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News Green Claims Directive withdrawn but uncertainty clouds Commission’s move BRUSSELS – The European Commission has announced its intention to withdraw the Green Claims Directive, key legislation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 »
News Woolmark backs new low-impact wool dyeing SYDNEY – Woolmark has partnered with textile technology company Colourizd to launch a wool colouring process aimed at reducing environmental Read More »
News Shein reports emissions drop but scale remains unclear BEIJING – Shein has released its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting efforts across emissions reduction, supply chain governance and circularity. The Read More »
News 58 fibre mixes found in just two brands’ T-shirts LONDON – A detailed analysis of fibre blends in T-shirts sold by Primark and H&M revealed the significant and ongoing Read More »
News Most EU textile waste still ends up in landfill or incineration BRUSSELS – A new report from the European Environment Agency paints a stark picture of Europe’s attempts to move towards Read More »
Coronavirus causes 100s of Chinese store closures 5th February 2020 No Comments WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as a result of the Coronavirus Read More »
Swedish forest group goes big in recycled textiles 5th February 2020 No Comments SKOGSUDDEN – A Swedish business which has devised a technique for extracting cotton from poly-cotton blends for use in the apparel industry says it is Read More »