New guide aims to increase “market pull” of sustainable cotton
LONDON – Sustainable cotton will remain a niche product unless it gets greater market pull to encourage increased production –
H&M, Nike, Inditex pressed on worker rights
LONDON – More than 100 institutional investors which manage over US$12 trillion of assets are demanding better information from apparel
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M&S, investors back action on supply chain slavery
LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Clarks are among 35 businesses, NGOs, investor groups and civil society organisations to back
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Dutch brand backing for sustainable cotton
AMSTERDAM – Cotton is by far the most used material by Dutch apparel brands which have signed up to a
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Thermore launches 100% recycled down alternative
MILAN – Is the down industry facing an existential crisis? In recent years, a number of down insulation alternatives have
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H&M continues to battle excess stock issues
STOCKHOLM – Are we witnessing a changing of the guard in the fast fashion sector? It is starting to feel
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Bangladesh calls for higher apparel prices
BRUSSELS – The Bangladeshi Commerce Minister has called for higher prices for the country’s apparel products to reflect factory upgrades
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Burberry targets 100% sustainable cotton by 2022
BRUSSELS – Luxury UK apparel brand Burberry aims to source 100 per cent of its cotton through the Better Cotton
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Patagonia raises bar on sustainable wool sourcing
CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand, Patagonia, has announced that all its key wool partners will now have to meet its
New chemical recycling method breaks down clothing in 15 minutes
9th July 2024
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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.
Belgium to stage textile recycling event
3rd July 2024
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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
Toxic substances found in Shein clothing
29th May 2024
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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
EU countries back used clothing export ban
19th March 2024
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PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals are being backed by Sweden
MEPs vote in favour of EPR for textile products
14th February 2024
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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
Gildan supplier caught up in Haiti wage revolts
15th February 2022
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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
Fashion first in line as UK regulators test eco-claims
14th January 2022
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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
Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes
10th November 2021
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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
11 European countries call for better clothing labels
18th October 2021
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BRUSSELS – 11 European Governments have written a joint letter to the European Union calling for better consumer information about clothing and an end to
