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Portugal bans the term ‘vegan leather’ in marketing
LISBON – Portugal has banned use of the term ‘vegan leather’ and other leather prefixes in marketing because they are
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Trade bodies, fashion to discuss purchasing practices
AMSTERDAM – Global apparel industry trade bodies have commenced talks with fashion representatives on the contentious issue of purchasing practices.
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Outdoor brands push for EU due diligence laws
BRUSSELS – Four outdoor apparel retailers have joined more than 100 companies and investors calling for effective EU corporate accountability
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30 MEPs urge EU to combat fashion greenwashing
BRUSSELS – 30 MEPs have called on the European Commission to make improvements to the proposed PEF (Product Environmental Footprint)
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Banned PFAS chemicals found in outdoor clothing
LONDON – Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” were found in a wide range of outdoor apparel items tested by US researchers.
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RMG bosses say fashion won’t back sustainability efforts
DHAKA – Ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh which have invested heavily in sustainability cannot convince to buyers to “pay
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Net closes on rPET fraud as testing market expands
LONDON – Nearly two-thirds of textile products claiming to be produced from recycled polyester were fraudulent, a newly developed test
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Australia consortium attempts to tackle clothing waste
SYDNEY – The escalating problem of clothing waste in Australia is being addressed in a new scheme being led by
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Study measures waste from clothing production
DHAKA – Researchers tracked textile waste streams from Bangladesh’s vast ready-made garment (RMG) sector and based on their findings, they
Fashion brands called out for stalling on a new Accord
4th August 2021
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AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has publicly called out fashion brands including H&M, Primark, Inditex, Bestseller and C&A for failing to back the renewal of
Wood-based fibres degrade within 60 days – study
4th August 2021
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LONDON – A new study found that wood-based cellulosic fibres fell apart within 30 days and fully degraded within 60 days in seawater. In contrast,
