
ASOS only brand to back extension of Accord’s mandate
AMSTERDAM – ASOS has become the first and, so far, only brand to sign up to proposals to extend the

AMSTERDAM – ASOS has become the first and, so far, only brand to sign up to proposals to extend the

BERLIN – 50 German companies have called for proposed German mandatory due diligence laws to be strengthened in the parliamentary procedure,

DHAKA – Faruque Hassan, managing director of Giant Group, has recently been elected president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and

BEIJING – China has announced plans to set up a domestic version of the Better Cotton Initiative, while claiming the

SPONSORED CONTENT – Traceability and transparency have risen up the apparel industry agenda – and with good reason. As well

LONDON – Garments made with recycled polyester released 2.3 times more microfibres than those made with virgin polyester in a

MEKELLE – Just 700 out of more than 2,000 workers employed at Ethiopia’s Mekelle Industrial Park have returned to work

AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign is calling for a new, legally-binding agreement around factory safety in Bangladesh, while expressing concerns

LONDON – Members of the BCI Council, which includes representatives from Levi’s, H&M and Adidas, are stonewalling questions about BCI’s

DHAKA – Bangladesh has made some progress under the ILO’s roadmap, but unions say factory conditions remain far behind the reforms promised. The warning comes

LONDON – Fashion brands responded to the 2025 tariff shock by pausing orders, pushing for lower prices and shifting costs onto suppliers. This is the

VALENCIA – Spanish recycled cotton fibre business, Recover, and Chinese denim manufacturer, Prosperity Textile, are to develop a new denim collection. Production will take place

ENSCHEDE – Dutch textile recycling innovator SaXcell has confirmed plans to open a pulp plant in the Netherlands in early 2027. The company is also

LONDON – Primark claims 5 per cent of clothing units sold in 2024/25 were ‘circular by design,’ 20 per cent of jersey and 8 per

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a new project to help unlock post-consumer textile waste for textile recycling in Europe. Adidas is the lead

EINDHOVEN – RE&UP, Madewell and ISKO have turned 20,000 pairs of post-consumer jeans into feedstock for a new textile-to-textile denim capsule. The collection launched on

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association has challenged California regulator CalRecycle over the state’s new textile EPR scheme. The trade body says CalRecycle’s

MILAN – Adriano Goldschmied, the Italian designer widely credited with helping turn jeans into a premium fashion category, has died aged 82. He died in
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