SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support to switch to renewable electricity.

AMSTERDAM – The fashion industry is shifting further towards polyester at the expense of cotton, according to research by Solidaridad and Good On You. Their

GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI and optoelectronics company. The new system

TEXAS – Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) tied to textile fibres have risen around a fifth in five years, according to new modelling from Textile Exchange.

Methane emissions increasingly matter in sustainability circles, and fashion has a significant methane footprint. But fresh calls to abandon wool, leather and other animal-derived fibres

VIRGINIA – US recycler Circ has announced a deal with India’s Arvind to bring textile-to-textile recycled fibres into large-scale commercial use. Under the five-year agreement,

PARIS – French womenswear label Pimkie has formed a joint venture with Shein to make and sell Pimkie collections on the Chinese brand’s website. The

ILLINOIS – A new study warns that climate change will push water demand for US cotton production higher in the coming decades. However, the researchers

PARIS – Europe’s leading textile bodies including Euratex, Confindustria Moda, UIT, DM&T, Modint and Swiss Textiles have issued a joint declaration calling for urgent action