News Earthsight exposes deforestation in fashion supply chains LONDON – Luxury fashion brands including Coach, Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss are sourcing leather from tanneries in Italy that Read More »
News EU weakens green rules to “boost competitiveness” BRUSSELS – The European Council has agreed a position on controversial plans to scale back key EU sustainability laws after Read More »
News Colorifix raises US$18m to scale microbe-based textile dyes LONDON – Colorifix, the UK-based company developing microbe-based dyeing solutions, has raised US$18m in a funding round led by Inter Read More »
News Green Claims Directive withdrawn but uncertainty clouds Commission’s move BRUSSELS – The European Commission has announced its intention to withdraw the Green Claims Directive, key legislation aimed at curbing Read More »
News Better Cotton to become regenerative standard ZURICH – Better Cotton has announced a formal shift towards becoming a regenerative agriculture standard within the next 12 months. Read More »
News Woolmark backs new low-impact wool dyeing SYDNEY – Woolmark has partnered with textile technology company Colourizd to launch a wool colouring process aimed at reducing environmental Read More »
News Shein reports emissions drop but scale remains unclear BEIJING – Shein has released its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting efforts across emissions reduction, supply chain governance and circularity. The Read More »
News 58 fibre mixes found in just two brands’ T-shirts LONDON – A detailed analysis of fibre blends in T-shirts sold by Primark and H&M revealed the significant and ongoing Read More »
News Most EU textile waste still ends up in landfill or incineration BRUSSELS – A new report from the European Environment Agency paints a stark picture of Europe’s attempts to move towards Read More »
Faux fur faux pas 25th January 2018 No Comments Real fur from rabbit, mink and fox has recently been found in products sold as ‘faux fur’ by Tesco, Boots, FatFace and Romwe. Laboratory tests Read More »