News IAF calls time on cheap sourcing model LONDON – Fashion brands should stop chasing the lowest prices and tackle far bigger losses from overproduction, excess inventory and Read More »
News Bangladesh opens door to Shein-style selling DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces. Read More »
News Bangladesh calls for post-LDC trade clarity DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in Read More »
News Textile Exchange publishes landmark polyester LCA TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre. Read More »
News Morocco textile recycling could unlock US$1.9bn, says IFC RABAT – Textile recycling in Morocco could unlock US$1.9bn in additional private investment and create more than 30,000 jobs. This Read More »
News Le Relais warns of failing used textile economics PARIS – French textile collection and sorting group Le Relais is cutting around 60 insertion jobs and reducing collection volumes Read More »
News Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, files for bankruptcy RALEIGH – Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, whose clients include Stella McCartney and H&M Group’s &ll, has filed for Chapter Read More »
News Lindex pilots digital product passports GOTHENBURG – Swedish fashion retailer Lindex says it is introducing digital product passports for selected garments. The move is the Read More »
News Grasim lines up US$325m lyocell expansion in India MUMBAI – Indian cellulosic fibre giant Grasim Industries has approved an investment of around US$325m to expand lyocell production. The Read More »
25 NGOs call on EU to halt fast fashion 16th June 2021 No Comments BRUSSELS – 25 NGOs have launched a new campaign urging the European Union to “stop the runaway overproduction of textiles.” The groups claim that decades Read More »
Report charts online fashion’s plastic problem 16th June 2021 No Comments LONDON – Almost half of clothing listed by leading UK fast fashion brands was made using virgin plastic, new research found. The Royal Society for Read More »
SAC launches latest Higg Product Module 16th June 2021 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and its tech spin-off Higg Co claim to have developed a new tool that can evaluate the Read More »