News Animal fibres and methane: beyond the headlines Methane emissions increasingly matter in sustainability circles, and fashion has a significant methane footprint. But fresh calls to abandon wool, Read More »
News Circ and Arvind strike recycled fibres deal VIRGINIA – US recycler Circ has announced a deal with India’s Arvind to bring textile-to-textile recycled fibres into large-scale commercial Read More »
News French Alliance slams Pimkie Shein tie up PARIS – French womenswear label Pimkie has formed a joint venture with Shein to make and sell Pimkie collections on Read More »
News Study: electrification could cut cotton emissions by a third ILLINOIS – A new study warns that climate change will push water demand for US cotton production higher in the Read More »
News Textile trade groups demand urgent action on ultra fast fashion PARIS – Europe’s leading textile bodies including Euratex, Confindustria Moda, UIT, DM&T, Modint and Swiss Textiles have issued a joint Read More »
News New study fills gap on microfibre impacts MONTREAL – A ground-breaking new study has provided the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing microfibre pollution from cotton and Read More »
News Researchers propose A-E sustainability index for fashion LISBON – A new study has unveiled a fashion sustainability index that combines environmental, social and durability measures into a Read More »
News VF Corp to sell Dickies to Bluestar Alliance for US$600m GREENSBORO – VF Corp has agreed to sell Dickies to brand manager Bluestar Alliance in a US$600m all-cash deal. The Read More »
News Arvind switches on India’s first CO₂ dyeing line for H&M AHMEDABAD – Arvind Limited has inaugurated India’s first supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) dyeing machine at its Ahmedabad complex. The project has 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 »