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Bezos Earth Fund grants target next-gen fibres
NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile
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Temu, Shein cost German economy €2.4bn a year: study
BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study
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GOTS-certified facilities rise 15 per cent to 17,800 in 2025
STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to
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Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal
NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon
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Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant
LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The
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Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan
PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The
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Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims
AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in
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Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim
WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in
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Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry
BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It
Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant
22nd April 2026
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LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The facility will be located at
Better Cotton pilots wage sampling tool in Pakistan
22nd October 2024
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LONDON – The world’s largest cotton standard, Better Cotton, will pilot a new wage sampling tool across Pakistan’s cotton sector to capture accurate worker wages
Inditex launches €50m innovation investment fund
15th October 2024
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MADRID – Zara’s parent company, Inditex, has announced the launch of a €50m investment fund aimed at driving innovation in the textile industry. According to
Whistle-blower exposes flaws in Better Cotton platform
26th June 2024
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LONDON – A former employee of Better Cotton has told environmental non-profit Earthsight the platform is plagued by data manipulation. The whistle-blower also revealed flaws
IFC supports EPIC with US$100m debt finance package
19th June 2024
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WASHINGTON – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a US$100m debt financing package for EPIC Group to boost sustainable textile manufacturing in Bangladesh and
‘Vegan’ leathers fail to decompose in tests
12th June 2024
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IZMIR – New research found that genuine bovine leather composted completely in just over one month while new ‘vegan leather’ alternatives failed to decompose at
WRAP: half of all textiles discarded as trash
1st May 2024
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LONDON – Recent findings from WRAP show that a staggering 49 per cent of all used textiles end up being discarded in the trash. WRAP’s
Better Cotton expands interest in African market
30th April 2024
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LONDON – Better Cotton, the world’s largest certified cotton scheme, is launching new mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa. The project aims to
Wool integrity scheme launched at IWTO congress
16th April 2024
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ADELAIDE – Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) has launched a new integrity scheme for wool. The Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme (AWSS) was unveiled at the 93rd
