
Cost of shipping low cost apparel up 500%
NEW YORK – Soaring shipping costs, port disruptions and logistical chaos could see a shift to near-shoring for fashion and

NEW YORK – Soaring shipping costs, port disruptions and logistical chaos could see a shift to near-shoring for fashion and

TEXAS – Organic cotton production globally increased for the fourth year in a row according to the latest figures from

SAN FRANCISCO – US casualwear brand, Gap, has announced plans to close all 81 of its stores in the UK

LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has missed its 2020 targets for growth, as well as brand and retailer uptake

LONDON – A major new investigation found most fashion brands are blatantly flouting international regulations around green claims – and

BOSTON – A US business has developed a new technology platform which helps apparel brands to easily and methodically screen

MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has welcomed the UK’s leading retailer, Tesco, as a member of the system

SAN FRANCISCO – US outdoor apparel company Patagonia has partnered with Finnish textile recycling group Infinited Fiber Company for its

LONDON – Rapidly growing Chinese fashion brand Shein is using TikTok to grab market share from traditional rivals such as H&M,

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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