NORTH CAROLINA – Textile-to-textile recycling company Syre says it has secured close to US$900m in offtake agreements from major apparel brands. Chief executive Dennis Nobelius

BRUSSELS – EU apparel import prices continued to soften in the first four months of 2026 as overall shipment volumes also declined. According to Eurostat

PARIS – France has adopted a landmark law aimed at curbing ultra-fast fashion. A raft of new penalties and advertising restrictions are set to hit

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

DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in November. Without a workable post-graduation