News C&A puffers contain excess PFAS, Greenpeace claims VIENNA – Greenpeace Austria has accused C&A of selling ‘Iconic Puffer’ jackets containing PFAS, after laboratory tests found the chemicals Read More »
News Textile groups call for producer-led EPR governance in EU BRUSSELS – EU-based industry groups are sounding the alarm over a growing push in several EU Member States to set Read More »
News EU backs €6m pilot for textiles deposit-return scheme BRUSSELS – The European Union has launched a €6m experimental project to develop and test a deposit-return system for used Read More »
News Suppliers carry fashion’s innovation risk, report warns LONDON – Fashion’s race to scale lower impact materials and cleaner manufacturing is being slowed by a structural imbalance in Read More »
News Carrefour rolls out environmental labelling on Tex clothing PARIS – French retailer Carrefour has begun rolling out environmental labelling across a first tranche of its Tex private label Read More »
News Oeko-Tex digitises organic cotton certificates with TextileGenesis ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has partnered with TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to digitise transaction certificates for organic cotton supply chains. The Read More »
News Reju picks NY for first US recycling plant PARIS – Textile recycler Reju has selected Rochester, New York for its first US industrial sized textile to textile recycling Read More »
News Türkiye textile sector contracts sharply in 2025 ISTANBUL – Türkiye’s textile and apparel industry entered 2026 with fresh signs of contraction, after more than 4,500 companies shut Read More »
News France tells EPR operator to penalise ultra-fast fashion PARIS – The French Government has asked its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) operator, Refashion, to propose new penalties for ultra Read More »
‘Paying bus ticket, expecting to fly’ 24th April 2019 No Comments LONDON – Clothing and footwear brands are “paying the bus ticket and expecting to fly,” according to one garment factory owner interviewed for a major Read More »
Brand transparency edges upwards 24th April 2019 No Comments LONDON – 70 out of the 200 major fashion brands contacted are now publicly listing their first-tier manufacturers, where clothes are cut, sewn and finished according Read More »