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GPS tracking sting finds Nike destroying returned trainers
OREGON – US sportswear brand Nike is destroying newly returned trainers, according to a team of investigative journalists from Germany.
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Fashion supply chain costs soaring, survey finds
LONDON – The era of sourcing-cost price deflation in fashion supply chains is over, according to a new survey of
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Shein suppliers flouting labour laws, exposé finds
GUANGZHOU – An undercover exposé found that suppliers of Chinese ultra-fast fashion brand Shein have been seriously flouting labour laws,
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PEF label concerns raised in Norwegian parliament
OSLO – Concerns have been raised in the Norwegian Parliament about whether the EU’s planned labelling scheme, Product Environmental Footprint
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COP26 pledges present fashion with stark choices
LONDON – Do fashion industry executives know something we don’t? This is the only logical conclusion one can draw considering
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Peruvian government lobbied on Higg – to no avail
LIMA – The Peruvian alpaca industry has called for answers from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition as to why its Higg
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Ganni to collaborate with Infinited Fiber Company
COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion brand Ganni has announced an agreement with Finnish textile recycling group Infinited Fiber Company to use
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Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes
PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day
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Uyghur Coalition calls for EU import controls on Xinjiang
BRUSSELS – A group of NGOs led by the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region have called
Shein seller fined over lack of labelling on plastic microfibres
10th July 2025
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PARIS – French authorities have fined Infinite Styles Ecommerce Limited (ISEL), a distributor of Shein-branded products, for failing to provide mandatory environmental information on its
France fines Shein €40m over false discounts and greenwashing
3rd July 2025
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PARIS – The French government has fined Chinese fast fashion giant Shein €40m for misleading pricing practices and questionable environmental claims.
New hub offers guidance on microplastic pollution
1st July 2025
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NORTH CAROLINA – A new digital resource hub will educate people on the environmental impact of microplastic pollution linked to synthetic textiles. Launched by Cotton
Texaid files for insolvency as textile recycling crisis deepens
25th June 2025
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ZURICH – One of Germany’s largest textile recycling firms has filed for insolvency, the latest casualty in a waste textiles market facing growing financial strain.
Colorifix raises US$18m to scale microbe-based textile dyes
23rd June 2025
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LONDON – Colorifix, the UK-based company developing microbe-based dyeing solutions, has raised US$18m in a funding round led by Inter IKEA Group. The investment aims
UK company launches microfibre recycling facility
12th June 2025
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BUDE – A UK company has launched a recycling facility in Cornwall to convert laundry microfibres into usable materials, in what it claims is a
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol reports further growth
11th June 2025
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MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has expanded for the sixth straight year, with grower participation and planted acreage increasing in 2025. The initiative
BGMEA pays respects after passing of Filippo Poggi
4th June 2025
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DHAKA – The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has expressed deepest condolence at the passing of Filippo Poggi, country controller of Primark. The
Recover pilots digital traceability with TextileGenesis
4th June 2025
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PARIS – Recycled fibre specialist Recover has partnered TextileGenesis to pilot a new digital tracking system for its recycled cotton and poly-cotton inputs. The initiative
