News Study tracks climate change effects on Australian cotton LONDON – A recent study published in Field Crops Research explored climatic trends across Australian cotton regions and their implications Read More »
News GOTS to develop new textile standard STUTTGART – Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is developing a new standard aimed at encompassing a wider range of fibres Read More »
News Study explains how sweating affects fibre types ALBERTA – Researchers in Canada claim to have discovered why polyester T-Shirts smell worse than cotton after sweating. Their study, Read More »
News SHEIN commits €250m to UK and EU over next five years LONDON – SHEIN, the Chinese online fast fashion retailer, has committed to investing €250m in the UK and EU over Read More »
News New chemical recycling method breaks down clothing in 15 minutes LONDON – Researchers have unveiled a chemical-based recycling method they claim can decompose clothing fabrics into reusable molecules, regardless of Read More »
News Campaigners lobby Inditex over airfreight fashion AMSTERDAM – Campaign groups led by Clean Clothes and Public Eye are calling on Spanish retailing giant Inditex to phase Read More »
News Court ruling means forced labour fashion could lead to money laundering charges By Jamas Hodivala KC, Matrix Chambers LONDON – When you think of money laundering, you possibly think of Jason Bateman Read More »
News EU to target Shein and Temu with customs duty BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) is preparing to implement customs duties on inexpensive goods purchased from Chinese online retailers Read More »
News Belgium to stage textile recycling event BRUSSELS – A first-of-its-kind event in Belgium on 4-5 June next year will showcase new and emerging technologies in textile Read More »
BCI and Oeko-Tex hit back at eco-label report 10th May 2018 No Comments LONDON – Both Oeko-Tex and the Better Cotton Initiative have issued a robust defence of their respective standards following a recent report which claimed that Read More »
Government and industry back Bangladesh Accord extension 10th May 2018 No Comments DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh has given its backing for the Bangladesh Accord to work in the country beyond May 2018 following a meeting Read More »