STUTTGART – The organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has created an independent charitable foundation as part of a major overhaul of its

MONTHEY – DePoly has inaugurated a 500-tonne-a-year chemical recycling plant capable of processing polyester textiles and difficult-to-recycle PET waste. The showcase facility in Monthey, Switzerland,

BRUSSELS – A coalition of more than 80 natural fibres organisations has warned that forthcoming European Union ecodesign rules could give synthetic fibres an advantage

JINJIANG- At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a Chinese footwear factory listed in the supply chain of UK sportswear retailer

WASHINGTON – Two US apparel and labour organisations have warned that proposed tariffs linked to forced labour could raise costs for compliant fashion companies while

PARIS – France’s textile environmental labelling database is beginning to show clear patterns across clothing categories, with more than 48,000 product references now declared. Individual

LONDON – Carbonfact has released more than 300 open-source life cycle inventory datasets for the apparel and footwear sectors. The environmental intelligence platform said the

NORTH CAROLINA – Textile-to-textile recycling company Syre says it has secured close to US$900m in offtake agreements from major apparel brands. Chief executive Dennis Nobelius

STOCKHOLM – H&M has been drawn into a renewed debate over gender-neutral changing rooms after JK Rowling criticised the retailer following an alleged voyeurism incident