BRUSSELS – US-based consultants, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Boston Consulting Group are seeking to influence European environmental policies relating …
Finnish government backs wood-fibres project
ESPOO – Forest industry group Metsä has announced a project with the Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum to develop new …
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Kohl’s paid huge dividend days after ditching orders
NEW YORK – Fresh details have emerged illustrating how Kohl’s, one of the US’s largest department store chains, paid a …
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Levi’s to publish ethnic diversity data
SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi’s will publish data showing the ethnic make-up of its organisation – including number …
€8m funding for Worn Again Technologies
LONDON – UK based chemical textile-textile recycling business, Worn Again Technologies, has secured up to €8m in new equity capital …
PVH, Kering quiet on issues of board diversity
LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely …
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Study claims just 8% of ocean fibres are synthetic
LONDON – New research claims that only 8 per cent of ocean fibres are synthetic, while most – 80 per …
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Travel restrictions could hit verified BCI cotton
LONDON – Travel restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 could impact the amount of cotton entering global supply chains …
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ICAC forecasts 11% fall in cotton consumption
WASHINGTON – Global cotton consumption is forecast to fall by 11 per cent while the total cotton area under production …
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