News NZ Merino makes traceability standard for flagship wools CHRISTCHURCH – The New Zealand Merino Company says it is making digital traceability standard across its flagship ZQ and ZQRX Read More »
News Italy’s fashion bosses sound alarm with 2035 rescue plan ROME – Italy’s fashion lobby has unveiled a strategic plan it says is needed to stop the country’s manufacturing base Read More »
News Avalo begins harvest of first AI-bred cotton TEXAS – Avalo, a US-based agtech startup, has begun harvesting its first commercial crop of “low-carbon” cotton, bred using artificial Read More »
News Leicester garment probe finds no forced labour cases LEICESTER – A long-awaited government review has concluded there is no evidence of prosecutable forced labour in Leicester’s garment sector. Read More »
News U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol beats most 2025 farm targets MEMPHIS – The US Cotton Trust Protocol says its grower members have met or exceeded most of their 2025 sustainability Read More »
News New global review exposes gaps in microplastic science LONDON – A major review of microplastic toxicity studies found fewer than half provide the information needed to support ecological Read More »
News UPPAREL opens major textile recycling facility MELBOURNE – UPPAREL has opened what it claims is Australia’s largest onshore textile recycling facility. The 10,500-square-metre plant in Melbourne Read More »
News Climate groups urge tougher fashion agenda at COP30 BRAZIL – Campaigners have called on fashion brands to turn rhetoric into action at COP30, arguing the industry is far Read More »
News Nike named anchor customer for Loop’s Indian rPET plant OREGON – Loop Industries has signed a multi-year offtake deal with Nike, naming the brand anchor customer for the Infinite Read More »
Target removes LGBTQ items amid backlash 24th May 2023 No Comments NEW YORK – US retailer Target has removed some items from its LGBTQ Pride Collection following customer threats and confrontations in some of its stores. Read More »
EU to ban destruction of unsold clothing 24th May 2023 No Comments BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to ban the destruction of unsold clothing as part of a drive towards reducing waste through greater reuse Read More »