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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
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Cotton farming under growing pressure, ICAC warns
BREMEN – Cotton farming is under growing pressure from weak farm economics, climate disruption and rising production risks. This is
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Lululemon backs Epoch’s nylon recycling funding round
LONDON – Lululemon has backed a US$12m funding round for Epoch Biodesign as the biotech start-up-scales enzymatic recycling of nylon
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Survey finds durability matters to fashion shoppers
LONDON – UK consumers overwhelmingly associate cotton-rich clothing with increased durability , according to new survey data from Cotton Incorporated.
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India launches six textile export support centres
MUMBAI – India is setting up six Textile Export Facilitation Centres across key clusters as it targets US$100bn in exports
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Performance Days highlights circularity, recycling and compliance
MUNICH – This spring’s Performance Days drew 560 exhibitors, with show discussions focused on circularity, recycling and regulatory compliance. Apparel
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EU passport framework raises data demands on brands
BRUSSELS – Fashion brands will need to identify what product data they hold, decide what can be shared across the
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Texaid wins creditor approval in Germany
ZURICH – Creditors have approved insolvency plans for key Texaid businesses in Germany, giving the textile recycling group a route
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Turkey, Bangladesh hardest hit as EU apparel imports plummet
BRUSSELS – EU apparel imports plummeted year on year in January, with Bangladesh, Turkey and Cambodia among the exporters hit
FLA demands factory list transparency for affiliates
4th March 2019
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WASHINGTON – The board of the Fair Labor Association, a US non-profit which promotes adherence to international and national labour laws, has voted in favour
Should brands set science-based targets on biodiversity?
26th February 2019
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LONDON – Global apparel companies need to start setting science-based targets for biodiversity or risk long term security of their supply chains. That’s the view
VF probes union-busting claims at Philippines supplier
25th February 2019
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GREENSBORO – US apparel company, VF Corp, has given a non-committal response to allegations of union-busting at a garment manufacturer in the Philippines which supplies
More brands make 100 per cent sustainable cotton pledge
22nd February 2019
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TEXAS – The number of leading global apparel brands aiming to source 100 per cent sustainable cotton by 2025 as part of a pioneering challenge
Turkmenistan cotton products found on Walmart, ebay and Amazon websites
19th February 2019
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WASHINGTON – Products made with cotton that was picked using forced labour have been found being retailed on the websites of Amazon, Walmart and ebay.
Boohoo bans wool – for a few hours
18th February 2019
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MANCHESTER – UK fast fashion retailer Boohoo has done a remarkable u-turn over the use of wool in its collections. After saying it was banning
Social audits ignore gender violence, claims HRW
13th February 2019
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NEW YORK – Social audits in global apparel supply chains fail to address gender-based violence claims a new report by Human Rights Watch. Published to
Adidas refutes allegations over Indonesian supplier
12th February 2019
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AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand adidas has refuted claims that it has behaved unfairly in a protracted row related to a group of Indonesian workers
Microfibre release measured in major field study
5th February 2019
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CALIFORNIA – One of the most comprehensive studies of its kind has found that textiles shed between 31,000 and 3,500,000 fibres per load during normal
