
Brands pen new garment factory safety agreement
DHAKA – Global fashion brands and trade unions have agreed a two-year extension of the work of the Bangladesh Accord

DHAKA – Global fashion brands and trade unions have agreed a two-year extension of the work of the Bangladesh Accord

JINJIANG – Anta Sports, China’s largest sportswear company, posted revenue of 22.81 billion yuan (US$3.52bn) in the first half of

SAN FRANCISCO — New research claims the fashion sector is failing in its efforts to tackle climate change due to

HO CHI MINH – Vietnam’s textile and garment industry could miss its export target of US$39bn as industry struggles with

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has sought to reassure the country’s garment workers about safety in

NEW YORK – The fashion sector could face an ‘inventory’ recession as retailers pull orders forward over concerns about shipping

ANDOVER – Technical textile solution company Polartec has announced the elimination of PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl substances) in its DWR (durable

TEXAS – Global fibre production has almost doubled in the last 20 years from 58 million tonnes in 2000 to

LONDON – UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced the addition of six new clothing and footwear brands to M&S.com

STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to 17,800 in 2025. Certified sites

NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6 in its products. The

LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The facility will be located at

PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The trio processed several tens of

AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in its supply chain.

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in fashion supply chains. The trade

BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It says factory closures are continuing

SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever seen in consumer markets. The

HAMBURG – More than 40,000 smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania are now growing cotton under the Regenerative Cotton Standard. This is according to the
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