News GOTS-certified facilities rise 15 per cent to 17,800 in 2025 STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to Read More »
News Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon Read More »
News Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The Read More »
News Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The Read More »
News Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in Read More »
News Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in Read More »
News Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It Read More »
News Shares in Allbirds soar on AI pivot SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever Read More »
News Tanzania regenerative cotton farmer numbers jump 88 per cent HAMBURG – More than 40,000 smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania are now growing cotton under the Regenerative Cotton Standard. Read More »
Weekday develops closed loop garment 26th November 2019 No Comments STOCKHOLM – H&M Group company, Weekday, has become the first fashion brand to create a garment with the new fabric of Infinited Fiber Company (IFC), Read More »
Oxfam Australia ranks brands on living wages 26th November 2019 No Comments MELBOURNE – A new report by Oxfam Australian has called out leading apparel brands for failing to make credible commitments on living wages. In its Read More »
Tazreen Fashions fire families want justice 26th November 2019 No Comments DHAKA – Campaigners in Bangladesh have called for the death penalty for those found responsible for the deadly fire incident which occurred at Tazreen Fashions Read More »