
UK brands linked to pollution scandal
LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories

LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories

BOSTON – The global apparel industry is responsible for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions according to

MANCHESTER – It would seem that not even the new breed of rapidly growing apparel etailers are immune from the

AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal

LONDON – Researchers have successfully used betulin, a tree bark extract, to improve the water repellency of cotton fabrics, offering

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report

WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce

TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with

TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry

BRUSSELS – The EU has launched an €11m fund to support textile recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer clothing waste from blended products. The call, under

BRUSSELS – 15 MEPs have urged the European Commission not to limit upcoming textile ecodesign rules to recyclability and recycled content alone. In a letter

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

LONDON – Lululemon has backed a US$12m funding round for Epoch Biodesign as the biotech start-up-scales enzymatic recycling of nylon 6,6. The material is widely

LONDON – UK consumers overwhelmingly associate cotton-rich clothing with increased durability , according to new survey data from Cotton Incorporated. Its research found 81 per

MUMBAI – India is setting up six Textile Export Facilitation Centres across key clusters as it targets US$100bn in exports by 2030. The centres will

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

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

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