
German government launches textile standard
BERLIN – The German Government has launched a new ‘Green Button’ (Grüner Knopf) certification standard for the textile and apparel

BERLIN – The German Government has launched a new ‘Green Button’ (Grüner Knopf) certification standard for the textile and apparel

MILAN – Italian insulation specialist Thermore has launched the latest version of its Ecodown Fibers which provide a unique twist

BRUSSELS – With an estimated one per cent of EU residents being allergic to chemicals that may be present in

LONDON – A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been formed in the UK to analyse sustainability in the clothing

BERLIN – Online fashion giant, Zalando, is extending the number of lines it stocks from brands with sustainable credentials. The

ZURICH – With many countries in the world looking at phasing out the use of long-chain PFASs in clothing products

PARIS – French luxury group, LVMH, has purchased a minority stake in the Stella McCartney brand. The business, which owns

LA CORUÑA – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Spanish-based Inditex Group, says it will have ‘take-back’ collection boxes for used

YANGON – 60 trade union leaders from textile and apparel hubs across South East Asia gathered in Myanmar recently where

SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever seen in consumer markets. The

HAMBURG – More than 40,000 smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania are now growing cotton under the Regenerative Cotton Standard. This is according to the

DHAKA – Bangladesh has made some progress under the ILO’s roadmap, but unions say factory conditions remain far behind the reforms promised. The warning comes

LONDON – Fashion brands responded to the 2025 tariff shock by pausing orders, pushing for lower prices and shifting costs onto suppliers. This is the

VALENCIA – Spanish recycled cotton fibre business, Recover, and Chinese denim manufacturer, Prosperity Textile, are to develop a new denim collection. Production will take place

ENSCHEDE – Dutch textile recycling innovator SaXcell has confirmed plans to open a pulp plant in the Netherlands in early 2027. The company is also

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
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