
Why we’re spending less on apparel – but buying more than ever
NEW YORK – Consumer spending on apparel as a percentage of total spending has more than halved to 2 per

NEW YORK – Consumer spending on apparel as a percentage of total spending has more than halved to 2 per

SHEFFIELD – A leading Chinese apparel maker is to trial pioneering textile processing technology which cuts water use by up

LONDON – Mike Barry, director of sustainable business (Plan A) with Marks & Spencer, is to step down from his

SAN FRANCISCO – Levi Strauss says it will shift sourcing away from China and – potentially – Mexico in the

SYDNEY – Efforts to boost transparency in Australian wool supply chains are evidenced by new data which shows that almost

AARHUS – Smart technology which dyes fabric without the use of any water will be used for all the jerseys

BERLIN – A group of independent human rights defenders have called for the boycott by Western brands of Uzbek cotton

SHEFFIELD – Just 3 out of 20 leading global apparel brands investigated were found to have measures in their supply

LONDON – What’s the best cotton production method for farmers? Organic? Conventional? Better Cotton? We recently published research where we

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

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

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

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

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

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

AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in its supply chain.

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in fashion supply chains. The trade

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
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