News Made in France to take main stage at Première Vision 2026 PARIS – Première Vision will fold its Made in France PV showcase into its two flagship Paris events from 2026. Read More »
News Piñatex maker puts UK arm into administration LONDON – Ananas Anam UK Limited, the company behind high profile pineapple-leaf textile Piñatex, has entered administration. The appointment of Read More »
News Roberts Recycling collaborates on post-consumer textile pilot WIDNESS – Roberts Recycling and UK start-up FAB Materials will explore converting post-consumer textiles into a drop-in substitute for wood Read More »
News MycoWorks closes South Carolina plant SOUTH CAROLINA – MycoWorks plans to close its South Carolina factory and shift the business from growing mycelium to sourcing Read More »
News Cutting rooms dwarf laundering on microfibre loss TIRUPUR – Cutting rooms may be a far bigger source of microfibre pollution than household laundry, suggests a new peer-reviewed Read More »
News Zeeman turns 24 tonnes of waste into 50,000 sweaters BRUSSELS – A European consortium has turned 24 tonnes of post-consumer textiles into almost 50,000 new garments for Dutch value Read More »
News FOMO fuels fashion impulse buying, study finds Fear of missing out (FOMO) is pushing young fashion shoppers towards impulsive purchases and adding to waste, according to new Read More »
News ALLIED’s ExpeDRY down wins Oeko-Tex and bluesign approval MONTEBELLO – ALLIED Feather + Down has secured both Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification and bluesign approval for its ExpeDRY Ultra Read More »
News Fire at garment factory complex kills 16 in Bangladesh DHAKA – At least 16 workers have died and dozens more have been injured after a fire swept through a Read More »
ETI report questions apparel industry sourcing model 5th March 2019 No Comments LONDON – The dominant business model in the global apparel industry is at the heart of low and declining labour standards in supply chains, claims Read More »
New initiative closes on full organic cotton traceability 5th March 2019 No Comments AMSTERDAM – The developers of a new tracing system say they are confident they will soon be able to fully trace organic cotton from the Read More »
Better Work initiative rolled out in Ethiopia 5th March 2019 No Comments GENEVA – The full rollout of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Better Work Programme in Ethiopia has begun. Organisers say the aims include establishing a Read More »