
McKinsey study finds growing appetite for near-shoring
NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean

NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean

LONDON – 20 Brazilian apparel brands and retailers have been ranked on their transparency by Fashion Revolution. The campaign group’s

AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages

TOKYO – One of the world’s leading fast fashion brands is to introduce automation in its warehouses which will help

TAIPEI – Taiwanese polyester and textile manufacturer, Far Eastern New Century Corp, has unveiled pioneering new recycling technology that converts

TEXAS – The first garments made with wool from Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) certified farms are now in stores. UK

ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly

DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial

KARACHI – Leading unions and labour groups in Pakistan have called for the country’s own safety ‘Accord’ similar to that

PARIS – French authorities have imposed fresh fines totalling €22.5m on Shein over consumer protection and environmental information breaches. The sanctions were announced by France’s

ZURICH – Swiss chemical recycling company GR3N has raised €15.5m to support an industrial-scale PET and polyester recycling plant in Spain. The round was led

NORTH CAROLINA – UK consumers are among the world’s leading donors and recyclers of unwanted clothing, according to new Cotton Incorporated survey data. The organisation’s

BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size chart development. The study invites

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

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,

ZURICH – US cotton growers licensed to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standard cut greenhouse gas emissions by 54 per cent in a single season.

NORTH CAROLINA – Target has expanded its partnership with Syre to support the use of 70,000 metric tons of polyester made from end-of-life textiles. The

WASHINGTON – Chinese apparel shipments to the US fell by more than half in value in the first quarter of 2026 new trade figures show.
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