News Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It Read More »
News Shares in Allbirds soar on AI pivot SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever Read More »
News Tanzania regenerative cotton farmer numbers jump 88 per cent HAMBURG – More than 40,000 smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania are now growing cotton under the Regenerative Cotton Standard. Read More »
News Unions say Bangladesh worker protections still fall short DHAKA – Bangladesh has made some progress under the ILO’s roadmap, but unions say factory conditions remain far behind the Read More »
News NGO report slams fashion brands over tariff fallout LONDON – Fashion brands responded to the 2025 tariff shock by pausing orders, pushing for lower prices and shifting costs Read More »
News Recover and Prosperity Textile unveil denim partnership VALENCIA – Spanish recycled cotton fibre business, Recover, and Chinese denim manufacturer, Prosperity Textile, are to develop a new denim Read More »
News SaXcell to open Netherlands pulp plant in 2027 ENSCHEDE – Dutch textile recycling innovator SaXcell has confirmed plans to open a pulp plant in the Netherlands in early Read More »
News Primark tightens criteria in its circular guidelines LONDON – Primark claims 5 per cent of clothing units sold in 2024/25 were ‘circular by design,’ 20 per cent Read More »
News Adidas, BESTSELLER and Inditex back textile recycling project AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a new project to help unlock post-consumer textile waste for textile recycling in Read More »
EU eyes textiles with launch of microplastics consultation 2nd December 2021 No Comments BRUSSELS – The European Commission has launched a three-month public consultation seeking feedback on measures to tackle pollution from microplastics. Textile industry stakeholders are being Read More »
Xinjiang case filed against Patagonia, Nike, C&A 2nd December 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Patagonia, Nike and C&A are accused of profiting from forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China in a criminal complaint filed by Read More »
Returns up 129%, with clothing top returned item 2nd December 2021 No Comments LONDON – The value of returned goods has increased by 74 per cent in the past two years – with clothing the most returned items. Read More »