News France adopts bill to ban ultra fast fashion advertising PARIS – France’s Senate has adopted a landmark bill that would ban some forms of advertising for ultra fast fashion Read More »
News RE&UP awarded C2C Certified Circularity for all products EINDHOVEN – RE&UP has become the first company in the textile industry to receive C2C Certified Circularity for all of Read More »
News Next factory staff told of dismissal via WhatsApp KATUNAYAKE – More than 1,400 workers at the only unionised factory owned by UK fashion retailer Next PLC in Sri Read More »
News Polyester recycling goals face harsh reality, warns report LONDON – Ambitions to scale textile-to-textile polyester recycling in Europe remain far from commercial reality, according to a new report. Read More »
News Traceability for Better Cotton extends to Australia ZURICH – Better Cotton’s traceability programme, which provides country-of-origin sourcing for cotton, has expanded to Australia. Read More »
News Infinited Fiber CEO to step down after nearly a decade ESPOO – Petri Alava, co-founder of Finland-based Infinited Fiber Company, will step down from his role on 31 May 2025, Read More »
News EU investigates Shein over unfair trading practices BRUSSELS – Online fashion retailer Shein has been formally notified by European consumer authorities over a series of platform practices Read More »
News Cascale CEO to step down after one year in role SAN FRANCISCO – Cascale has announced that its chief executive officer, Colin Browne, will step down from his role on Read More »
News EU proposes flat fee on small parcels as Chinese imports surge BRUSSELS – The European Union has proposed a new flat fee of €2 on billions of small parcels delivered directly 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 »