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West African organic cotton sector gains momentum
TEXAS – US textile industry NGO, Textile Exchange, has announced the launch of a Regional Organic Roundtable to help develop
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Scientists chance upon polyester-eating enzyme
PORTSMOUTH – Scientists have engineered a bacterial enzyme which can digest some commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to
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Scanfil and Coloreel sign manufacturing deal
ÅTVIDABERG – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread
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Asia Pacific drives growing eco fibre demand
LONDON – Global demand for eco fibres will grow by more than 10 per cent from now to 2022 thanks
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Pakistani denim mill in wastewater breakthrough
KARACHI – Leading Pakistani denim manufacturer, Artistic Fabric and Garment Industries, has developed new technology which it claims completely eliminates
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PETA in row over Canada Goose jackets
NEW YORK – An unlikely row has broken out between animal rights group, PETA, and the Fire Department of New
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House of Fraser to stock luxury Chinese goods
LONDON – UK apparel retailer, House of Fraser, will begin stocking premium Chinese brands across its 59 department stores as
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Is H&M becoming less transparent?
STOCKHOLM – H&M does not care about garment worker wages and its sustainability reporting lacks transparency, according to a damning
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Unifi set to purchase National Spinning Co
GREENSBORO – Unifi Manufacturing, an operating subsidiary of synthetic and recycled yarn business, Unifi, has entered into an agreement to
Dubious ‘data’ and the myth of transparency
9th August 2023
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LONDON – There’s a saying in journalism: news is what businesses or individuals don’t want to you write. Anything else is PR. One could argue
Will independent fashion brands soon disappear?
12th April 2023
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NORTH CAROLINA – Recently, I saw the news that American-made outdoor apparel brand Kitsbow was closing down. Kitsbow was an employee-owned apparel company made in
Viewpoint: the media’s role in sustainable fashion
30th January 2023
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LOS ANGELES – Whenever I scan the fashion and sustainability headlines, my optimism that the industry is on a path toward real change fades a
