supporting their organisations to implement sustainability priorities.
- 26 Apr, 2021
HKMA x SVhk Business with Purpose - Pledge in Action
HKMA
TAL joined HKMA and SVhk in signing a pledge in action to reinforce our commitment to PURPOSE. During the occasion, our Vice Chair, Dr. Delman Lee, shared his experience in the panel discussion - "From Me to We: Sustainable Living for All".
- 16 Feb, 2021
In Fashion’s Global Supply Chain, a Ruthless Race to the Bottom
Business of Fashion
A year into the coronavirus crisis, the garment industry and its millions of workers are suffering as they slash prices to stay competitive.
Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, shares how TAL adapted to supply chain shocks over the course of 2020. - 10 Feb, 2021
成衣商推口罩品牌 可洗百次客製化
Hong Kong Economic Times
Hong Kong Economic Times interviews TAL CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, to find out more about the launch of enro. He shares the company's insistence on engineering a reusable face mask that won't be detrimental to the environment, as well as the innovation process to improve its functions.
- 17 Jan, 2021
Covid-19: Hong Kong-based TAL Apparel to launch masks that are effective even after 100 washes
South China Morning Post
Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, catches up with South China Morning Post, about TAL's successful launch of enro - a reusable face mask that is effective even after 100 washes.
- 2020
- 18 Dec, 2020
Greener buildings pave the way for a new era of sustainably recognised structures
Global Fashion Agenda
Vietnam Garments Manufacturing (VNG) was recognized and awarded a LEED Standard GOLD certification after its construction in 2017. Our President and CTO, Dr. Delman Lee, explains why the creation of a sustainable future begins from the design phase of the new production plant.
- 18 Dec, 2020
TAL Apparel - enro mask wins the Hong Kong Business Designed in Hong Kong Awards 2020 (Healthcare Apparel category)
HONG KONG BUSINESS
The awards programme honours the city's most innovative products and initiatives that proved to be an industry game changer in their respective sectors.
During the interview, our CEO, Mr Roger Lee, explains how TAL embarks on a journey of engineering a better mask.
- 23 Nov, 2020
APAC Change Insider #4, On the Pulse of Organisational Change: Which Half Do We Keep?
APAC Change Insider
During APAC Change Insider #4, our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, shares his journey on how he led TAL Group through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 14 Oct, 2020
What needs to change in the relationship between buyers and manufacturers to accelerate sustainability
Visionary Leaders - CFS+
As one of the strongest voices on the need for equal partnerships in the value chain, our President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Delman Lee, joins Eva Kruse for a conversation on what needs to change in the relationship between buyers and manufacturers to accelerate sustainability. This discussion will also go deeper into understanding how to forge better and more mutually rewarding partnerships.
- 23 Sept, 2020
Why is fashion still not sustainable?
BBC
Making designer fashion more sustainable has been a cause célèbre for decades, so why hasn’t it happened yet? Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, speaks to BBC Business Daily about some of the challenges in setting up a single standard to measure the sustainability of a product.
- 24 Aug, 2020
How TAL Engineered a Better Face Mask
Inside Fashion
Almost overnight masks have gone from medical to mainstream. Hong Kong-based TAL saw the opportunity not only to make masks, but also to make better masks. Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, speaks to Inside Fashion on how TAL is applying its R&D expertise to engineer a facemask for consumers that offers greater comfort, is sustainable, and provides enhanced virus protection.
- 29 Jul, 2020
Media Statement on Migrant Workers in Malaysia
TAL Apparel
- 15 Jun, 2020
TAL Apparel partners Bluesign to improve transparency
Fibre2Fashion
TAL Apparel has embarked on a partnership with Bluesign. As brands and retailers are recognising the value of transparency in every tier of their supply chain, the partnership will build trust, synergies and collaboration for chemical management throughout the supply chain.
- 15 Jun, 2020
Monumental Partnership Between TAL Apparel And Bluesign To Strengthen Transparency Throughout The Fashion Supply Chain
TAL Apparel X bluesign®
We are glad to announce that TAL Apparel is now a bluesign® system partner.
The bluesign® SYSTEM focuses on resources, people and the environment. The Input Stream Management ensures that bluesign® APPROVED chemical products and raw materials are used in all steps of the manufacturing process. - 05 Jun, 2020
How Covid-19 Has Impacted the Apparel Industry
Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia
Our CEO, Roger Lee, speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia” and discusses how the coronavirus outbreak has impacted the business and the apparel industry. During the interview, our newly engineered 3D washable mask is featured as well...
- 5 Jun, 2020
Production Lions - How manufacturing might take off in Africa
The Economist
2017 brought a defining moment when TAL ventured out of Asia for the first time, planting the company's footprint in the African continent. The Economist includes TAL in its analysis of how manufacturing might take off in Africa.
- 05 Jun, 2020
Brooks Brothers Shirt Supplier Is Shifting to Face Masks
Bloomberg
TAL Apparel which makes one of every six men’s dress shirts sold in the U.S., is shifting some of its production lines to personal protective equipment such as face masks. The company has confirmed orders of 50 million masks and our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, expects the protective gear business to continue after the health crisis.
- 23 May, 2020
Fashion Turns To Technology To Tailor Sustainable Solutions
Al Jazeera
At the cutting edge of fashion and science, innovators are setting a new trend with a circular model of consumption. Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, comments on the environmental impact and significant reductions on fabric wastage across the industry if clients switch to digital sampling.
- 06 Mar, 2020
OPINION: Rescue, Reuse, Reimagine: The Creativity Behind A Conscious Fashion Line
Green is the New Black
The R Collective recently launched an eight-piece upcycled collection featuring dresses, trench coats and pants exclusively for NET-A-PORTER. Reusing recycled materials requires innovation and skilled hands to transform these materials into new garments. Singer Mint Pattarasaya takes consumers behind the scenes at one of our factories to witness the transformation.
- 9 May, 2020
Media Statement on CuMask+™
TAL Apparel
- 13 Feb, 2020
Frontline Fashion 4, with Cara G McIlroy: Episode 5
RedressAsia
In the season finale, Frontline Fashion 4 heads backstage to catch the final preparations as the Redress Design Award finalists get ready to present their collections to the 1,000+ VIPs, industry experts and media on the runway at CENTRESTAGE, Hong Kong.
- 6 Feb, 2020
Frontline Fashion 4, with Cara G McIlroy: Episode 4
RedressAsia
In this episode of Frontline Fashion 4, the Redress Design Award finalists face our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, and other regional judges - where their collections are put under the microscope for style and sustainability!
- 29 Jan, 2020
Frontline Fashion 4, with Cara G McIlroy: Episode 3
RedressAsia
This episode, the Redress Design Award finalists visit VNG, our factory in Vietnam, to get a taste of the sheer scale of mass manufacturing and the positive impacts it can have though technology such as digital sampling. In the latter part of the episode, the finalists also learn from and brainstorm with supply chain experts from VF Corporation.
- 14 Jan, 2020
VF Corp among new Global Fashion Agenda partners
Ecotextile News
TAL Apparel is joining VF Corporation and Zalando as new Associate Partners of the Global Fashion Agenda, providing feedback and input on its mission to accelerate the fashion industry's transition into a circular economy, adopting sustainable best practices. “For the tremendous task ahead of us of creating a sustainable fashion industry, we believe in open dialogue, alignment and coordination along the whole supply chain. Global Fashion Agenda provides a wide-reaching platform that reaches the senior management of organizations in the supply chain. Alone we go faster, together we go further,” said Dr. Delman Lee, President & Chief Technology Officer at TAL Apparel.
- 2019
- 24 Dec, 2019
港企為避中美互加關稅 轉移產地至越南
Cable TV
With the US-China Trade War going for more than a year, the segment looks at how Hong Kong manufacturers are making the necessary adjustments to navigate the economic landscape. It mentioned that TAL first expanded its footprint to Vietnam about 15 years ago and that costs were a major consideration factor.
- 20 Dec, 2019
Who Made Your Clothes?
New York Times
Garment workers around the world make everything from luxury handbags to fast fashion leggings. Meet Mr. Vu Hoang Quan, one of our workers at VNG.
- 17 Dec, 2019
Green fashion practices start in the factory, say Hong Kong manufacturers as they make processes sustainable
South China Morning Post
Textile and apparel companies are reducing water and energy use, building green factories, eliminating waste, and upcycling the clothes consumers discard. TAL has been at the forefront of Hong Kong manufacturers, innovating to tackle some of the environmental issues associated with manufacturing.
- 19 Oct, 2019
Tracing Hong Kong’s Disappearing Industry
The History of Hong Kong IV – RTHK
In the late 1940s, due to China’s political instability, some of the businessmen and entrepreneurs from industrialised cities such as Shanghai, began to transfer their funds and technology to Hong Kong. This led to the transformation of the economy and for the manufacturing industry in Hong Kong to take off. TAL was among the biggest textile factories of its time, contributing to Hong Kong’s thriving economy. Chairman Dr. Harry Lee recounts on how his uncle, CC. Lee opened the first textile factory in 1947.
- 12 Sep, 2019
Designers Tackle Fashion’s Waste Problem
Hong Kong Today – RTHK3
The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, with the production of new clothes to meet ever-growing demand taking a huge toll on the planet's limited resources. On the runway of the Redress Design Award, a sustainable fashion design competition, which the company sponsors, our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, commented on the growing transparency of the fashion industry, and his hope to see a global benchmark to evaluate the sustainability of apparel available in the next 5-10 years, which will help consumers make more informed choices.
- 06 Sep, 2019
Fashion Summit (HK) 2019 – UNFCCC
Fashion Summit
Fashion Summit (HK) is Asia’s largest sustainable fashion event regularly held in Hong Kong. During Fashion Summit (HK) 2019, being one of the eight Hong Kong textile manufacturers, TAL signed on to the United Nations' Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action in committing to sustainable fashion operations with a target of cutting 30 percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
- 06 Sep, 2019
Maddie Williams Takes Top Prize at Redress Design Awards 2019
Redress Design Award
Sustainable fashion charity, Redress, held its annual design awards runway show on Thursday with ten finalists presenting five-piece collections created from upcycled materials. TAL Group has been a sponsor of the competition since 2016, giving young designers the opportunity to visit our factories and learn about the manufacturing process. Sitting on this cycle’s judging panel, our CEO, Roger Lee, also commented on this years' winner.
- 26 May, 2019
10 Years Of Sustainability In Fashion
Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019
Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, took part in 2019’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit, joining a panel discussion hosted by New York Times Fashion Editor,, Ms. Vanessa Friedman with Mr. Jason Kibbey, CEO of Higg Co LLC, and Mr. Mike Barry, Director of Sustainable Business of Marks & Spencer. What have been sustainable fashion’s biggest achievements and what opportunities have been missed in the past decade? And what are the most crucial challenges we need to deal with in the decade to come? Mr. Lee weighs in on how TAL Group’s sustainability efforts are tackling some of these challenges.
- 20 May, 2019
Sustainability is Linked to Privilege - Teasing Out the Truths from Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Forbes
Some speakers at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit commented that sustainability is strongly linked to wealth and privilege. The people creating the least environmental impact are invariably the world’s poorest people, and they are paying the biggest price. Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, provided audiences with a manufacturer’s perspective on sustainability.
- 18 Apr, 2019
Entrepreneurs Need Creative Solutions To Sustainability Challenges (Part 2)
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
Our President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Delman Lee, participated in CNBC Managing Asia’s sustainable entrepreneurship conference. As part of the panel discussion’s final remarks, Dr. Lee challenged all CEOs to crack the sustainability code.
- 18 Apr, 2019
Entrepreneurs Need Creative Solutions To Sustainability Challenge (Part 1)
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
At CNBC Managing Asia's sustainable entrepreneurship conference, President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Delman Lee – also a Founding Member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition – explains that consumers today still don’t know how to find sustainable brands and or understand what makes garments sustainable. The Higg Index aims to provide a common language for all apparel goods to measure the sustainability impact of a garment.
- 22 Mar, 2019
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Conference
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
Our President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Delman Lee, took part in CNBC Managing Asia’s sustainable entrepreneurship conference in Malaysia, alongside CEO of global agri-business, Olam, and Founder of social enterprise, Generation Hope. Dr. Lee shared that the company’s staff survey showed that sustainability was a priority for workers, so making strides toward this has helped and will continue to help win hearts and improve staff retention.
- 10 Mar, 2019
TAL Group Chairman On The Importance Of Embracing Innovation
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
Dr. Harry Lee of TAL Group continues to oversee the company's research and development efforts, including those which are seeking to reduce the company’s environmental footprint.
- 09 Mar, 2019
TAL Group CEO On Closing The Loop In Fashion
Managing Asia – CNBC Asia
Mr. Roger Lee of TAL Group discusses the collaborations the company has with organisations such as Redress to help fashion designers and consumers make more informed decisions that benefit the environment.
- 25 Feb, 2019
Why The CEO Of This Global Family Business Refuses To Take His Dad’s Advice
Make It - CNBC
When our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, took on the role of CEO his late thirties, he had several role models to emulate, including his father, Dr. Harry Lee, and his great uncle, C.C., Lee, the founder of TAL Group. But for the former IT consultant says refusing the advice of his predecessors has been key to the company’s success. Mr. Lee talks about his management philosophy.
- 22 Feb, 2019
Transcript: TAL Group Chairman Harry Lee and CEO Roger Lee
CNBC Asia
Our Chairman, Dr. Harry Lee, and CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, were interviewed by CNBC Managing Asia to discuss how the Group’s focus on innovation on sustainability has remained consistent over the years despite differences in management style as well as macroeconomic conditions.
- 11 Jan, 2019
Redress – Frontline Fashion 3
Redress
Frontline Fashion is an award-winning documentary series that follows finalists of the Redress Design Award, the world’s biggest sustainable fashion design competition. TAL has been a sponsor of the competition since 2016. Frontline Fashion Season #3 which covers the finalists’ road to the 2018 Redress Design Award Final has been crafted into 5 short episodes.
Key highlights are:
Episode 2 – Finalists pay visit to TAA, our shirt factory in Dongguan, to understand how 30,000 shirts are produced a day in a sustainable way.
Episode 3 - Finalists present their collections to the panel of industry experts. Our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, is one of the panellists.
Episode 5 – Ms. Tess Whitfort, the winner of 2018 Redress Design Award, goes to TG2, our outerwear factory in Thailand, to create a sustainable collection for retail.
- 2018
- 10 Sep, 2018
Sustainable Fashion Is The Way Forward – 4 Ways TAL Group Drives Down Textile Waste
Hong Kong Economic Times
The fashion industry is thriving, but the amount of waste generated has also been increasing. Sustainable fashion has been gaining momentum in recent years: not only does it make business sense but it also cuts out the industry’s unnecessary waste. In a joint interview with Christina Dean, Founder and Chair of Redress, our CEO, Mr. Roger Lee, weighs in on what TAL Group is doing to drive down waste in the fashion industry.
- 09 Jul, 2018
Sustainability is TAL Group’s DNA
TVB Pearl Magazine
Our CEO Mr. Roger Lee shares how Sustainability has always been the company’s DNA. Our belief in People-Planet-Profit: The Triple Bottom line concept is the basis of our sustainable business. From attaining a LEED certified office of a Platinum Status to providing a working environment with employees’ health and well-being in mind; we not only comply to Sustainability, we simply believe.
- 28 Jan, 2018
Textile not a sunset industry, says TAL Apparel CEO
The Sun Daily
GEORGE TOWN: The textile industry which many may have now overlooked due to the emergence of electronics and electrical production here should not be defined as a "sunset industry".
In reality, it continues to rapidly grow in this globalised era, as apparel and clothing remain an essential need.
Making a point on this was none other than a Hong Kong-based personality who was instrumental in developing an apparel family empire in Asia under the brand of Pen Apparel Sdn Bhd, one of the oldest factories operating in the old industrial site of Penang-Sungai Pinang.
- 2017
- 13 Dec, 2017
Superbacteria Could Soon Be Eating China's Factory Waste
Bloomberg
In a Hong Kong laboratory, researchers are working with one of the world’s biggest cloth makers to improve its production process using a special ingredient: bacteria.
TAL Apparel Ltd., which has factories in mainland China and Southeast Asia, has teamed up with City University to identify bacteria that can clean up more efficiently the vast quantities of waste water the textile industry produces.
- 29 Oct, 2017
Hong Kong adapts Sustainable Fashion
ALJAZEERA
This interview talks about how every year the fashion industry produces billions of garment which are made in China, and waste had become a major issue. TAL Apparel was appointed to be one of the company that is taking steps to recycling and minimizing wastes in the manufacture industry. Dr. Lee discusses how the technology is getting more mature, and TAL is at the forefront to treat waste with an aim to share the knowledge with the industry.
- 4 Jul, 2017
Development Frontier
Financial Times
With costs rising in Asia, the east African country wants to be the next low-cost manufacturing hub. But after a wave of violent unrest its authoritarian government must deal with social and polotical challenges by John Aglionby
- 22 Jun, 2017
Compelling Vietnam: Foreign investor unfazed by Trump's trade deal rebuff
Reuters
Foreign direct investment rose 6 percent year-on-year to $6.15 billion in the first five months of 2017 in Vietnam. Cheap labor is an obvious lure for foreign investors. TAL's chief executive, Roger Lee, said Vietnam also scores highly on middle management, work ethic and government policy.
- Jun, 2017
Surviving Extinction
The Peak
In an age where start-up culture provides all the buzzwords and millennials keep asking for meaning, corporate chieftains should know that large organizations can prepare themselves to handle massive disruption - the answers lie in the people you already employ.
- 4 Mar, 2017
TAL Apparel completes 1 successful year with Nutanix suite
FIBRE2FASHION.COM
TAL Apparel has successfully completed one year of deployment of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform, that has enabled TAL Apparel to reduce the overall operating cost and time spent on IT infrastructure management.
- 2 Mar, 2017
Industries within Hawassa industrial Park Commence Export Featured
Ethiopian News Agency
TAL Apparel factory in Ethiopia’s Hawassa Industrial Park is preparing to export its first batch of dress shirts to the U.S.
- 1 Mar, 2017
United States: Nutanix Enables TAL Apparel Limited to Embrace IT Transformation with Simplicity and Scalability
Saudi Press Agency
The adaptation of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform has enabled TAL Apparel to embrace IT transformation, which has significantly reduced time required for IT infrastructure management and focus more resources on leading innovations in garment manufacturing.
- 1 Mar, 2017
TAL Apparel slashes IT costs with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
Computerworld
TAL Apparel has reduced its IT costs and improved its operational efficiency by embracing the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform.
- 6 Jan, 2017
The Hidden Corners of AEC
Saigon Times Weekly
This article features the discussion over AEC in foreign investors' point of view during the Bloomberg ASEAN Business Summit in Hanoi, where Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group shared his view that Vietnam will remain appealing despite the absence of TPP, and TAL group is intend to invest an additional US$500million with or without the TPP.
- 2016
- 29 Dec, 2016
Africa. State of emergency. Clampdown threatens Ethiopia's ambitions
Financial Times
This article discusses the current state of affairs in Ethiopia and how that is affecting the investing climate. Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, quoted that TAL Apparel will be going ahead with plans for the factory in Hawassa, in spite of the ongoing political issues.
- 9 Dec, 2016
PM warns against re-emergence of protectionism
VietNam News
This article sheds lights on the Bloomberg ASEAN Business Summit in Hanoi and features Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group's comments on TAL Group's plan in making Vietnam as its next investment destination.
- 2 Dec, 2016
Trump's Tough Trade Talk Could Damage American Factories
The New York Times
This article discusses the impact of US President-elect Donald J.Trump's potential trading policy towards China. It features extracts from an interview with Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, where he talks about TAL Apparel's plan towards such trading policy.
- 1 Dec, 2016
News Track: Vietnam: TAL Group's Apparel Factory Now Operational
Stitch World
This article sheds lights on the new opening of TAL Apparel's garment factory in Vietnam and its recent deployment of Infor CloudSuite Fashion in a bid to create an agile business model.
- 27 Nov, 2016
TAL: Back to the future through Vietnam
AmCham Vietnam
This article features the opening of TAL Apparel's new garment manufacturer plant in Vietnam and the textile mill that is still underway.
- 10 Nov, 2016
Staying Close To Roots, Lees of Hong Kong Restored A Garment Leader
Forbes Asia
In this interview, Dr. Harry Lee, Chairman of TAL Group, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group and Dr. Delman Lee, President and CTO of TAL Group shares the history and their experiences in TAL Apparel.
- 9 Nov, 2016
Textiles: Back To The Future Through Vietnam
Forbes Asia
This article sheds light on the new opening of TAL Apparel's garment factory in Vietnam and its future plan for textile manufacturing.
- 31 Oct, 2016
Garment producers turn to Vietnam amid rising labour costs in China
Channel NewsAsia
This interview discusses the increase in foreign investments in Vietnam. It features the recent opening of TAL Apparel's manufacturing factory in Hanoi and an interview with Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, where he shares his view on TAL's expansion in Vietnam.
- 25 Oct, 2016
Vietnam is perfect fit for textile firms
Vietnam News
This article sheds light on the foreign textile and garment firms' investment in Vietnam. It features TAL Apparel's official launch of the new garment factory in Ba Thien Industrial Park, which is expected to manufacture 12 million products per year and create 3,500 job.
- 25 Oct, 2016
TAL Group's apparel factory in Vietnam now operational
Apparel Resources
This article feature the official opening of TAL Apparel's US$50 million plant in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- 21 Oct, 2016
Trade: Hong Kong Apparel Maker Starts Operating $50M Plant in Vinh Phuc
Vietnam News
This article sheds light on the official opening of TAL Apparels's $50 million plant in Vietnam's northern province of Vinh Phuc, which is expected to produce 12 million of shirts per year and create 3,500 jobs.
- 18 Oct, 2016
Chinese firms eye Africa for expansion
South China Morning Post
In this article, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group shared TAL Apparel's expansion plan in Ethiopia.
- 14 Oct, 2016
How TAL Apparel is staying ahead of the game
Just-style
In this interview, Dr. Delman Lee, CTO at TAL Group shared views on how TAL Apparel is continually looking to see how it can add value in the apparel supply chain. Dr. Lee discussed TAL Apparel's focuses on product innovations and sustainability, and shared TAL Apparel's expansion plan in Ethiopia and Vietnam.
- 15 Jul, 2016
TAL Apparel set to upgrade ageing ERP platform to Infor CloudSuite
diginomica
This article talks about TAL Apparel's plan in upgrading its IT system.
- May 2016
Sustaining Innovation
The Peak
In this interview, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group discussed TAL Apparel’s history and development; focus on innovation and efforts in sustainability, which align with the key messages of the company and keeping it a forward-looking one. The story also touched upon the Vietnam opening and plans in Ethiopia.
- 2015
- 4 Dec, 2015
China Loses Edge on Labor Costs
The Wall Street Journal
This article sheds light on the impact of rising wages in China towards the manufacturing industry. It features extracts from an interview with Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group, detailing the business rationale behind the decision and how the company has already begun transferring orders from China to Southeast Asia.
- 3 Dec, 2015
中国政策转向 在华制衣企业处境艰难
华尔街日报
This article talks about TAL Apparel's plan in moving operations to Southeast Asia as manufacturing in China has become costly.
- 2 Dec, 2015
Garment Maker Retreats as China Shifts Policy
The Wall Street Journal
This article talks about TAL Apparel's plan in moving operations to Southeast Asia as manufacturing in China has become costly.
- 25 Nov, 2015
End of Cheap Labor; As China’s Workforce Dwindles, the World Scrambles for Alternatives
The Wall Street Journal
This article describes how the labor shortage and the change in China economy affect the manufacturers’ production plan. Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group shares his view on the future trend of 3D printing.
- 18 Nov, 2015
Businesses Prepare for TPP
NHK World
In this interview, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group discussed the effects of TPP on garment manufacturing in the region.
- 9 Nov, 2015
中国民企的生死之战
金融时报
This article sheds light on the decline in China manufacturing industry. It features extracts from an interview with Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group, where he talks about TAL Apparel's plan for factory closure in China and its expansion in Vietnam.
(This article is written in Simplified Chinese)
- 4 Nov, 2015
Competition: Loyalty to China strained by neighbour’s lower wages
Financial Times
In this interview, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group talks about TAL Apparel's plan for factory closure in China and its expansion in Vietnam.
- 20 Oct, 2015
Why the TPP Trade Deal Isn't All Good for Vietnam's Factories
The Wall Street Journal
This article contains comments on the impacts of TPP towards the Vietnamese manufacturers. Mr. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, comments that "Manufacturers can negotiate with global brands a higher price for production once the trade deal goes through to share in the cost savings."
- 24 Sep, 2015
Chinese factories struggle to fill production line
Financial Times
This article talks about the struggle of Chinese factories in filling the production lines and it mentions TAL's approach in recruiting and retaining its factory workers.
- 3 Jul, 2015
All Sewn Up
China Daily Asia Weekly
In this article, Mr. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group shares his vision and business philosophy with China Daily Asia Weekly.
- 25 Jun, 2015
Hanoi Hits Snag In Textile Trade
The Wall Street Journal
This article describes people's opinions towards the impact of Trans-Pacific Partnership in the textile and garment industry. Mr.Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, expresses his view towards the Vietnam textile industry.
- 3 Jun, 2015
"Made in China" really doesn't mean what it used to
Quartz Online
This article describes explained the growing number of high-end products being manufactured in China due to the fast rising quality. Roger Lee, CEO of Hong Kong's TAL Group, mentioned that "lean manufacturing" is essential to his operations.
- 29 May, 2015
This movie may change how you buy clothes - The True Cost
Market Watch
This article explains the birth of the documentary film - The True Cost with the interview of the filmmaker Andrew Morgan and related parties. In the film, Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, mentioned that "ultimately something has to give. Either the price of the product has to go up, or manufacturers have to shut down, or cut corners to make it work".
- 19 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Part 4 (Audio)
CRHK
In this interview, Dr. Harry Lee shared the history of TAL Apparel and his working experience at the garment manufacturing industry throughout the years.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 19 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Part 3 (Audio)
CRHK
In this interview, Dr. Harry Lee shared the history of TAL Apparel and his working experience at the garment manufacturing industry throughout the years.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 12 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Polo half-half sample video
CRHK
In this video, Dr. Harry Lee introduced our innovation - PerformanceKnit by showing a half-half polo sample.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 12 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Tools video
CRHK
In this video, Dr. Harry Lee introduced 2 tools usually used in the garment manufacturing industry.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 12 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Part 2 (Audio)
CRHK
In this interview, Dr. Harry Lee shared the history of TAL Apparel and his working experience at the garment manufacturing industry throughout the years.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 12 May, 2015
Dr. Harry Lee's interview at Inheriting Hong Kong (承傳香港) - Part 1 (Audio)
CRHK
In this interview, Dr. Harry Lee shared the history of TAL Apparel and his working experience at the garment manufacturing industry throughout the years.
(This interview is conducted in Cantonese)
- 1 Mar, 2015
創新生產商永續發展 推動環保倡議良心消費
Capital Entrepreneur
李震之先生於1947年在香港成立首間紡紗廠，至1962年將旗下所有的紡紗廠造成聯業紡織有限公司(Textile Alliance Limited, TAL)，並於1983年將成衣部轉為聯業製衣有限公司(TAL Apparel Limited)。集團目前是全球最大的成衣生產商之一。
- 15 Jan, 2015
Outlook 2015: What keeps you awake at night?
Just-style.com
This article contains comments on the 2015 apparel industry forecast from important people of the major companies. Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Group expects that 2015 will be roughly the same as 2014 and there will be no major shift in the consumption of apparel retail sector.
- 6 Jan, 2015
Global Economics
Bloomberg Businessweek
TAL Group is expanding in Vietnam. A few years ago TAL Group considered moving to India but ultimately ruled it out.
- 2014
- 17 Oct, 2014
Tomorrow’s apparel industry: Roger Lee, TAL Apparel Group
Just-style.com
Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL, was interviewed by Just-style, sharing his vision of the future of apparel industry.
- 29 Sept, 2014
As Prices Keep Rising in China, a Shirtmaker Turns to Vietnam
Channel NewsAsia
As rising cost of manufacturing in China forces TAL to turn to Vietnam for greater investment.
- 26 May, 2014
Interview of Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, on Power List Asia 3
Channel News Asia
Mr. Roger Lee shared how TAL survived political upheavals and business tsunamis to make it as an industry innovator.
- 26 May, 2014
Sewn on the PRD
SCMP
Garment maker TAL re-engineers itself to stay in the game in the face of challenges from industrial reforms, labour shortage and wage rises.
- 4 Feb, 2014
China factory chiefs struggle to maintain worker loyalty
Financial Times
Manufacturers in China are using free train tickets and lucky draws to attract employers to stay or return after Chinese New Year.
- 22 Jan, 2014
Delta blues
Financial Times
Cost of manufacturing in China is rising due to increase in labor’s wages.
- 2013
- 12 Dec, 2013
Shirt tales from an apparel powerhouse
Financial Times
Dr Harry Lee, Chairman of TAL, and Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL, shared the challenges they faced when taking over the company
- 06 Jul, 2013
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製衣業已是夕陽工業?
星島日報
香港聯業製衣有限公司 (TAL Group)主席李乃熺博士為香港中文大學EMBA課程演講，表示對製衣業的前景充滿信心，並分享公司的成功要素及未來發展計劃。
- 10 Jun, 2013
Is cutting cost through sacrificing labour safety necessary? Searching for lessons after the Bangladesh catastrophe.
Fortune Magazine
Managing some of J.C.Penney’s supply chain, Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, shares how does the Group help the retailer save costs through effective inventory management.
- 03 Jun, 2013
Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, discusses the current macroeconomic environment and business strategy.
Bloomberg - On The Move
With the continuous growth in the U.S. and the opening of a new office in Shanghai, TAL aims at capturing the two largest world economies.
- 03 Mar, 2013
Is China’s Role as “World’s Factory’ Ending? Capture the interview of Mr Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group.
CNBC-China The Next Decade
Mr Roger Lee offers insights on how China retains its competitiveness as a manufacturer in face of the rising cost.
- 2012
- June 2012
TAL receiving the 2012 Sustainability All Star Awards from Apparel Magazine
Apparel Magazine June 2012
The article highlights TAL's sustainability efforts to reduce the company's environmental footprint, which include implementation of tools for monitoring and measuring environmental impact, adaptation of the tried-and-true change management approach for employees and incorporation of green building design into its factories.
- 17 Apr, 2012
Hong Kong’s TAL Group Takes on Cost Wrinkles
Womens Wear Daily (WWD)
Roger Lee, CEO at TAL, shares TAL business story, service offerings and business strategy and approach with Women's Wear Daily (WWD) dated 17 April 2012.
- 13 Feb, 2012
UK: Middlesex University opens TAL fashion studios
Just-Style.com
Middlesex University has named its fashion studios after TAL Apparel in recognition of the long-standing support the company has given the university...
- 11 Jan, 2012
DJ Bodymetrics Turns the TV into a Fitting Room with 3D Body-Mapping
Dow Jones
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodymetrics, a pioneer in 3D body-mapping, announces a new era of personalized retail and...
- 2011
- 21 Nov, 2011
"Harmony with nature enhanced with low carbon manufacturing" ** TAL Apparel : Environmental Sustainability Still A New Discipline in Asia
SCMP
Dr. Delman Lee, President and Chief Technology Officer, praised the simplicity of the Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme (LCMP) and shared the company's efforts towards achieving reduction in carbon emissions.
- 21 Nov, 2011
"世界自然基金會-低碳製造計劃" : 協肋廠商推行環保
SingTao Daily
聯業製衣總裁兼首席科技總監李國本博士認為參與LCMP 是通往更嚴格的國際認證的踏腳石. 李博士更指出聯業集團採用"軟硬兼施" 之法教育員工投入環保,有助實現低碳足印的真正目標.
- Oct/Nov 2011
Sustainability mission of an "Innofacturer"
ATA Journal
Dr. Delman Lee, President and Chief Technology Officer of TAL, spoke to ATA Journal on the company's latest developments and his insights into the sustainability issues.
- 01 Aug, 2011
GuangZhou's Quest for Reinvention
SCMP
SCMP Business Pages on 1-Aug-2011 outlining TAL's innovative technologies and supply chain management services as ways the company differentiates itself from its competitors in the industry.
- 29 Jun, 2011
Bloomberg TV Interview with Roger Lee, COO at TAL on 29 June 2011
Bloomberg
Roger Lee shares TAL's perspective on the increased operating cost in Mainland China and how the Company has coped with this challenging situation.
- 10 Jun, 2011
Hong Kong-grown green textiles
HKTDC
The article starts with an introduction of Sustainability Apparel Coalition, followed by a sharing from Dr. Delman Lee, President and Chief Technology Officer, on the Group's sustainability initiatives over the years and the success story of TAL to become a global manufacturing organization.
- Apr, 2011
April 2011 Issue
Textile Asia
Dr. Delman Lee, President & Chief Technology Officer, gives readers insight on TAL's commitment to sustainability on both company-level efforts and the newly-launched global Sustainability Apparel Coalition.
- 28 Mar, 2011
製衣成本漲 廠商靠靈活走位
HKET
Roger Lee, COO at TAL commented on the latest trends in textile and apparel market and the Group's business strategy in the midst of the textiles industry crisis...
- 28 Mar, 2011
Rising cotton prices may bring an end to the era of the US$2 T-Shirt
SCMP
Roger Lee, COO at TAL shared the story of TAL, a large garment manufacturer, on how they are impacted by the current textile industry crisis with rise in raw materials costs..
- 26 Mar, 2011
Size matters for eco-wary firm
SCMP
Dr. Delman Lee, President and Chief Technology Officer at TAL, shared TAL's two-pronged strategy on sustainability...
- Mar, 2011
老牌製衣廠聯業 遷越南平衡風險
Capital Entrepreneur
Roger Lee, COO at TAL shared their success story of setting up their production base in Vietnam to align with the Group's business strategy. (Note : The estimated of TAL's revenue was miswritten in the article. The correct estimate figure should be in the range of USD700 million to USD800 million)
- 2010
- 15 Sep, 2010
China Shifts Away from Low-Cost Factories
The New York Times
Roger Lee, COO of TAL, shared the story on shifting the company from low end and the importance of supply chain management to retailers.
- 25 Nov, 2010
A Manufacturer of Fashion Techology
Wall Street Journal
Dr. Harry Lee, CEO of TAL Apparel Limited, sharing with us TAL's path on continuous product development with application of fashion technologies.
- 21 Jul, 2010
Shirt City
HKTDC
Roger Lee, COO of TAL, shared the success story on how TAL become the best shirt-maker in Hong Kong as well as a major exporter....
- Jul, 2010
Dressed for Distribution
Modern Materials Handling
The Apparel Group's Distribution Centre in Austin Ranch, TX, a testament to the Group's commitment for being the leading edge in apparel distribution...
- 10 Jun, 2010
Interview with Roger Lee, COO at TAL on "Sustainability Focus"
WGSN
WGSN reports how and why TAL, a Hong Kong-based clothing manufacturer puts sustainability at the heart of its business...
- 23 Mar, 2010
Gathering grows despite crisis
SCMP
Roger Lee - COO at TAL, speakers at the Prime Source Forum 2010, shared his insights on the current apparel industry and how the company responded to the market situatio...
- 28 Jan, 2010
Hong Kongs Kingpins: The Year Ahead
WWD
WWD reports on the outlook for Year 2010 on apparel industry. Roger Lee, COO at TAL remarked the Group's outlook remain cautious...
- 25 Jan, 2010
Press Release
Press Release
Taltech Ltd, a TAL Apparel company, today announced that it has commenced patent infringement proceedings in the Patents County Court in London, England, against ...
- 2009
- 17 Sep, 2009
If you can't measure your footprint, you cant shrink it
Financial Times
So far, IT's highest profile green efforts have been in areas such as...
- 11 Feb, 2009
奢侈服飾"反景氣"軌跡:並購?清倉?
21 Century Business Herald
2009年元旦,香港灣仔皇后大道東的一家私人店舖門前,堆成清倉品姿態的...
- 4 Feb, 2009
Chinese apparel industry repositioning for growth?
Just-Style
A massive shake-out taking place in the Chinese apparel industry, as firms struggle to remain...
- 2008
- 23 Dec, 2008
TAL Group 評核系統挑選重要人才
HKET
大型跨國製衣企業TAL Group在8個國家建有廠房，估計在美國...
- 15 Dec, 2008
智選IBM DB2數據倉庫
PCM Advance
以香港為大本營的成衣生產商TAL Group，面對日漸升級的數據分析需要...
- 26 Jun, 2008
Vision and mission
SCMP
TAL Apparel, a leading garment manufacturer and early adopter of many...
- 17 Jun, 2008
無礙長線業務 港商仍樂觀
Hong Kong Commercial Daily
曾經被市場極為看好的越南經濟，目前面對通脹接近失控的情況，５月份通脹率高達...
- 17 Jun, 2008
設廠理想地 工資仍屬區內最低
文匯報
「５月份通脹急升至25.2%，食品價格更大升4成，打工仔實在苦不堪言。所以公司近期...
- 10 Jun, 2008
Press Release
Patent Lawsuit - Court of Appeals decision
TAL Apparel Ltd welcomed the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circui's latest decision...
- 26 May, 2008
Give people a chance to get to the top
Classified Post
Companies must identify and develop leaders among their own employees in the face of an...
- Dec 2007 - Jan 2008
Improving Environmental Protection
ATA Journal
Founded in Hong Kong in 1947, TAL specializes in the manufacture of quality men's and wommen's garments for global leading brands...
- 2007
- 31 Dec, 2007
Technology always in fashion for TAL chief
SCMP
If you call TALGroup a garment manufacturer, managing directory Harry Lee Nai-shee is likely to correct you. He prefers the name "innofacturer"...
- Dec 2007
西式管理折學 延續60年製衣夢工場
Capital Entrepreneur
製衣業經歷了數十年的變化，從香港經濟的重要動力支柱，至現在早已從香港撤退，不少製衣公司...
- 3 Dec, 2007
人民幣續升增成衣業壓力
Oriental Daily
還有約一個月，中國製成衣輸往歐盟地區的配額即將取消，輸美配額亦裝在...
- 3 Dec, 2007
聯業走高檔迎撤配額
The Sun
還有約一個月，中國製成衣輸往歐盟地區的配額即將取消，輸美配額亦裝在...
- Nov 2007
TAL AT 60 - Faster than Ever
Apparel Magazine
TAL Group, one of the world's most advanced...
- 26 Nov, 2007
TAL Apparel adds value to supply chain management
SCMP
As soon as JC Penney's non-iron shirts and washable-wool trousers come off the sewing machine at TAL. Apparel factories...
- 17 Sep, 2007
歐配額取消 貨期短羸單
HKET
還有三個月，中國輸歐紡織配額便...
- 4 Jun, 2007
Small garment firms facing chop
The Standard
As clothes retailers cut down the number of ...
- 4 Jun, 2007
Behind a garment makers textbook supply chain
The Wall Street Journal
TAL Apparel's efficiency on inventory, production helps insulate it from risk
- Mar 2007
聯業製衣 創新求變突圍而出
ALL LEADERS
聯業製衣在今屈香港工商業獎中奪得...
- 10 Mar, 2007
Press Release
Patent Lawsuit
TAL Apparel Ltd and its associate company Taltech Ltd (“TAL”) filed...
- 6 Feb, 2007
聯業製衣 率先結合物流控成本
HKET
對於消費者，購買衣服往往注重款式；相比服飾零售商，便非常...
- 6 Feb, 2007
Functional wear stays smart all day
SCMP
TAL Apparel looks beyond manufactureing and design to grow its...
- 6 Feb, 2007
聯業製衣增值服務致勝之道
SingTao Daily
OEM成衣製造商，聯業製衣有限公司...
- 11 Jan, 2007
聯業製衣致勝３招
HKET
面對巨大的競爭壓力，傳統OEM製造商們...
- 2006
- 26 Oct, 2006
A Dragon In R&D
Business Week
China's labs may soon rival its powerhouse factories—and...
- 18 Oct, 2006
Apparel firm rides high on strong US market
China Daily
TAL Apparel, one of the leading Hong Kong textile companies with ...
- 10 Oct, 2006
Hong Kong clothes company considers its options
Financial Times
TAL Apparel is reviewing opportunities in the textile sector...
- 9 Oct, 2006
Case Study: Hong Kong clothes company considers its options
Financial Times
When costs started rising in China recently, TAL Apparel, the Hong Kong-based textile manufacturer...
- 11 Jan, 2006
Technology Takes the Wrinkles Out of Textiles Manufacturing
Financial Times
Hong Kong-based TAL has become a leading shirt supplier...
- 2005
- 26 Sep, 2005
Trail of Thread
St Petersburg Times
TAL churns out clothing while hanging on to workers and global markets...
- 26 Sep, 2005
Supply Chain Management
Career Times
In recent years the manufacturing industry has aggressively developed supply chain management to increase efficiency...
- 21 Jun, 2005
Local Textile Jobs Go Begging
SCMP
The young won't work in factories and importing them is difficult...
- 16 Jun, 2005
Corporate Profiles 企業透視
Cable TV Finance
TAL Apparel Limited - Visions for the Future 計劃未來
- 15 Jun, 2005
The Power of Synchronization
Deloitte
The story of how TAL Apparel Group grew from a single textile mill...
- 25 Mar, 2005
HK Suppliers Maintain US Edge With Quality
SCMP
Clothing importers discover there is more to the bottom line than money when dealing with...
- 8 Mar, 2005
Money Magazine
TVB Pearl
TAL Apparel Limited - After the Abolition of Textile Quotas
- 27 Feb, 2005
6:30pm News 六點半新聞
TVB Jade
Discussion of the impact of the elimination of textile quotas in Asia...
- 27 Feb, 2005
Jade Finance Magazine 財經透視
TVB Jade
Discussion of the impact of the elimination of textile quotas in Asia...
取消配額的背後...
- 2004
- 16 Nov, 2004
Logistics Key to Post Quota Life
SCMP
Hong Kong garment makers are perfecting their value-added services to ensure their survival...
- 4 Nov, 2004
No Rush into China
Far Eastern Economic Review
Despite the end of global textile quotas next year, not all garment makers are heading for China...
- 28 Oct, 2004
Fate Wove The Textile Industry Into the Fabric of Hong Kong
SCMP
Textiles and garments constitued Hong Kong's biggest industries for about four decades...
- 19 Jul, 2004
Industry Heavyweights Launch Internet Sourcing Service
WWD
Fiber manufacturer Invista and software maker Freeborders Inc are launching...
- 8 Jul, 2004
Money Magazine
TVB Pearl
Hong Kong Production - Labor Shortages
- 9 Jan, 2004
Tradelink Electornic Commerce Limited Appoints New Chairman
Tradelink
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Harry Lee Nai Shee as Chairman...
- 2003
- 19 Dec, 2003
Asian Market Watch
CNBC
TAL Services - Quality Products, Supply Chain Solutions
- 24 Oct, 2003
Going Paperless
The Bulletin, TradeCard
Preparing for the good times with efficient online trade transactions: The case of TAL Apparel.
- 11 Sep, 2003
Asian Apparel Company Introduces New Wrinkle to World Manufacturing
Asian WSJ
Suppliers like TAL play a bigger role in U.S. chain's inventory management
- 2002
- 14 Oct, 2002
Hong Kong Connection 鏗鏘集
RTHK
Made in Hong Kong 香港制造
- 20 Nov, 2002
IBM Boots Quality and Productivity at TAL
IBM Case Studies
One of the forerunners in the garment industry adapting to the supply chain management around the world...
- 7 Jan, 2002
TAP Apparel, Interview Hong Kong
WGSN
How should Asia maintain its edge as a supplier to US and European markets?
- 1996 - 2001
- 11 Dec, 2001
Intentia Wins Strategic Contract With Leading Apparel Manufacturer TAL
Lawson.com
Intentia International, a global leading provider of collaboration solutions...
- 1 Nov, 1999
Blue Print 2000 藍圖2000
ATV / RTHK
Why TAL Apparel Limited is Maintaining Hong Kong Production...
何不北移...
- 1 Dec, 1997
Asia Challenge
Business Week
How can Asia rebound from the crisis? A new more focused breed of company may lead the way.
- 1996
Hong Kong Awards 香港工業獎
TAL wins Hong Kong award for Export Marketing
