NORTH CAROLINA – Chronic exposure to microplastic fibres causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish…Read the full story… Microfibres seriously harm fish in study
Brand share prices hammered by COVID-19
LONDON – Shares prices of the world’s leading apparel brands have plummeted over the past month amid stores closures and…Read the full story… Brand share prices hammered by COVID-19
Sateri produces viscose fibre from textile waste
SHANGHAI – Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fibre regenerated from textile…Read the full story… Sateri produces viscose fibre from textile waste
BCI suspends activities in Xinjiang
LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has announced there will be no licensed Better Cotton from Xinjiang, Western China next…Read the full story… BCI suspends activities in Xinjiang
4 fashion weeks CO2 footprint: 241,000 tonnes
NEW YORK – New research has for the first time ever calculated the CO2 impact of the big four fashion…Read the full story… 4 fashion weeks CO2 footprint: 241,000 tonnes
Proposed US laws could hit Xinjiang cotton
WASHINGTON – US lawmakers have proposed legislation which would introduce a “rebuttable presumption” that goods produced or manufactured in the…Read the full story… Proposed US laws could hit Xinjiang cotton
COVID-19 causing major supply chain lay-offs
LONDON – Civil society groups are calling on governments, brands and employers to protect supply chain workers from the economic…Read the full story… COVID-19 causing major supply chain lay-offs
Nike claims it has no links with Xinjiang
OREGON – Nike has attempted to distance itself from allegations of forced labour in its Chinese supply chains. The company…Read the full story… Nike claims it has no links with Xinjiang
Polyester found inside new marine species
NEWCASTLE – British researchers have discovered polyester microfibres inside a new species of deep-sea amphipods which were only recently discovered…Read the full story… Polyester found inside new marine species