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Is climate change hitting Indian cotton yields?
GUJARAT – Cotton yields in India have hit all-time lows for the 2018-19 season amid an ongoing drought affecting 40
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H&M, PVH deny entering Ethiopia for cheap labour
WASHINGTON – H&M and PVH Corp, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, have responded to claims that they have only shifted sourcing
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€3.7m funding for closed loop fibre business
HELSINKI – A Finnish tech business which produces a cotton-like fibre from recycled fibres and cellulose has announced it has
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China continues suspension of SA wool imports due to FMD
PORT ELIZABETH – China, the world’s largest importer of wool, has confirmed that the suspension of all wool imports from
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Brands want sustainability – but who will fund it?
BUDAPEST – Unit prices for apparel imports to the US from Bangladesh fell by 7 per cent between 2014 and
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Dutch textile partnership reports progress
AMSTERDAM – Participants in the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) are, “well on the way to meeting
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Indonesian Nike supplier leaves workers with US$3m shortfall
WASHINGTON – A leading US labour rights group is urging Nike put its weight behind the claims of Indonesian workers
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New BGMEA head vows to boost female leadership
DHAKA – The first ever female leader of Bangladesh’s powerful Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has vowed to boost
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Brands urged to sign up to living wage bargaining
AMSTERDAM – Labour groups in Cambodia have written to leading brands including Puma, Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, Levi’s and VF urging
EU fines Temu €200m over illegal product risks
28th May 2026
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BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark enforcement action is a potentially
Half of T-Shirt cotton lost before sale
28th May 2026
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OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even reaches the shop floor. This
The next phase of PFAS elimination for textiles
27th May 2026
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By Cécile Chi, Standard Development Specialist (Climate), Global Standard STUTTGART – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long played a defining role in textile performance.
Hohenstein launches global sizing study for apparel
26th May 2026
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BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size chart development. The study invites
Egypt plans US$2bn carbon-neutral textile city
26th May 2026
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CAIRO – Egypt has announced ambitious Chinese-backed plans for a US$1.5bn to US$2bn textile industrial city in Port Said. Officials say it would be the
Brands ‘squeezing suppliers dry’ on prices, report claims
21st May 2026
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AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for wage rises, safer working conditions
Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie
20th May 2026
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GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion retailer will use BASF’s loopamid,
Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility
20th May 2026
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GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding
PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing
20th May 2026
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ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some dye categories. It also points
