
EU waters down sustainability rules after corporate lobbying
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has significantly weakened its proposed sustainability reporting and due diligence regulations after sustained pressure from

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has significantly weakened its proposed sustainability reporting and due diligence regulations after sustained pressure from

MONCHENGLADBACH – Global fashion retailer C&A has shut down its state-of-the-art denim factory in Mönchengladbach, bringing an abrupt end to

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, in collaboration with America First Legal (AFL), has filed a class-action lawsuit against

COPENHAGEN – Danish traceability company Spoor, part of Scan-Hide, has partnered with the international Oeko-Tex Association to introduce full farm-to-product

PARIS – France’s National Assembly has voted to restrict the use of highly polluting PFAS “forever chemicals” in a range

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new measures aimed at reducing textile waste

PARIS – France has taken a major step towards mandatory environmental labelling for textile products by officially submitting its Environmental

OSLO – Spinnova Plc has released its financial report for the year ending 31 December 2024, highlighting a year of

SEATTLE – Hagens Berman, a leading consumer rights law firm, has filed a class-action lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates,

SHANGHAI – Lycra Company is targeting China’s stretch yarn market through a new partnership with Texhong International Group focused on renewable fibres. Under the deal,

TOKYO – Spiber has relaunched under new leadership, with the Japanese biomaterials company sharpening its focus on commercialisation. Chief executive Maya Kawana will lead business

LONDON – A new survey suggests poor product information is fuelling avoidable fashion returns, causing brands to still lose sales and margin. Akeneo’s 2025 Consumer Returns

LONDON – Archroma and Turkish denim manufacturer ORTA are launching a denim collection dyed with colourants made partly from wool waste. The collection will be

LONDON – Bangladesh strengthened its hold on the global denim trade in 2025, extending its lead in both the EU and US markets. Shipments to

GIA LAI – H&M-backed textile recycling business Syre has signed a deal with engineering group ABB as it pushes ahead with its first plant in

BRUSSELS – The EU has announced a major overhaul of its customs code which will hit fashion brands selling cheap parcels direct into the EU.

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a project to test whether mass balance accounting could be used for biomass-attributed PET for clothing. The work

STOCKHOLM – Renasens has raised €10m to scale a textile recycling technology that uses supercritical CO2 to recover fibres from blended waste. The Swedish start-up
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