News Better Cotton expands interest in African market LONDON – Better Cotton, the world’s largest certified cotton scheme, is launching new mapping and assessments in West and Central Read More »
News Bangladesh mulls tax break for recycled fibres DHAKA – Bangladesh is considering removing value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced recycled fibre and its raw materials to support Read More »
News EU hits Shein with new new digital rules BRUSSELS – The European Union has placed fast-fashion giant Shein under rigorous scrutiny according to its new Digital Services Act Read More »
News Comment: SBTi risks becoming code for greenwashing OP-ED – Last month, the respected journal Nature published a study in which the authors evaluated one of the largest Read More »
News Carbios opens PET ‘bio-recycling’ plant in France LONGLAVILLE – Carbios, a global leader in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to recycle synthetic textiles and other Read More »
News Certification schemes and new regulations PARTNER CONTENT – In the complex and ever-evolving textile, leather and fashion world, staying up to date of regulatory changes Read More »
News IWTO outlines concerns about PEF methodology By Dalena White, secretary general, IWTO BRUSSELS – In the heart of the European Union, the fashion industry finds itself Read More »
News SBTi adds further confusion over offsets LONDON – The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has added further confusion to an initial statement made earlier this month Read More »
News Earthsight rejects Better Cotton’s Brazil audit LONDON – An audit into allegations which linked the production of Better Cotton in Brazil with deforestation and land-grabbing has 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 »