AI-powered used textile sorter launched
Chinese company claims new AI-powered technology for sorting blended materials will overcome a bottleneck in the textile recycling industry
Chinese textile giant added to UFLPA list
Former Better Cotton council member Huafu Fashion is added to the list of those banned from bringing products into the
Formaldehyde risks ‘unreasonable’ – EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency says the chemical – used in textile finishing and fabric dyeing – poses an ‘unreasonable
New probe reveals cost of cleaning up PFAS
Cross-border investigation claims cost of cleaning up chemicals used to waterproof textiles could be €100 billion ($100bn) a year across
Retraced partners R-pac on traceability
Traceability suppliers team up in bid to help brands stay on the right side of new legislation
Shein supply workers’ ‘illegal 75 hour weeks’
Workers in ‘Shein Village’ – the warren of factories where most of the ultra fast fashion giant’s clothes are made
Nantong Teijin water conservation recognised
Japanese fibre manufacturer Teijin’s polyester arm is recognised for saving 300,000 tonnes of water per year in China’s Yangtze River
Key textile bodies align on climate language
Apparel Alliance partners Textile Exchange, Apparel Impact Institute, Cascale and ZDHC align their language on climate change
Brands linked to child labour in Indian cotton
Probe by US-based NGO links big names including Adidas, H&M and Inditex to child and forced labour on cotton farms
New CEO for Science Based Targets initiative
Former CCC chief exec David Kennedy to replace Luiz Amaral who was at the heart of proposals to expand the
