News H&M faces tough competition, cuts full-year margin target STOCKHOLM – H&M, the world’s second-largest listed fashion retailer, has said it no longer expects to achieve its full-year earnings Read More »
News Italy investigates Shein over greenwashing claims ROME – Italy’s antitrust agency has opened an investigation into Infinite Styles Services CO. Limited, the Dublin-based company that manages Read More »
News EURATEX leads calls for stricter online market regulations BRUSSELS – EURATEX, the European textile trade body, has joined a coalition of NGOs and European industry groups who are Read More »
News PVH Corp may face China blacklisting over Xinjiang cotton boycott BEIJING – China has threatened to blacklist US fashion retail group, PVH Corp, over its boycott of Xinjiang cotton. PVH, Read More »
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News Louis Vuitton sued for alleged racial discrimination CALIFORNIA – Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton is facing a lawsuit accusing the brand of “invidious race-based discrimination.” Filed in Read More »
News Fashion, C02 emissions and green logistics NICHOLAS MAZZEI swapped a career in the British Army for a life in sustainability at the sharp end of the Read More »
News Textile recyclers dispute ‘trash’ used clothing claims BRUSSELS – At a recent conference in Belgium, stakeholders from the textile recycling industry pushed back against Greenpeace’s claims about Read More »
News EU bans use of PFAS sub-group in textiles BRUSSELS – The European Union has announced a ban on the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and PFHxA-related substances in Read More »
Leather alternatives: the good, the bad, the ugly 4th May 2022 No Comments What are the main vegan alternatives to leather, how do they perform and what is their environmental profile like? INGE FLOWERS, managing director of Authenticae, Read More »