News OECD puts Shein on notice over rights and environmental failings PARIS – The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines has issued a final statement finding that ultra-fast-fashion Read More »
News Lenzing weighs sale of Indonesian flagship site LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has launched a strategic review of its Indonesian operations including a potential sale of Read More »
News 91% of fashion brands won’t say how much they make LONDON – A new ranking of major global fashion brands has found overproduction remains fashion’s most significant, yet hidden, climate Read More »
News Bestseller clashes with Danish broadcaster over documentary COPENHAGEN – Bestseller has become embroiled in a public row after Danish broadcaster TV 2 scrutinised the fashion group’s Bangladeshi Read More »
News Wool’s carbon footprint: a rethink This article appears in the autumn edition of Natural Fibres Insight. It’s no great secret that for years, wool has Read More »
News Copenhagen Fashion Week warned over misleading marketing COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite being a business-to-business Read More »
News Levi Strauss launches free renewables help for suppliers SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support Read More »
News Polyester rise eclipses certified cotton in new rankings AMSTERDAM – The fashion industry is shifting further towards polyester at the expense of cotton, according to research by Solidaridad Read More »
News China automates textile waste sorting at scale GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI and Read More »
Sericultural Commission calls for Higg MSI to remove silk ‘score’ 30th September 2020 No Comments EXCLUSIVE – The International Sericultural Commission (ISC), the representative body for the global silk industry, has called for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition to stop using Read More »
Sateri launches US$48m R&D facility in China 30th September 2020 No Comments SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose fibre giant Sateri has launched a new state of the art US$48m R&D centre in Rizhao, Shandong, China, the home of the Read More »