
GOTS establishes charitable foundation
STUTTGART – The organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has created an independent charitable foundation as part of

STUTTGART – The organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has created an independent charitable foundation as part of

MONTHEY – DePoly has inaugurated a 500-tonne-a-year chemical recycling plant capable of processing polyester textiles and difficult-to-recycle PET waste. The

BRUSSELS – A coalition of more than 80 natural fibres organisations has warned that forthcoming European Union ecodesign rules could

JINJIANG- At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a Chinese footwear factory listed in the supply

WASHINGTON – Two US apparel and labour organisations have warned that proposed tariffs linked to forced labour could raise costs

PARIS – France’s textile environmental labelling database is beginning to show clear patterns across clothing categories, with more than 48,000

LONDON – Carbonfact has released more than 300 open-source life cycle inventory datasets for the apparel and footwear sectors. The

NORTH CAROLINA – Textile-to-textile recycling company Syre says it has secured close to US$900m in offtake agreements from major apparel

STOCKHOLM – H&M has been drawn into a renewed debate over gender-neutral changing rooms after JK Rowling criticised the retailer

TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial cotton programme. The US agri-biotech

OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even reaches the shop floor. This

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

LONDON – The world’s largest cotton standard, Better Cotton, will pilot a new wage sampling tool across Pakistan’s cotton sector to capture accurate worker wages

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has identified how climate risks could impact its business as part of a new, wide-reaching Climate Transition

LONDON – Brazil could lose up to 64 per cent of its cotton-growing land by the end of the century due to climate change, according

TEXAS – In 2023, global fibre production reached a record high of 124 million tonnes, according to a new report by Textile Exchange. The Materials

ZURICH – Oeko-Tex, a leading testing and certification organisation, has announced a ban on the intentional use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in certified

LONDON – A recent study published in Field Crops Research explored climatic trends across Australian cotton regions and their implications on the cotton growing season.
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