News EU targets ultra-fast fashion in e-commerce crackdown BRUSSELS – The EU is calling for urgent reforms to curb non-compliant products from ultra-fast fashion platforms entering the bloc Read More »
News Shein seller fined over lack of labelling on plastic microfibres PARIS – French authorities have fined Infinite Styles Ecommerce Limited (ISEL), a distributor of Shein-branded products, for failing to provide Read More »
News H&M JV aims to scale textile recycling STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M has set up a 50:50 joint venture with German waste management firm Remondis. Read More »
News German textile recycling sector at risk of collapse, industry warns BONN – Germany’s textile recycling system is facing collapse without urgent intervention, according to a warning from the bvse Textile Read More »
News Engelbert Strauss joins U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol MEMPHIS – German workwear company Engelbert Strauss has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a voluntary sustainability initiative for U.S. Read More »
News France fines Shein €40m over false discounts and greenwashing PARIS – The French government has fined Chinese fast fashion giant Shein €40m for misleading pricing practices and questionable environmental Read More »
News Rethinking durability in EU textile strategy New research challenges the EU’s durability-focused textile policy, and suggests tougher clothes won’t cut consumption without curbing overproduction and marketing-driven Read More »
News Dutch textile recycler i-did hits financial buffers THE HAGUE – Netherlands-based textile recycling enterprise, i-did, has requested a deferral of payment after the Dutch tax authorities refused Read More »
News Zalando debuts recycled Circ lyocell range BERLIN – Fashion retailer Zalando has launched its first garments made with Circ Lyocell, a material derived partly from recycled Read More »
Levi’s chief enters gun violence debate 7th September 2018 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has joined the debate on gun violence in the US. In a significant move, the company’s CEO Read More »