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 »
News New chemical recycling method breaks down clothing in 15 minutes LONDON – Researchers have unveiled a chemical-based recycling method they claim can decompose clothing fabrics into reusable molecules, regardless of Read More »
News Campaigners lobby Inditex over airfreight fashion AMSTERDAM – Campaign groups led by Clean Clothes and Public Eye are calling on Spanish retailing giant Inditex to phase Read More »
News Court ruling means forced labour fashion could lead to money laundering charges By Jamas Hodivala KC, Matrix Chambers LONDON – When you think of money laundering, you possibly think of Jason Bateman Read More »
News EU to target Shein and Temu with customs duty BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) is preparing to implement customs duties on inexpensive goods purchased from Chinese online retailers 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 »