PARIS – Shein will open six permanent bricks-and-mortar stores in France from November in a world-first for the ultra-fast-fashion group. The debut site will be

BEIJING – Chinese researchers have reported a fully enzymatic route to recycle dyed polyester-cotton textiles into high-purity terephthalic acid (TPA). Terephthalic acid is the key

LONDON – Better Cotton says monsoon floods have hit thousands of its licensed growers across Punjab’s key cotton districts. In an update shared this week,

LONDON – John Lewis has launched a knitwear collection made entirely from reclaimed wool, produced end-to-end in the UK. The retailer worked with recycling partner

LEEDS – New University of Leeds research claims many textile biodegradation figures rely on lab tests that don’t reflect real-world conditions. The paper synthesised 24

PARIS – The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines has issued a final statement finding that ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein “does not comply

LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has launched a strategic review of its Indonesian operations including a potential sale of the Purwakarta site. This is

LONDON – A new ranking of major global fashion brands has found overproduction remains fashion’s most significant, yet hidden, climate problem. Only 9 per cent

COPENHAGEN – Bestseller has become embroiled in a public row after Danish broadcaster TV 2 scrutinised the fashion group’s Bangladeshi supply chains. The programme included