Fashion trade show Première Vision Paris has stepped up its focus on sustainability and will double the size of its new space dedicated to environmental issues at its show in September.
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Thursday, 31 October 2024Cascale to give textile suppliers more say
AMSTERDAM – Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has introduced a new member engagement and governance model which it says will elevate supplier and manufacturer input into its decision-making.It says the new model aims to promote… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024EU urged to step up recycling focus
BRUSSELS – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has urged the European Union (EU) to step up its focus on the recycling and recovery of raw materials, which could be crucial to protect the crisis-hit textile recycling industry. It says… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024US partners aim to divert textiles from landfill
PARIS - Textile recycling company Reju, which uses technology developed by IBM to recycle post-consumer textiles into virgin quality polyester, is teaming up with non-profit retailer Goodwill to help advance textile recycling in North America. The… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024Ecosystex flags benefits of research on textile circularity
MILAN – European Union (EU) funded initiatives continue to advance the development of sustainable circular textile supply chains in Europe, but face challenges related to performance, end-of-life processing, pricing, market differentiation, and… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024CottonConnect partners on India cotton promotion
MUMBAI - The CottonConnect social enterprise has partnered with the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) on a formal partnership to promote ‘Kasturi Cotton’, India’s branded cotton. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) includes a… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024Haelixa links with C&A on cotton traceability
ZURICH / DÜSSELDORF – DNA specialist Haelixa has signed a three year partnership with German fashion retailer C&A to trace its organic cotton from farm to finished product. Haelixa's technology embeds unique DNA markers at fibre level to establish… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024Textile Exchange unveils unified standard
PASADENA - The Textile Exchange industry body has unveiled its new unified Materials Matter Standard, replacing its separate material-specific certificates, at its annual conference here in Pasadena. Covering over 85,000 certified sites in 110… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Green light for US textile-textile recycling plant
CEDAR CREEK – Polyester textile-to-textile recycling start-up Syre, which was formed through a partnership with investors Vargas and H&M, has teamed up with polymer specialist Selenis to establish a recycling plant in Cedar Creek, North Carolina,… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Kering adopts science-based targets for nature
PARIS - Global luxury group Kering, owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, has adopted the first-ever science-based targets for both freshwater and land. Kering is one of just three companies, and the only one in the fashion… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Accelerating Circularity updates on polyester trials
NEW YORK - Accelerating Circularity has published its latest report in which it outlines the latest findings from its polyester-based textile recycling trials in the US and Europe. Bringing together 18 companies to explore circular solutions for the… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024CottonConnect REEL code to become a standard
PASADENA - The CottonConnect social enterprise has announced at the Textile Exchange annual conference in Pasadena, California, that it is evolving its flagship REEL programme into a certified standard. The move has been driven by legislative… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Textile Exchange event opens with rallying cry
PASADENA - Textile Exchange's annual conference has got underway here in Pasadena with an opening plenary session emphasising the value of collaboration in addressing the industry's challenges. "Change is not only timely, it's essential," Claire… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Cotton production urged to shift to organic, report
WASHINGTON D.C. – A new report claims that cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop in the US and urges governments and textile supply chains to increase transparency and accelerate a transition to organic practices. The report, from US… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Kering and CSF focus on sustainable governance
LONDON - The Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the London College of Fashion has partnered with global luxury group Kering, owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, on the launch of a new governance programme for the high-end… -
Tuesday, 29 October 2024Arc'teryx backs enzyme regenerated polyester
LOS ANGELES – Outdoor brand Arc'teryx has teamed up with the material innovator Ambercycle to use its ‘Cycora’ regenerated polyester as part of its push to lower carbon emissions and meet its targets on circularity. Ambercycle’s technology uses… -
Tuesday, 29 October 2024Scale-up for natural dyes technology
COPENHAGEN / BOSTON - Biotech start-up Octarine Bio and cell programming platform Ginkgo Bioworks have outlined the latest progress in their partnership aimed at producing natural dyes for the textile industry. First announced in May 2023, the work… -
Tuesday, 29 October 2024Carbios unveils 100% bio-recycled t-shirt
CLERMONT-FERRAND - Biotech firm Carbios has unveiled its first100% ‘fibre to fibre’, enzymatically recycled, polyester garment. Developed in partnership with its multi-retailer and brand consortium which includes On, Patagonia, Puma, PVH Corp. and… -
Tuesday, 29 October 2024Spinnova secures R&D financing package
JYVÄSKYLÄ - Scandinavian textile fibre innovator Spinnova has been granted a €12.7 million loan from Business Finland to help develop its fibre production technology. The loan will run from July 2024 to December 2027 and is divided into two phases.… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Birla and Circ ink recycled fibre supply deal
MUMBAI - Birla Cellulose and US-based textile-to-textile recycling specialist, Circ have agreed a long-term strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the scaling of recycled fibres within the textiles sector. Under the terms of the deal, Birla, a… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Woolmark launches emissions reduction programme
SYDNEY - Woolmark is inviting global fashion and textile brands to join a new initiative to develop and trial an insetting framework aimed at enabling emissions reductions within the textile supply chain. Part funded by a A$4 million ($2.64m) grant… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Zara starts-up US resale platform
ARTEIXO - Inditex has officially launched its Zara Pre-Owned second-hand platform in the US. The service, which is available through Zara’s stores, its website and a mobile app, aims to extend the life of customers’ garments, contribute to the… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Germany to take chainsaw to Supply Chain Act?
BERLIN – In mid-2021, the German Supply Chain Act was celebrated as a milestone for mandatory human rights due diligence, however, as the law approaches its two-year anniversary, its future remains uncertain. Senior government ministers have now… -
Monday, 28 October 2024OEKO-TEX® drives transformation with certification systems
SPONSORED CONTENT – As sustainability challenges increase globally, textile and leather companies are looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact and produce responsibly. The international OEKO-TEX® association supports the industry with… -
Friday, 25 October 2024Bestseller reports on supply chain due diligence
BRANDE – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller has launched a new report to provide greater transparency on the human rights, environmental and safety risks of its sourcing practices. The company's 'Supply Chain Due Diligence Report' covers the… -
Friday, 25 October 2024Kelheim Fibres begins insolvency proceedings
KELHEIM - German viscose manufacturer Kelheim Fibres, which supplies wood-based fibres described as an ‘environmentally friendly option for sustainable textiles’, has filed for insolvency. Under German law, the company has entered a… -
Friday, 25 October 2024Fratelli to install automated clothing sorting system
MARCIANISE - Textile recycling specialist Fratelli Esposito is to install an automatic clothing sorting line from optical technology manufacturer, Picvisa Machine Vision Systems. The system will be installed at the Italian firm’s plant in the town… -
Friday, 25 October 2024US shoppers prepared to pay more for quality
LONDON - Two-thirds of US shoppers are prepared to pay more for well-made apparel and footwear, according to a YouGov survey of attitudes towards sustainable fashion shopping. The preference was evident across income levels, says YouGov, with 60% of… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024HeiQ to delist from London Stock Exchange
ZURICH – Swiss textile innovator HeiQ has announced that it will delist from the London Stock Exchange due to market challenges, with effect from 19th November, and also says that it’s open to offers for some of its business segments. The HeiQ board… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024Cascale unveils new cotton LCA methodology
AMSTERDAM - Cascale has unveiled a new cotton LCA methodology for its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) tool which it claims offers greater accuracy and consistency in assessing the environmental impacts of the fibre. Developed over… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024Cotton Trust Protocol claims record growth
MEMPHIS - The US Cotton Trust Protocol has released its 2023/24 annual report in which it outlines its record grower participation and advancements in environmental stewardship over the last 12 months. The latest figures show that planted acreage… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024Decolourisation and redyeing to reduce fabric waste
FUKUI - A research team from the University of Fukui in Japan has developed a decolourisation process in which supercritical carbon dioxide effectively penetrates polyester fabrics to remove dyes. Known as supercritical fluid dyeing, the extracted… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024SLCP updates tool to help comply with HRDDD
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch-based Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) has launched an updated toolkit to help stakeholders meet the requirements of new human rights due diligence legislation. SLCP, which works to reduce audit fatigue and improve… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024Cascale and Open Supply Hub to partner up
AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, is linking up with Open Supply Hub (OS Hub) to pool their efforts to accelerate transparency across global textile and garment supply chains. The aim is to combine insights… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Textile Exchange posts new materials report
LONDON - The Textile Exchange industry nonprofit has published its latest Materials Benchmark which is billed as the largest peer-to-peer comparison initiative in the fashion, textile and apparel industry. It tracks the uptake of fibres and raw… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024H&M, Zara slammed over garment worker charges
DHAKA - Fashion brands including H&M, Zara and Next are facing criticism from campaigners and trade unions over their lack of action to protect garment workers in Bangladesh. They are being accused of failing to work with suppliers to have charges… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Spiber and Zegna Baruffa hail yarn success
YAMAGATA - Japanese biotechnology company Spiber has announced the first milestone in its partnership with Italian spinner Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia, which has successfully blended merino wool with Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibres. Spiber's Brewed… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Forced labour risks 'in Taiwan textile mills'
TAIPEI - The US-based Transparentem NGO says it has uncovered serious forced labour risks involving migrants from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines working at nine textile manufacturers in Taiwan. Transparentem has released an interim… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Nominations open for Global Change Award
STOCKHOLM – The H&M Foundation is again inviting fashion and textile innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for a share of €1 million (US$1m) in prize money in its annual Global Change Award (GCA). Launched in 2015, the Global Change Award is the… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024Primark links with WRAP on garment durability
DUBLIN - Discount retailer Primark and UK waste charity WRAP have announced a new three year partnership aimed at giving clothes a longer life. The partners, who announced a joint project to establish an industry standard for fashion durability 18… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024EU urged to act on textile recycling ‘crisis’
BRUSSELS – Textile waste will have to be incinerated in Europe, rather than reused or recycled, if the European Union (EU) does not act to protect the crisis-hit textile recycling industry, according to two key bodies. The EU has been urged to… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024Lycra presents EcoMade denim samples
AMSTERDAM - The Lycra Company has unveiled the first garment and fabric samples made with seed quantities of bio-derived EcoMade fibre. Billed as the “world's first large-scale production of renewable elastane”, the first samples, which contain 70%… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024TrusTrace unveils deforestation tool
STOCKHOLM - Traceability platform TrusTrace has partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and OpenAtlas to create a new product designed to help companies comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). TrusTrace says that… -
Monday, 21 October 2024C2C launches new product design standard
OAKLAND - The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has launched a new product certification platform targeted at sustainable product design across a range of industries including fashion and textiles. The C2C Certified Circularity… -
Monday, 21 October 2024Textile Exchange extends Intertek suspension
LONDON - Textile Exchange has expanded its suspension of Intertek Testing Services as an approved certification body for its Organic Content Standard (OCS). The industry body suspended Intertek's Indian office as a certification body for OCS in… -
Monday, 21 October 2024Government dissolves BGMEA board of directors
DHAKA - The board of directors of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been dissolved by the government and an administrator appointed until new elections are held. A notice from the Ministry of Commerce said… -
Monday, 21 October 2024CIRFS backs safeguards for sustainable textiles
BRUSSELS - The European Manmade Fibres Association (CIRFS) has urged European Union (EU) institutions to accept a series of recent recommendations aimed at securing a sustainable textile industry in Europe amid the drive for net zero. Writing in an… -
Monday, 21 October 2024Gender key to sustainable clothing choices
ROME – Gender plays a key role in determining why people choose to buy sustainable clothing, according to a new academic paper on the complex motivations behind consumer choices in the fashion industry. Published in Scientific Reports, the paper… -
Monday, 21 October 2024Authentico® by Schneider Group
SPONSORED CONTENT – Authentico® by Schneider Group, the brand that stands for a complete, transparent, verified, traceable, ethical and high-quality wool supply chain – from farm to garment, based on the Schneider Group global certified… -
Friday, 18 October 2024OECD issues guide for fashion supply chains
PARIS - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched a handbook for companies on due diligence for enabling living incomes and living wages in agriculture, garment and footwear supply chains. Building on existing… -
Friday, 18 October 2024Ence and ShareTex claim recycling success
MADRID - Spanish pulp manufacturer and biomass specialist, Ence and Swedish start-up ShareTex have claimed success in their first tests to chemically recycle discarded textiles into new fibres. The process involves the conversion of blended or… -
Friday, 18 October 2024CFIN highlights UK’s circular fashion progress
LONDON - The Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN), which is tasked with creating a roadmap to promote circularity in the UK fashion and textile industry, has released its first interim report, highlighting the progress and key insights from… -
Friday, 18 October 2024Migrant workers 'still face forced labour risks'
KUALA LUMPUR - Migrant workers employed in Malaysia's garment industry are continuing to experience working conditions consistent with forced labour - despite efforts by brands to engage with their suppliers, according to new report. The US-based… -
Friday, 18 October 2024Levi's signs up to Pakistan Accord initiative
SAN FRANCISCO - Fashion giant Levi's has signed up to the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry and its Pakistan Accord factory safety programme. It follows years of pressure from worker rights campaigners on… -
Friday, 18 October 2024Beste takes next step in organic cotton project
BERGAMO - Textile manufacturer Beste is to install a new ring spinning system from Swiss textile machinery giant Rieter, part of its project to help return organic cotton processing to Italy. The contract will see the installation of the latest… -
Friday, 18 October 2024Cotton farm wage tool piloted in Pakistan
GENEVA - A new wage sampling tool is to be piloted across Pakistan’s cotton sector in a bid to capture accurate worker pay and boost wage transparency. The tool will initially be rolled out across a quarter of Pakistan’s cotton farms and scaled… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Outdoor brands partner for repair service
TETTNANG – German outdoor apparel brand Vaude has partnered with fellow outdoor company Globetrotter to create an expanded repair service in certified workshops. Vaude says its customers are now able to visit nine Globetrotter locations in Germany… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Australian brands fail to pay workers a living wage – report
SYDNEY – Nearly all Australian fashion companies are not paying a living wage to workers at any stage of the supply chain, according to a new report. The 2024 Ethical Fashion Report, by Baptist World Aid Australia, also revealed that 52% of… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Trade groups raise PEF durability concerns
BRUSSELS – Four members of the technical secretariat developing the European Union's (EU) Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for apparel and footwear are calling for a review of the proposed method for measuring durability. The… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Reduced environmental impact from fair trade cotton, report
PARIS - Cotton grown in India that is both 'fair trade' and organic, or converting to organic, outperforms conventional cotton across a number of environmental outcomes such as greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and avoidance of chemicals, new… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Levi’s launches climate transition plan
SAN FRANCISCO – Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has published its inaugural climate transition plan, which provides a roadmap to reaching its near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target by 2030 and its goal of being a net zero company by… -
Wednesday, 16 October 2024AMSilk inks industrial fermentation partnership
NEURIED - German biotech company AMSilk has entered into an agreement with industrial fermentation specialist, Ajinomoto Foods Europe to produce industrial quantities of its bio-based spider silk proteins at Ajinomoto’s manufacturing facility in… -
Wednesday, 16 October 2024eBay expands Circular Fashion Fund project
SAN JOSE - Online auction site eBay has announced the global expansion of its Circular Fashion Fund (CFF) to help startups scale circular solutions from production to end-of-life. Now in its third year in the UK, the CFF is set to launch in the US… -
Wednesday, 16 October 2024Thai Acrylic Fibre partners with FibreTrace
SINGAPORE - Traceability solutions provider FibreTrace has partnered with Thai Acrylic Fibre on a programme designed to accelerate transparency in acrylic fibre production. Part of the Aditya Birla Group, Thai Acrylic Fibre has integrated the… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024OCA launches decent work strategy for farmers
AMSTERDAM - The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) initiative has launched a 'Decent Work Strategy' to improve working conditions and protection for organic cotton farmers, farm workers and their communities. Over the next seven years, OCA will work… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Inditex to invest €50m in textile innovation
MADRID – Zara owner Inditex has launched a new fund that will see €50 million ($54.75 million) invested in sustainable projects predominantly in the textile sector. Inditex has confirmed that the fund will be managed by Spanish venture capital firm… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Campaigners urge Europe to act on chemicals
BRUSSELS - Environmental campaigners are urging the European Commission to take effective action on chemicals including restrictions on the use of PFAS and revising the REACH regulation. It comes after European Union (EU) environment ministers met… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Brands to expand secondhand trade-in programmes
LOS ANGELES – US fashion brand Guess has partnered with textile recycling logistics specialist SuperCircle to launch an online used clothes trade-in programme named ‘Guess Again’. US customers can send secondhand clothes of any brand to Guess by… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Spain launches textile waste pilot programme
MADRID - Ten of Spain’s largest fashion retailers including Zara, Mango, H&M, Decathlon and Primark, have signed up to a voluntary pilot scheme to collect, manage and sort textile and clothing waste. The pilot project, known as Re-Viste, will… -
Monday, 14 October 2024ETI orders members to share supplier data
LONDON - The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has entered into a partnership with Open Supply Hub (OSH) and instructed its brand members to post details of their suppliers on the supply chain mapping platform. ETI says it has become the first… -
Monday, 14 October 2024Archroma claims bio-based printing first
PRATTELN – Speciality chemical supplier Archroma is claiming a breakthrough with the launch of its new 'NTR Printing System' which it says makes bio-based pigment printing commercially possible for the first time. Bio-based pigment printing is… -
Monday, 14 October 2024Functional Textiles Shanghai finds its feet
SHANGHAI – The Functional Textiles Shanghai (FTS) trade fair had a difficult birth, just as the world went into lockdown, but now seems to be finding its feet after its third full speed show last week. Based on, and licensed from, Munich’s… -
Monday, 14 October 2024Prato violence shames ‘Made in Italy’ label
Physical attacks on Pakistani migrant leather workers in Prato, who were striking for improved workplace conditions, have once again cast a shadow over the ethics associated with the ‘Made in Italy’ label. Earlier this year, Italian courts… -
Monday, 14 October 2024
OEKO-TEX® drives transformation with certification systems
SPONSORED CONTENT – As sustainability challenges increase globally, textile and leather companies are looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact and produce responsibly. The international OEKO-TEX® association supports the industry with… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Bestseller to ramp up sustainable material use
BRANDE – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller says it is to increase its investment in sustainable raw materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester by 50% in 2025. Reporting a 4% drop in revenue to $5.2 billion (DKK 35.6b) for its full year… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Bangladesh holds garment sector climate forum
DHAKA - Ambitions to transition Bangladesh's garment industry to renewable energy were among the key focuses of an event held to discuss action to combat the impacts on climate change on the country. The Bangladesh Climate Action Forum was organised… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Dick’s Sporting Goods implements traceability tool
MINNEAPOLIS – US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods has partnered with AI platform Inspectorio to integrate a new supply chain monitoring system which it says will enhance its sustainability and quality control operations. After using Inspectorio’s… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Inditex renews global worker rights deal
ARTEIXO - Zara owner Inditex has renewed and expanded its agreement with the UNI Global Union to protect the rights of more than 160,000 fashion and retail workers worldwide. It comes 15 years after the Spanish retail giant and the service workers’… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Fast Retailing to rollout Uniqlo pre-owned
YAMAGUCHI – Uniqlo owner and Japanese fashion giant Fast Retailing has announced plans for a pre-owned clothing rollout and reported progress on its circularity initiatives in its fourth quarter financial results announcement. The news comes as the… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Decathlon signs deal with 3D innovator Unspun
LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon's investment arm, Decathlon Pulse, has formed a partnership with US textile innovator Unspun to use the latter's Vega-branded 3D weaving technology across Europe. Decathlon Pulse is to invest in Unspun's… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024KPMG analyses fashion’s circularity progress
LONDON – The fashion sector has been recognised as a leader in environmental goal-setting, ambition and collaboration, in a new report on the consumer goods industry's progress towards circularity. But the wide-ranging study - by accounting and… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Scottish Leather Group claims climate progress
GLASGOW - The Scottish Leather Group, which claims to produce the world’s lowest carbon leather, is 90% of the way to its goal of achieving net zero in Scopes 1 and 2 by the end of next year, according to its new ESG report. It has also pledged to… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Researchers create waterproof coatings from textile waste
NEW YORK - Discarded textiles could be used to create waterproof coatings for new clothes while also reducing the use of PFAS - the so-called 'forever chemicals', new research suggests. The findings from a team of researchers at Cornell University… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Deforestation law delay gets mixed reception
BRUSSELS – The EU Commission’s plans to delay implementing its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) have received a mixed reaction from industry stakeholders. While many have welcomed the move – some fear that it penalises currently compliant businesses,… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024Holzweiler to implement digital product passport
OSLO - Norwegian fashion brand Holzweiler has partnered with textile traceability specialist Trimco Group and software supplier Kezzler on the implementation of a digital product passport (DPP) scheme. The DPP system will be used to improve the… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024H&M tests sustainable technology in Bangladesh
DHAKA - Swedish fashion retailer H&M is working with one of its key suppliers in Bangladesh to test the potential of three new disruptive technologies to save CO2 emissions, water and chemicals. It is funding the installation of machines from three… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024Better Cotton launches Benin programme
COTONOU - The Better Cotton initiative has launched a new programme in Benin to support the production of more sustainable cotton in West Africa. Working with the Interprofessional Cotton Association of Benin (AIC) as its strategic partner, the… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024Study flags value of used clothing exports
OXFORD – The secondhand clothing sector is generating billions of dollars in GDP contributions while supporting hundreds of thousands of green jobs across Europe and Africa, according to a new report. The study, by global economic forecaster Oxford… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024Hydroponic cotton pioneer to expand project
VALENCIA - Hydroponic cotton pioneer Magtech (Mediterranean Agro Technologies) is expanding its project to grow cotton without the use of soil to conserve water and minimise land use. The company says it now has more than 12,000 square metres of… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024Soex Group begins insolvency proceedings
AHRENSBURG - Textile recycling specialist, Soex Group has begun insolvency proceedings under Germany’s self-administration laws. Reports in Germany claim that Soex Processing Germany GmbH, Soex Recycling Germany GmbH and I:Collect GmbH are now in… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024New plant for corn-based polyester intermediate
LAFAYETTE – Chemical manufacturer Sustainea is partnering with plant-based ingredient supplier Primient on a $400 million facility to produce bio-based MEG (monoethylene glycol), a key ingredient in the polyester manufacturing process. The deal will… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024The Microfibre Consortium posts progress report
BRISTOL – The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has published a new update on progress towards its goal of eliminating the impact of fibre fragmentation from textiles on the environment by 2030. TMC's new report charts the progress of the initiative… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024Hazardous chemicals 'pose risks to investors'
GOTHENBURG - Manufacturers which continue to base their production on the large scale application of hazardous chemicals - and ignore more sustainable alternatives - will struggle to remain profitable, according to a new study. Entitled 'A… -
Tuesday, 08 October 2024Myanmar garment workers 'face ongoing abuse'
YANGON - Garment workers in Myanmar continue to face "dire and repressive working conditions" with 155 cases of abuse against workers reported in factories from 1st December 2023 to 30th June 2024, according to a new report. The Business and Human… -
Monday, 07 October 2024Lenzing takes stake in cellulosic fibre manufacturer
STOCKHOLM - Lenzing has taken a minority stake in Swedish fibre company TreeToTextile, part of its strategy to accelerate the development of new renewable and resource-efficient cellulose-based fibres. Founded in 2014, TreeToTextile is jointly owned… -
Monday, 07 October 2024H&M ends sourcing of new down feathers
STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion retailer H&M has committed to no longer sourcing any new down feathers for any of its brands worldwide, following protests by animal welfare campaigners. PETA, which has staged protests outside H&M stores around the world… -
Friday, 04 October 2024New Look provides emission reductions update
LONDON - UK fashion retailer New Look has provided an update on the progress of its carbon emission reduction targets and its wider sustainability strategy. New Look had its latest emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative… -
Friday, 04 October 2024Asics, Muji urged to act on jailed worker
PHNOM PENH - Workers' rights campaigners have urged Japanese brands Asics and Muji to pressure a Cambodian supplier to compensate one of its workers who was falsely imprisoned on his bosses' evidence after being elected to lead a new union. Chea… -
Friday, 04 October 2024
Better Cotton to allow product-based claims
LONDON - The Better Cotton initiative has revealed that its brand members will be able to make product-based claims about the use of its cotton for the first time from late next year. The news is confirmed in revisions to Better Cotton's 'Chain of… -
Friday, 04 October 2024Cascale updates on decarbonisation tool progress
AMSTERDAM – Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, says that it’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) has grown significantly in its first year with 60 textile and garment manufacturers now engaged in its key decarbonisation… -
Friday, 04 October 2024Primark publishes garment durability guide
DUBLIN - Budget retailer Primark has published new design guidelines for making more durable apparel which it says shows that clothes can be made to last longer without luxury price tags. The company says it is also addressing the lack of universal…
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