News Wool sustainability focus of IWTO Congress BRUSSELS – Communicating wool’s environmental credentials was a key theme of the 87th annual Congress of the IWTO in Hong Read More »
News Lenzing invests €30m in luxury yarn line LENZING – This week offers further evidence that the luxury fashion sector is embracing sustainability. Austrian specialist fibre maker, Lenzing, Read More »
News New fibres derived from coconut by-products PERTH – An Australian tech business this week launched the first plant-free viscose-rayon fibres at an industry conference in Vancouver. Read More »
News Calotropis procera plant fibres set for production KENYA – Clothing made with Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant native to parts of Africa and Asia, are Read More »
News Unions, government discuss fair wages in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – Government, union leaders and textile manufacturers met this week to discuss wages and worker rights in Ethiopia’s Read More »
News Bio-based nylon focus of Aquafil initiative TRENTO – Aquafil, an Italian producer of polyamide in Italy, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at increasing the amount Read More »
News US$3m funding for biotech dye business PARIS – A French biotech dye business which engineers microbes to produce natural dyes for textiles has received US$3m in Read More »
News New evidence of forced cotton picking in Uzbekistan BERLIN – There are calls for the World Bank to acknowledge “violations in loan agreements to Uzbekistan” because of “credible Read More »
News Survey raises questions over purchasing practices LONDON – Purchasing practices by apparel brands are unaffected by the length of relationship with suppliers, according to an international Read More »
COVID-19 causing major supply chain lay-offs 11th March 2020 No Comments LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. Read More »
Nike claims it has no links with Xinjiang 11th March 2020 No Comments OREGON – Nike has attempted to distance itself from allegations of forced labour in its Chinese supply chains. The company has issued a statement in Read More »