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EU waters down sustainability rules after corporate lobbying
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has significantly weakened its proposed sustainability reporting and due diligence regulations after sustained pressure from
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C&A closes denim factory in Germany amid cost challenges
MONCHENGLADBACH – Global fashion retailer C&A has shut down its state-of-the-art denim factory in Mönchengladbach, bringing an abrupt end to
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Florida sues Target for “misleading investors” on LGBTQ risks
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, in collaboration with America First Legal (AFL), has filed a class-action lawsuit against
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Spoor and Oeko-Tex partner on traceable leather
COPENHAGEN – Danish traceability company Spoor, part of Scan-Hide, has partnered with the international Oeko-Tex Association to introduce full farm-to-product
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France agrees to ban PFAS in textiles
PARIS – France’s National Assembly has voted to restrict the use of highly polluting PFAS “forever chemicals” in a range
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EU to enforce EPR rules for fashion and textiles
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new measures aimed at reducing textile waste
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France moves towards mandatory eco labels for fashion
PARIS – France has taken a major step towards mandatory environmental labelling for textile products by officially submitting its Environmental
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Spinnova reports poor financial results for 2024
OSLO – Spinnova Plc has released its financial report for the year ending 31 December 2024, highlighting a year of
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Gore-Tex for PFAS Use
SEATTLE – Hagens Berman, a leading consumer rights law firm, has filed a class-action lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates,
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
