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Brands urged to back regenerative claims with proof
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a guide to help fashion companies make credible, evidence-based claims around regenerative agriculture. Titled
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New hub offers guidance on microplastic pollution
NORTH CAROLINA – A new digital resource hub will educate people on the environmental impact of microplastic pollution linked to
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H&M posts modest Q2 growth amid currency and cost pressures
STOCKHOLM – H&M reported a modest rise in sales for the second quarter of 2025, as the fashion giant faced
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OECD recognition for GOTS Standard
STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been assessed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Report slams “false solutions” in fashion supply chains
LONDON – New analysis by the NewClimate Institute found the climate strategies of leading fashion companies lack credibility and fail
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Texaid files for insolvency as textile recycling crisis deepens
ZURICH – One of Germany’s largest textile recycling firms has filed for insolvency, the latest casualty in a waste textiles
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Gap, Target and Houdini back Syre’s recycling venture
NORTH CAROLINA – US-based recycling start-up Syre has announced strategic partnerships with Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear and Target. The move
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Earthsight exposes deforestation in fashion supply chains
LONDON – Luxury fashion brands including Coach, Louis Vuitton and Hugo Boss are sourcing leather from tanneries in Italy that
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EU weakens green rules to “boost competitiveness”
BRUSSELS – The European Council has agreed a position on controversial plans to scale back key EU sustainability laws after
Shein, 9,000 new lines a day, and ESG investing
11th May 2022
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LONDON – Chinese fast fashion brand Shein dropped 9,008 new product lines today. On Tuesday it dropped 9,677. On Monday this figure was 7,282. I
Stella McCartney launches new foundation
24th October 2018
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MILAN – British designer Stella McCartney has announced the launch of a new foundation which, among other things, will seek to bridge the gap between
Textile Exchange and German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles collaborate
23rd October 2018
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MILAN – Textile Exchange and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles are to announce a new collaboration aimed at fostering “broader transformation of the industry.”
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
Global response to Nike’s circularity challenge
18th October 2018
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OREGON – Nike has had a remarkable global response to a circular economy challenge it set to create new products from footwear waste. The sportswear
Survey suggests UK slavery legislation lacks teeth
18th October 2018
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LONDON – New research suggests UK legislation to address slavery in multi-national global supply chains has no teeth. When asked, just 81 companies (54 per
A third of EU chemical imports break REACH laws, claims study
18th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – New research claims companies are breaking EU law by marketing hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals that are widely used in apparel and other products.
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
