News Study: half of fashion ecolabels ignore climate change COPENHAGEN – A new study has found ecolabels in fashion are hampered by inconsistent standards, weak transparency, and limited impact Read More »
News Allbirds launches shoe using Circ’s recycled fibres SAN FRANCISCO – US luxury brand Allbirds has launched a new footwear line using recycled fibres from textile-to-textile innovator Circ. Read More »
News Research suggests second-hand displaces new fashion LONDON – More than three in five purchases on resale platform Depop replace new fashion purchases, claims research carried out Read More »
News Shanghai set for Intertextile Apparel Fabrics autumn fair SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will return from 2–4 September 2025, bringing together leading names from across the global Read More »
News Waterless breakthrough in poly-cotton recycling SINGAPORE – A new study has unveiled a waterless chemical recycling method separates and recovers cotton from highly pigmented 50/50 Read More »
News US$5.6bn to decarbonise India’s textile sector NEW DELHI – India’s textile sector could slash its CO2 emissions to near zero by mid-century by switching to electric Read More »
News Just 2% of Danish textiles fit for high-grade recycling COPENHAGEN – A major new study found that just two per cent of Danish textiles were fit for recycling into Read More »
News Finance drives real change in Indian mills AMSTERDAM – A US$2.5m investment by the Good Fashion Fund in three Indian textile mills led to major environmental gains, Read More »
News Italy’s antitrust authority fines Giorgio Armani €3.5m ROME – Italy’s Competition Authority has fined Georgio Armani €3.5m for making misleading claims about its social responsibility standards. The Read More »
Union bosses fear suicides at H&M supplier 25th June 2020 No Comments KARNATAKA – Union bosses in India have told Apparel Insider they fear a real threat of suicide among 1200 workers from a H&M supplier who Read More »
Could technology provide trust for Xinjiang cotton? 25th June 2020 No Comments WASHINGTON – This past week, US President Donald Trump has finally given the green light to legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China’s Read More »
Great British clothing clear-out begins 25th June 2020 No Comments LONDON – Research by consultants WRAP suggests the British public is set to dispose of 67 million clothing items as the UK comes out of Read More »