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Shein faces fresh chemical safety claims in EU
BERLIN – Greenpeace says Shein is continuing to sell clothing and footwear containing hazardous chemicals above EU limits. This is
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Primark shortlisted for German greenwashing award
HANOVER – Primark has been nominated for Germany’s 2026 ‘Golden Vulture’ greenwashing award, by campaign group Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The group
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UK clothing suppliers report widespread unfair buying practices
LEICESTER – A survey of UK clothing manufacturers has found that unfair purchasing practices by brands and retailers remain widespread.
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BlackRock linked to Vinted secondary share deal
NEW YORK – Vinted is set to bring BlackRock onto its share register in a secondary share deal that could
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Carbios rejects claims by former exec and files criminal complaint
PARIS – French biotechnology firm Carbios has rejected allegations by a former executive and filed a criminal complaint for what
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol in regenerative cotton push
MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has opened grower enrolment for 2026, with new measures designed to verify regenerative
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Worn Again launches poly-cotton recycling plant in Switzerland
WINTERTHUR – Worn Again Technologies has started up a demonstration-scale textile-to-fibre recycling plant in Winterthur, Switzerland. The company is looking
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OCA sets out strategy to scale organic cotton
AMSTERDAM – The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has unveiled a new strategy which is aimed at expanding organic cotton supply.
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Middle East crisis hits garment export routes
LONDON – Rising tensions across the Middle East are creating fresh uncertainty for global fashion logistics and export routes. Research
Brands urged to heighten due diligence in Myanmar
1st February 2022
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AMSTERDAM – Fashion brands sourcing clothing from Myanmar need to increase due diligence measures around worker welfare while considering carefully whether withdrawing business from the
CmiA and Better Cotton form new collaboration
31st January 2022
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LONDON – Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative, and Better Cotton are establishing a new collaboration focused
Female garment workers bore brunt of pandemic, study says
26th January 2022
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ABERDEEN – The UK Government needs to set up an independent watchdog to tackle abusive purchasing practices in international supply chains in the ready-made garment
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
2021 – the year people tired of fashion greenwashing
8th December 2021
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LONDON – Stories around fashion greenwashing and misleading sustainability claims were the most read by a considerable distance on Apparel Insider’s social media channels during
BCI, GOTs, CmiA maintain Xinjiang links, paper claims
6th December 2021
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BERLIN – Textile certification schemes which claim to support “more sustainable cotton” continue to have links with Xinjiang in China, despite well-documented human rights risks,
Investors back hemp and agro-waste innovator
29th November 2021
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GUJARAT – An Indian business which uses a proprietary technology to engineer fibre and yarn materials from hemp and other agricultural waste has received US$200,000
Oxfam Australia report charts living wage progress
26th November 2021
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MELBOURNE – Oxfam Australia has released its 2021 ‘Naughty or Nice’ list in which it argues that some of the country’s biggest brands – including
Why alpaca is perfect fit for fashion’s SDG goals
25th November 2021
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AREQUIPA – More than one third of all alpaca fibre exports from Peru could be Responsible Alpaca Fibre (RAS) certified within five years according to
