News OECD recognition for GOTS Standard STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been assessed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Read More »
News Report slams “false solutions” in fashion supply chains LONDON – New analysis by the NewClimate Institute found the climate strategies of leading fashion companies lack credibility and fail Read More »
News Texaid files for insolvency as textile recycling crisis deepens ZURICH – One of Germany’s largest textile recycling firms has filed for insolvency, the latest casualty in a waste textiles Read More »
News Gap, Target and Houdini back Syre’s recycling venture NORTH CAROLINA – US-based recycling start-up Syre has announced strategic partnerships with Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear and Target. The move Read More »
News Earthsight exposes deforestation in fashion supply chains LONDON – Luxury fashion brands including Coach, Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss are sourcing leather from tanneries in Italy that Read More »
News EU weakens green rules to “boost competitiveness” BRUSSELS – The European Council has agreed a position on controversial plans to scale back key EU sustainability laws after Read More »
News Colorifix raises US$18m to scale microbe-based textile dyes LONDON – Colorifix, the UK-based company developing microbe-based dyeing solutions, has raised US$18m in a funding round led by Inter Read More »
News Green Claims Directive withdrawn but uncertainty clouds Commission’s move BRUSSELS – The European Commission has announced its intention to withdraw the Green Claims Directive, key legislation aimed at curbing Read More »
News Better Cotton to become regenerative standard ZURICH – Better Cotton has announced a formal shift towards becoming a regenerative agriculture standard within the next 12 months. Read More »
“Significant risks” remain in Uzbek cotton sector 4th April 2022 No Comments In this guest column written exclusively for Apparel Insider, Lynn Schweisfurth of the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights argues that while the end of systematic Read More »
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector 19th February 2021 No Comments Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the subject of US sanctions. A Read More »