
Bezos Earth Fund grants target next-gen fibres
NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile

NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile

BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study

STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to

NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon

LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The

PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The

AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in

BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It

LONDON – Just under half (48 per cent) of Londoners surveyed said they think ethical and fair trade/labour practices are the most important attributes of

NEW YORK: The United Nations and Myanmar government have come under fire for failing to resolve the Rohingya crisis which has displaced more than a

BOULDER – US apparel brand, Eileen Fisher, will launch more than 40 styles in its upcoming fall and winter lines using wool which supports Argentinian

AMSTERDAM – The multi-billion dollar social auditing industry has failed garment workers “spectacularly” and is inherently flawed claims a new report. Clean Clothes Campaign claims

DUBLIN – Primark has expanded its cotton programme which trains farmers in methods aimed at minimising the environmental impact of cotton growing. The business plans

LONDON – Fashion Revolution has called for a radical change of emphasis for London Fashion Week and its global counterparts, with a shift towards pushing

PHNOM PENH – The European Union’s withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything But Arms (EBA) access would harm 750,000 workers and three million families, claims the country’s

LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, Lenzing Group, has reported disappointing growth figures for the first half of 2019, with revenues increasing by just 1.2

GENEVA – 25 leading companies from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have collaborated to develop clear metrics which aim to show an organisation’s
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