
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,

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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