News Cotton NGO says activist threatened in Uzbekistan WASHINGTON – The Cotton Campaign has called on the Uzbek government to urgently investigate the targeted harassment of Umida Niyazova, Read More »
News Boohoo probed over supplier employment contracts LONDON – Fast fashion brand Boohoo was probed over claims that the employment contracts of its Leicester suppliers amount to Read More »
News WRAP: half of all textiles discarded as trash LONDON – Recent findings from WRAP show that a staggering 49 per cent of all used textiles end up being Read More »
News Better Cotton expands interest in African market LONDON – Better Cotton, the world’s largest certified cotton scheme, is launching new mapping and assessments in West and Central Read More »
News Bangladesh mulls tax break for recycled fibres DHAKA – Bangladesh is considering removing value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced recycled fibre and its raw materials to support Read More »
News EU hits Shein with new new digital rules BRUSSELS – The European Union has placed fast-fashion giant Shein under rigorous scrutiny according to its new Digital Services Act Read More »
News Comment: SBTi risks becoming code for greenwashing OP-ED – Last month, the respected journal Nature published a study in which the authors evaluated one of the largest Read More »
News Carbios opens PET ‘bio-recycling’ plant in France LONGLAVILLE – Carbios, a global leader in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to recycle synthetic textiles and other Read More »
News Certification schemes and new regulations PARTNER CONTENT – In the complex and ever-evolving textile, leather and fashion world, staying up to date of regulatory changes 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 »