LONDON – Young fashion consumers are increasingly fickle and flighty, shifting between brands from one new trend to another, claims new research. The shopping habits

KIGALI – The Rwandan Government has said it will cover tax obligations for local textile exporters to ensure they are not adversely affected by the

PORT ELIZABETH – 30,000 jobs are at risk while 800,000 goats face being culled after dozens of apparel brands ditched mohair from their collections in

AMSTERDAM – The European Union is ignoring labour rights violations in Bangladesh while continuing to provide it with preferential trade benefits, claim a group of

BERLIN – German events organiser Messe Frankfurt is merging the two sustainable fashion fairs, Ethical Fashion Show Berlin and Greenshowroom, under a single brand called Neonyt.

ADDIS ABABA – Research by Apparel Insider has unveiled a decidedly mixed picture about the much-hyped Ethiopian textile market. The Government of Ethiopia has set

JYVÄSKYLÄ – A Finnish business which converts wood pulp directly into textiles without using harmful chemicals has announced it will start production at its pilot

WASHINGTON – Polyester producers from China, India, Korea and Taiwan have been accused of ‘dumping’ polyester fibre on the US market, potentially damaging the domestic