News EURATEX calls for €150 import duty relief to be scrapped BRUSSELS – The European Textile and Clothing industry association (EURATEX) has expressed strong support for the recently proposed reforms to Read More »
News Nylon recycling start-up Syntetica secures €4.2m funding PARIS – French nylon recycling start-up Syntetica has raised €4.2m in seed funding. The company will use the money to expand its Read More »
News Charity Commission looks into SBTi complaint LONDON – The UK’s Charity Commission is assessing concerns raised about the environmental charity, Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), following Read More »
News New US bill proposes voluntary clothing eco label WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill in the US has proposed a new Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling programme at the Environmental Read More »
News Inditex invests in lab grown cotton start-up ARTEIXO – Spanish conglomerate Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull&Bear, has acquired a stake in the Read More »
News Study tracks climate change effects on Australian cotton LONDON – A recent study published in Field Crops Research explored climatic trends across Australian cotton regions and their implications Read More »
News GOTS to develop new textile standard STUTTGART – Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is developing a new standard aimed at encompassing a wider range of fibres Read More »
News Study explains how sweating affects fibre types ALBERTA – Researchers in Canada claim to have discovered why polyester T-Shirts smell worse than cotton after sweating. Their study, Read More »
News SHEIN commits €250m to UK and EU over next five years LONDON – SHEIN, the Chinese online fast fashion retailer, has committed to investing €250m in the UK and EU over Read More »
Let’s talk wool: 90th IWTO Congress 17th June 2021 No Comments The 90th IWTO Congress celebrated the creation of the first global wool trading standards, drafted 90 years ago. Soon, the textile trade will be tied Read More »