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‘Vegan’ leathers fail to decompose in tests
IZMIR – New research found that genuine bovine leather composted completely in just over one month while new ‘vegan leather’
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Study measures CO2 of Chinese polyamide production
LONDON – A new study focused on the carbon footprint (CF) of polyamide textile production in China, revealing important insights
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US Senator warns UK about SHEIN listing
LONDON – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has urged the United Kingdom to thoroughly investigate the fast-fashion company SHEIN for human
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Bangladesh event spotlights fashion recycling
DHAKA – The 2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit was held on June 11 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden, Dhaka.
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European states call on EU to tackle fast fashion
BRUSSELS – France is one of four countries calling for the EU to introduce new levies on apparel brands that
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Remaining assets of Renewcell purchased
STOCKHOLM – The remaining assets of textile recycling business, Renewcell, have been acquired by Altor, an investment firm based in
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Exclusive: Interview Jesse Daystar, Cotton Inc
This interview first appeared in Natural Fibres Insight NORTH CAROLINA – Dr Jesse Daystar, vice president and chief sustainability at
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H&M writes to SBTi over plans to allow scope 3 offsets
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion retailer H&M has written to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) expressing concern over the standard
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Toxic substances found in Shein clothing
SEOUL – Children’s clothing items sold by Chinese fast fashion brand Shein contained toxic substances at levels hundreds of times
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,
