New venture fund promotes ethical supply chains
CALIFORNIA – The C&A Foundation is backing a new early stage venture fund which will invest in apparel supply chain
CALIFORNIA – The C&A Foundation is backing a new early stage venture fund which will invest in apparel supply chain
GENEVA – A new international initiative has been launched to improve gender equality in the global garment industry. Better Work,

AMSTERDAM – International apparel brands including Marks & Spencer, Puma, Fast Retailing, G-Star, Debenhams and Next are among more than
AMSTERDAM – A new report has linked major apparel brands including Benetton, C&A, GAP, H&M, Levi’s, M&S and PVH to

DHAKA – Women working in Bangladesh’s ready made garment (RMG) sector are regularly verbally and physically abused while often being
Real fur from rabbit, mink and fox has recently been found in products sold as ‘faux fur’ by Tesco, Boots,

BRUSSELS – Poor worker rights in Vietnam could prove a major obstacle to trade agreements with the EU, with textiles
Time to talk to consumers H&M sells cotton products which proudly boast their organic credentials. Primark has unveiled its first
AMSTERDAM – A multi-national apparel brand has agreed to pay US$2m to fix alleged life-threatening workplace hazards in its Bangladesh

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

SHANGHAI – Lycra Company is targeting China’s stretch yarn market through a new partnership with Texhong International Group focused on renewable fibres. Under the deal,

ZHANGJIAGANG – A Chinese textile recycler says an AI-powered sorting machine can process 100kg of used clothing in just two to three minutes. This compares

TOKYO – Spiber has relaunched under new leadership, with the Japanese biomaterials company sharpening its focus on commercialisation. Chief executive Maya Kawana will lead business

LONDON – A new survey suggests poor product information is fuelling avoidable fashion returns, causing brands to still lose sales and margin. Akeneo’s 2025 Consumer Returns
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