
More than 100 brands renew Pakistan Accord
AMSTERDAM – More than 100 global fashion brands and retailers have renewed the Pakistan Accord which covers garment factory safety.

AMSTERDAM – More than 100 global fashion brands and retailers have renewed the Pakistan Accord which covers garment factory safety.

DHAKA – Survivors of the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster have accused unnamed groups of raising money overseas in victims’ names

LONDON – Cambridge spin-out Sparxell has raised US$5m in a pre series A round as it looks to scale its

BERLIN – German lawmakers have approved an “anti-greenwashing” law that targets vague environmental claims, with fashion in the firing line.

SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2026 is launching a dedicated ‘Pet Boutique’ zone at the fair,

NYMÖLLA – Lenzing is to take a controlling majority in Swedish innovation firm TreeToTextile, as it aims to industrialise a

NEW YORK – Allbirds will close all of its full price stores in the US by the end of February,

NEW YORK – The fashion industry is still moving too slowly on decarbonisation, with supply chain emissions rising and coal

BAVARIA – Kelheim Fibres has said it will close on 31 March 2026 after failing to secure a viable path

LONDON – Researchers have unveiled a chemical-based recycling method they claim can decompose clothing fabrics into reusable molecules, regardless of the fibre blend they contain.

BRUSSELS – A first-of-its-kind event in Belgium on 4-5 June next year will showcase new and emerging technologies in textile recycling. The focus will be

SEOUL – Children’s clothing items sold by Chinese fast fashion brand Shein contained toxic substances at levels hundreds of times above permitted limits. Toxic substances

PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals are being backed by Sweden

BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week voted in favour of proposals to introduce mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Police in Haiti violently broke up a demonstration by garment workers in support of demands for an increase in the minimum wage. Unions

LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced fashion will be the first consumer sector it focuses on as it investigates and

PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day from clothing and other textiles

BRUSSELS – 11 European Governments have written a joint letter to the European Union calling for better consumer information about clothing and an end to
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