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EU funding for wood to fibre value chain initiative
BRUSSELS – A Finnish initiative which is aiming to tackle bottlenecks in creating wood-to-textile value chains and boost the production
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Report: Bangladesh repression worse in two decades
WASHINGTON – A new report which saw researchers interview more than 100 Bangladeshi garment workers claims repression in the country’s
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Fashion for Good expands Asia presence
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is expanding to South Asia with the lof a dedicated regional innovation programme. Leading up
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US B-Corp aims to build dirt to shirt hemp apparel
BURLINGTON – A North Carolina B-corporation is aiming to kick-start a ‘dirt to shirt’ fully trackable and traceable hemp apparel
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Boohoo accused of ‘Dickensian’ practices
BURNLEY – A worker for UK fast fashion brand Boohoo has claimed staff were told by management not to speak
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Survey finds GBV rampant in Cambodia
WASHINGTON – Almost half of Cambodian garment industry workers surveyed had experienced having a supervisor or manager forcing them to
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UK rejects chance to clean up fast fashion
LONDON – The UK Government has rejected recommendations by an independent Parliamentary enquiry aimed at cleaning up the fast fashion
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€3.6m funding for eco-dyes start-up
PARIS – A French tech business which produces textile dyes through microbial fermentation has raised €3.6m to help take its
Apparel bodies troubled by Myanmar labour rights progress
WASHINGTON – A leading global apparel body has written to the Myanmar government expressing deep concern about the current human
Bezos Earth Fund grants target next-gen fibres
28th April 2026
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NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile materials. The funding will support
Temu, Shein cost German economy €2.4bn a year: study
27th April 2026
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BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study commissioned by German retail association
GOTS-certified facilities rise 15 per cent to 17,800 in 2025
23rd April 2026
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STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to 17,800 in 2025. Certified sites
Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal
22nd April 2026
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NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6 in its products. The
Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant
22nd April 2026
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LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The facility will be located at
Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan
22nd April 2026
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PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The trio processed several tens of
Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims
21st April 2026
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AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in its supply chain.
Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim
20th April 2026
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WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in fashion supply chains. The trade
Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry
16th April 2026
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BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It says factory closures are continuing
