News Peak Performance tests fully recyclable down anorak STOCKHOLM – Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has unveiled a down anorak it claims can be dismantled and recycled at Read More »
News NZ Merino makes traceability standard for flagship wools CHRISTCHURCH – The New Zealand Merino Company says it is making digital traceability standard across its flagship ZQ and ZQRX Read More »
News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. Read More »
News U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol beats most 2025 farm targets MEMPHIS – The US Cotton Trust Protocol says its grower members have met or exceeded most of their 2025 sustainability Read More »
News New global review exposes gaps in microplastic science LONDON – A major review of microplastic toxicity studies found fewer than half provide the information needed to support ecological Read More »
News UPPAREL opens major textile recycling facility MELBOURNE – UPPAREL has opened what it claims is Australia’s largest onshore textile recycling facility. The 10,500-square-metre plant in Melbourne Read More »
News Climate groups urge tougher fashion agenda at COP30 BRAZIL – Campaigners have called on fashion brands to turn rhetoric into action at COP30, arguing the industry is far Read More »
Inditex profits down from €3.6bn to €1.1bn 10th March 2021 No Comments ARTEIXO – Spanish fashion giant Inditex made a profit of €1.1bn in its 2020 financial year and claims it has emerged stronger from the global Read More »
The Aral Sea and cotton: putting the record straight 10th March 2021 No Comments LONDON – The next issue of Apparel Insider, we put the spotlight on Uzbekistan, which is in the process of investing millions in its textile Read More »