
EU tests find widespread clothing label inaccuracies
BRUSSELS – More than a third of clothing items tested in an EU market surveillance campaign carried inaccurate fibre composition

BRUSSELS – More than a third of clothing items tested in an EU market surveillance campaign carried inaccurate fibre composition

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

BRUSSELS – New analysis has found wide differences in how textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are being developed in

TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial

WASHINGTON – More than 750 garment workers in Guatemala have received US$6m after labour rights groups uncovered wage theft at

LONDON – Fashion brands should stop chasing the lowest prices and tackle far bigger losses from overproduction, excess inventory and

DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces.

DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in

TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre.

QUEENSLAND – Australian recycling technology company, BlockTexx, has announced the closure of an AUD$7m Series B funding round to scale its textile resource recovery solution.

FLORIDA – A US Senator has asked the financial regulator to block an initial public offering (IPO) of SHEIN until it can disclose more information

BRUSSELS – Fashion companies will have to send any green claims they make for verification by a third party – or risk fines of at

ZURICH – Swiss traceable textile specialist Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Swiss-Italian business Trudel Silk to provide 100 per cent traceable silk from

IZMIR – Makum Alagöz, president of the Turkish textile workers’ union DERİTEKS, was this week shot by the brother of the owner of Akar Textile

LOS ANGELES – A recycled alternative to polyester, produced from old clothing, matched the quality standards of its virgin counterpart in independent tests. US technology

SEATTLE – Chinese fast fashion brand SHEIN has announced it will open a Seattle-area office in downtown Bellevue, expanding its growing US footprint. The company

WASHINGTON – Independent civil society monitoring of the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan found that in 2023, local officials “resorted to forced labour” in districts

STOCKHOLM – Helena Helmersson, CEO of Swedish fast fashion brand H&M, has unexpectedly quit her role. Fashion industry veteran Daniel Ervér will take over with
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