News Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon Read More »
News Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The Read More »
News Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The Read More »
News Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in Read More »
News Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in Read More »
News Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It Read More »
News Shares in Allbirds soar on AI pivot SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever Read More »
News Tanzania regenerative cotton farmer numbers jump 88 per cent HAMBURG – More than 40,000 smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania are now growing cotton under the Regenerative Cotton Standard. Read More »
News Unions say Bangladesh worker protections still fall short DHAKA – Bangladesh has made some progress under the ILO’s roadmap, but unions say factory conditions remain far behind the Read More »
CSR clauses now used by over two thirds of buyers 22nd June 2018 No Comments PARIS — More than two thirds of buyers include a CSR clause in their contracts, yet more than half of suppliers say they have come Read More »
20 cents on the cost of a T-shirt to pay a living wage 22nd June 2018 No Comments QUEENSLAND – A 20 cent increase in the price of a T-shirt – less than 1 per cent of its retail price – would be Read More »