
MEPs urge Brussels to widen textile ecodesign rules
BRUSSELS – 15 MEPs have urged the European Commission not to limit upcoming textile ecodesign rules to recyclability and recycled

BRUSSELS – 15 MEPs have urged the European Commission not to limit upcoming textile ecodesign rules to recyclability and recycled

BREMEN – Cotton farming is under growing pressure from weak farm economics, climate disruption and rising production risks. This is

LONDON – Lululemon has backed a US$12m funding round for Epoch Biodesign as the biotech start-up-scales enzymatic recycling of nylon

LONDON – UK consumers overwhelmingly associate cotton-rich clothing with increased durability , according to new survey data from Cotton Incorporated.

MUMBAI – India is setting up six Textile Export Facilitation Centres across key clusters as it targets US$100bn in exports

MUNICH – This spring’s Performance Days drew 560 exhibitors, with show discussions focused on circularity, recycling and regulatory compliance. Apparel

BRUSSELS – Fashion brands will need to identify what product data they hold, decide what can be shared across the

ZURICH – Creditors have approved insolvency plans for key Texaid businesses in Germany, giving the textile recycling group a route

BRUSSELS – EU apparel imports plummeted year on year in January, with Bangladesh, Turkey and Cambodia among the exporters hit

BERLIN – German brands are embracing a new national certification standard for the textile and apparel industries. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation has informed

BANGKOK – The European Commission has announced the partial suspension of Cambodia’s preferential trade preferences with the European Union after the government failed to address serious human

LONDON – Leading fashion brands Bestseller, TJX, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace owner, Capri Holdings, have been slammed for not publicly committing to eliminate

AHMEDABAD – Seven garment factory workers were killed in India over the weekend after a fire broke out at Nandan Denim, the country’s largest denim business

BERLIN – Forced labour was used in the 2019 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, but the situation is slowly improving. This is the message of an

LONDON – The coronavirus could be disastrous for China’s polyester and textile supply chains if the disease spreads to other cities. With Central China at

BRUSSELS – The EU Commission will launch a new circular economy action plan in March which includes a “comprehensive strategy” for textiles and clothing aimed

STOCKHOLM: H&M has announced its 72-year old chairman, Stefan Persson, is to step down as head of the fashion retailer and hand over the reins

BRUSSELS – EU chemicals legislation, including the regulation of hazardous chemicals found in clothing, is dictated by economic interests rather than whether chemicals present a
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