GENEVA – Better Cotton says more than 3,000 supply chain bodies have been certified one year after it transitioned into a full certification scheme. The

ST LOUIS – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it is investigating allegations that Nike’s DEI programmes “discriminated against white workers.” In a 4

AMSTERDAM – More than 100 global fashion brands and retailers have renewed the Pakistan Accord which covers garment factory safety. This legally-binding agreement supports independent

DHAKA – Survivors of the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster have accused unnamed groups of raising money overseas in victims’ names without transparent oversight. They have

LONDON – Cambridge spin-out Sparxell has raised US$5m in a pre series A round as it looks to scale its plant-based colour technology. Its solution

BERLIN – German lawmakers have approved an “anti-greenwashing” law that targets vague environmental claims, with fashion in the firing line. Germany’s has Bundesrat approved the

SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2026 is launching a dedicated ‘Pet Boutique’ zone at the fair, which runs 11-13 March. The

NYMÖLLA – Lenzing is to take a controlling majority in Swedish innovation firm TreeToTextile, as it aims to industrialise a next-gen wood-based fibre platform. The

NEW YORK – Allbirds will close all of its full price stores in the US by the end of February, leaving only two outlet locations