News Beijing to stage natural fibres conference BEIJING – China will host a conference next month focused on sustainability challenges and opportunities in global natural fibres supply Read More »
News Fashion’s environmental risk rated low by S&P LONDON – Disruptive new brands such as SHEIN are a bigger material risk to fashion’s major players than environmental and Read More »
News EU briefing notes clothing destruction rates BRUSSELS – A new briefing from the European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that 4-9 per cent of all textile products Read More »
News Dataset update increases PET CO2 impact by 26% LONDON – The carbon footprint of crude oil derived synthetic fibres such as polyester could be higher than previously assumed Read More »
News Recycling reels amid Renewcell fallout NEW YORK – US textile technology company Evrnu has pushed back the construction of a pilot facility to 2025 while Read More »
News Proposed EU supply chain laws dealt major blow BRUSSELS – Proposed EU laws which would hold companies accountable for supply chain violations have been dealt a major blow Read More »
News Clean Clothes warns of PP spray health impacts AMSTERDAM – A new report by Clean Clothes Campaign Turkey highlights the harmful effects of potassium permanganate (PP) spray bleaching Read More »
News Sustainable Apparel Coalition rebrands as Cascale SAN FRANCISCO – US non-profit the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has rebranded as Cascale. The move is said it to reflect Read More »
News Renewcell files for bankruptcy STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycling company Renewcell has filed for bankruptcy. The company said it has not been able to 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 »