
Organic cotton sector calls for investment to build supply resilience
ISTANBUL – The organic cotton sector must increase investment and collaboration if it is to build more resilient supply systems.

ISTANBUL – The organic cotton sector must increase investment and collaboration if it is to build more resilient supply systems.

GENEVA – A new study backed by UN Trade and Development has challenged claims that used clothing exports to Africa

PARIS – French authorities have imposed fresh fines totalling €22.5m on Shein over consumer protection and environmental information breaches. The

ZURICH – Swiss chemical recycling company GR3N has raised €15.5m to support an industrial-scale PET and polyester recycling plant in

MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has launched a new Physical Assurance Program using forensic testing to verify the

CLERMONT-FERRAND – Carbios says it has put back the commissioning of its planned PET biorecycling plant in China by around one

WASHINGTON – Global production is forecast to decline in 2026/27 as rising input costs, drought and competition from man-made fibres

NORTH CAROLINA – UK consumers are among the world’s leading donors and recyclers of unwanted clothing, according to new Cotton

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark

BRUSSELS – European anti-fraud officials have helped uncover the illegal shipment of 4,200 tonnes of textile waste from Italy to Türkiye. The operation is the

DALANG – The global wool industry has opened its 95th annual International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Congress in Dalang, China. Industry leaders there are calling

LONDON – The UK advertising watchdog has banned paid Google ads from Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein for greenwashing. The ruling suggests the adverts’ claims

WASHINGTON – A new review from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has questioned whether organic cotton’s environmental claims properly account for lower yields. ICAC

BRUSSELS – More than a third of clothing items tested in an EU market surveillance campaign carried inaccurate fibre composition labels. The findings have raised

SEOUL – South Korean apparel manufacturer Youngone Corporation is planning a further US$41.6m investment in Uzbekistan over the next three years. The move is another

BRUSSELS – New analysis has found wide differences in how textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are being developed in Europe. The findings raise concerns

TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial cotton programme. The US agri-biotech

WASHINGTON – More than 750 garment workers in Guatemala have received US$6m after labour rights groups uncovered wage theft at a Target supplier factory. The
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