
ASOS only brand to back extension of Accord’s mandate
AMSTERDAM – ASOS has become the first and, so far, only brand to sign up to proposals to extend the

AMSTERDAM – ASOS has become the first and, so far, only brand to sign up to proposals to extend the

BERLIN – 50 German companies have called for proposed German mandatory due diligence laws to be strengthened in the parliamentary procedure,

DHAKA – Faruque Hassan, managing director of Giant Group, has recently been elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and

BEIJING – China has announced plans to set up a domestic version of the Better Cotton Initiative, while claiming the

SPONSORED CONTENT – Traceability and transparency have risen up the apparel industry agenda – and with good reason. As well

LONDON – Garments made with recycled polyester released 2.3 times more microfibres than those made with virgin polyester in a

MEKELLE – Just 700 out of more than 2,000 workers employed at Ethiopia’s Mekelle Industrial Park have returned to work

AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign is calling for a new, legally-binding agreement around factory safety in Bangladesh, while expressing concerns

LONDON – Members of the BCI Council, which includes representatives from Levi’s, H&M and Adidas, are stonewalling questions about BCI’s

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
Login to your account below.