News H&M warns of thousands of job losses STOCKHOLM – H&M has warned it expects to make tens of thousands of lay-offs, as it decided to cancel its Read More »
News ILO counts the cost of COVID-19 GENEVA – COVID-19 could cost 25 million jobs globally claims a new assessment by the International Labour Organisation. The startling Read More »
News Study: wool biodegrades in aquatic environment HAMILTON – Wool biodegrades to a high degree in the aquatic environment, while synthetic fibres such as nylon and polyester Read More »
News Microfibres seriously harm fish in study NORTH CAROLINA – Chronic exposure to microplastic fibres causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish Read More »
News Brand share prices hammered by COVID-19 LONDON – Shares prices of the world’s leading apparel brands have plummeted over the past month amid stores closures and Read More »
News Sateri produces viscose fibre from textile waste SHANGHAI – Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fibre regenerated from textile Read More »
News BCI suspends activities in Xinjiang LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has announced there will be no licensed Better Cotton from Xinjiang, Western China next Read More »
News 4 fashion weeks CO2 footprint: 241,000 tonnes NEW YORK – New research has for the first time ever calculated the CO2 impact of the big four fashion Read More »
News Proposed US laws could hit Xinjiang cotton WASHINGTON – US lawmakers have proposed legislation which would introduce a “rebuttable presumption” that goods produced or manufactured in the Read More »
Fashion brands called out for stalling on a new Accord 4th August 2021 No Comments 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 Read More »
Wood-based fibres degrade within 60 days – study 4th August 2021 No Comments 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, Read More »