News George at Asda commits to recycled polyester LEEDS – George, the fashion and homewares arm of the supermarket Asda, has pledged to use only recycled polyester in Read More »
News Research calls for better data on ‘sustainable fibres’ LONDON – Two major studies have for the first time ever compiled all currently publicly available data on the environmental Read More »
News Cotton and water use: time for a fresh debate? BREMEN – The public needs better, updated information on how much water is used to grow cotton, claims a leading Read More »
News Second-hand clothing market to overtake fast fashion SAN FRANCISCO – New research findings show the fashion resale market has been growing more than 20 times faster than Read More »
News Footwear, clothing make up 38% of all fake goods WASHINGTON – Latest figures show footwear and clothing are easily the most counterfeited goods, with the overall number of fake Read More »
News Patagonia chief: ‘the current administration is evil’ CALIFORNIA – Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor brand, Patagonia, has issued his starkest warning yet about the environmental crisis facing Read More »
News Inditex and MIT partner on sustainable technologies MASSACHUSETTS – The world’s largest clothing retailer, Inditex, has signed an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to promote Read More »
News Bangladesh Accord update shows major handover challenges DHAKA – Just 100 out of 1688 ready-made garment factories covered by the Bangladesh Accord have so far been handed Read More »
News H&M to phase out use of conventional cashmere STOCKHOLM – Swedish retailer H&M is to phase out the use of conventional cashmere in its collections due to environmental Read More »
Patagonia hides anti-Trump tags in clothing 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia admitted to hiding the phrase ‘Vote the a**holes out’ on a tag inside its latest line of shorts. The Read More »
Study estimates historic amount of synthetic microfibres 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – Researchers from the US have calculated that the total amount of synthetic microfibres which have entered the wider environment as we wash our Read More »