News OECD recognition for GOTS Standard STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been assessed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Read More »
News Report slams “false solutions” in fashion supply chains LONDON – New analysis by the NewClimate Institute found the climate strategies of leading fashion companies lack credibility and fail Read More »
News Texaid files for insolvency as textile recycling crisis deepens ZURICH – One of Germany’s largest textile recycling firms has filed for insolvency, the latest casualty in a waste textiles Read More »
News Gap, Target and Houdini back Syre’s recycling venture NORTH CAROLINA – US-based recycling start-up Syre has announced strategic partnerships with Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear and Target. The move Read More »
News Earthsight exposes deforestation in fashion supply chains LONDON – Luxury fashion brands including Coach, Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss are sourcing leather from tanneries in Italy that Read More »
News EU weakens green rules to “boost competitiveness” BRUSSELS – The European Council has agreed a position on controversial plans to scale back key EU sustainability laws after Read More »
News Colorifix raises US$18m to scale microbe-based textile dyes LONDON – Colorifix, the UK-based company developing microbe-based dyeing solutions, has raised US$18m in a funding round led by Inter Read More »
News Green Claims Directive withdrawn but uncertainty clouds Commission’s move BRUSSELS – The European Commission has announced its intention to withdraw the Green Claims Directive, key legislation aimed at curbing Read More »
News Better Cotton to become regenerative standard ZURICH – Better Cotton has announced a formal shift towards becoming a regenerative agriculture standard within the next 12 months. Read More »
Mud commits to 100% recycled cotton jeans 12th March 2019 No Comments LAREN – Dutch denim business Mud Jeans says it is confident it will soon be able to offer customers jeans which are made out of Read More »
Major survey highlights chronically low wages in Ethiopia 12th March 2019 No Comments ADDIS ABABA – A survey of more than 1,000 textile and apparel workers across 52 factories in three regions of Ethiopia found 65 per cent Read More »