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Fire at garment factory complex kills 16 in Bangladesh
DHAKA – At least 16 workers have died and dozens more have been injured after a fire swept through a
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Exclusive interview on GOTS’ new textile standard
Global Standard recently announced a public consultation for a new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS). We recently caught up with Claudia
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Lenzing, H&M and Circ unite on recycled fibres
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA – Textile-to-textile recycler Circ has announced its first sourcing partnership with the H&M Group and Lenzing. The collaboration
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Yarn Expo Autumn draws 22,000, eco fibres take centre stage
SHANGHAI – Yarn Expo Autumn 2025 closed with strong visitor numbers, reaffirming its position as the world’s leading sourcing hubs
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Gucci hit with €120m EU fine for price fixing
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Gucci, Chloé and Loewe a combined €157m for fixing resale prices in Europe
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NIL Textile’s novel approach unlocks circularity
PARTNER CONTENT – For circularity to scale, it’s clear that it must be engineered into textile value chains, rather than
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Study finds ‘cost per wear’ info shifts shoppers to quality
CAMBRIDGE – A new study found that showing shoppers the “cost per wear” (CPW) of garments could nudge them towards
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Lenzing adds natural texture to TENCEL with new fibre
LENZING – Lenzing has unveiled a new fibre designed to bring natural irregularity and texture to its regenerated cellulosic range.
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Ralph Lauren lifts lid on supplier performance data
NEW YORK – Ralph Lauren has published detailed, third-party verified environmental performance scores for hundreds of its suppliers. The data,
Fair Wear Foundation and ‘Textilbündnis’ press for living wages
1st November 2018
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BERLIN – Fair Wear Foundation and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (‘Textilbündnis’) have agreed to collaborate to promote the payment of living wages and
Latest data shows suppliers being hammered on price
31st October 2018
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LONDON – Apparel brands are hammering suppliers on price harder than ever, according to new data. Many suppliers answering the latest Better Buying survey claimed
Investors voice concerns over Bangladeshi tanneries
30th October 2018
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DHAKA – 58 global investors have written to the Government of Bangladesh expressing concern over human rights and environmental practices in the country’s leather tanneries.
Bangladesh defies MEPs and says Accord must go
25th October 2018
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DHAKA – The Government of Bangladesh appears to have dashed hopes that it would extend the tenure of the Bangladesh Accord beyond November 30 in
H&M: an €8 sweater CAN be produced sustainably
19th October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – A sweater that costs as little as €8 can be produced in a sustainable way, claims Swedish fast fashion giant H&M. In a
US polyester producers complain of Chinese, Indian dumping
18th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Two leading US polyester producers, Unifi and Nan Ya Plastics, have filed petitions alleging that dumped and subsidised imports of polyester from China
New Look to exit Chinese market
18th October 2018
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SHANGHAI – UK fashion chain New Look is abandoning the Chinese market as part of moves which may see it call time on its entire
US textile reshoring ‘modest’ in scale, figures suggest
17th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Figures from a new paper by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) suggest that talk of a ‘Made in the US’ resurgence in
Cambodia ramps up war of words with EU
12th October 2018
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PHNOM PENH: Proposals by the EU to strip Cambodia of its trading benefits over human rights concerns have been slammed by the country’s Foreign Ministery.
