News Are we drowning in sustainability initiatives? CALL FOR FEEDBACK: In our next magazine, Apparel Insider looking at the vast – and growing – number of sustainability-focused Read More »
News Stockholm Fashion Week is cancelled STOCKHOLM – Swedish Fashion Council has cancelled Stockholm Fashion Week and said it will focus on launching a “more sustainable Read More »
News Copenhagen Summit to offer carbon offsetting guidance EXCLUSIVE – The world’s largest sustainable fashion event, Copenhagen Fashion Summit, has told Apparel Insider it will offer guidance on Read More »
News Uniqlo and UN partner on women’s rights TOKYO – Fast Retailing, owner of Japan’s largest fashion brand, Uniqlo, has announced a new global partnership with UN Women Read More »
News Biobased fibres: fashion’s future or passing fad? LONDON – In a brilliant new op-ed for the next edition of Apparel Insider, Claudia Amos and Georgie Edwards from Read More »
News Researchers develop blue pigment from fungi CALIFORNIA – Researchers in the US have developed a new production platform for producing blue pigment which may provide a Read More »
News IFC and Levi’s tackle GHGs in supply chains WASHINGTON – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Levi Strauss & Co have signed an agreement that Read More »
News BGMEA head champions digital payments DHAKA – Garment factory workers at selected textile mills in Bangladesh will soon be paid digitally, as part of an Read More »
News Re:newcell closes US$5m over-subscribed investment round STOCKHOLM – Chinese viscose manufacturer, Tangshan Sanyou, has produced the world’s first batch of viscose fibres made from 50 per 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 »