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Brands ‘squeezing suppliers dry’ on prices, report claims
AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for
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Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie
GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion
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Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility
GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has
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PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing
ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some
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Shein buys Everlane in US$100m deal, reports claim
BEIJING – Chinese fashion giant Shein is reportedly acquiring US apparel brand Everlane in a deal valuing the business at
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U.S. cotton LCA claims negative carbon footprint
NORTH CAROLINA – A new life cycle assessment claims U.S. cotton can deliver a negative greenhouse gas footprint when biogenic
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Cotton risk rises sharply amid sourcing shifts
LONDON – Cotton supply chains are showing fresh signs of forced labour exposure, despite growing investment in traceability, Oritain research
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Brands warned of forced labour cotton concerns
WASHINGTON – Campaigners are warning that cotton produced with state-imposed forced labour in Turkmenistan may be entering global fashion supply
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BCI pilot claims 54 per cent cut in US cotton emissions
ZURICH – US cotton growers licensed to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standard cut greenhouse gas emissions by 54 per
Portugal bans the term ‘vegan leather’ in marketing
10th February 2022
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LISBON – Portugal has banned use of the term ‘vegan leather’ and other leather prefixes in marketing because they are technically incorrect and misleading to
Outdoor brands push for EU due diligence laws
9th February 2022
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BRUSSELS – Four outdoor apparel retailers have joined more than 100 companies and investors calling for effective EU corporate accountability legislation. Vaude, Mammut, Patagonia and
RMG bosses say fashion won’t back sustainability efforts
7th February 2022
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DHAKA – Ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh which have invested heavily in sustainability cannot convince to buyers to “pay two cents extra for garment
2021 – the year people tired of fashion greenwashing
8th December 2021
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LONDON – Stories around fashion greenwashing and misleading sustainability claims were the most read by a considerable distance on Apparel Insider’s social media channels during
Why alpaca is perfect fit for fashion’s SDG goals
25th November 2021
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AREQUIPA – More than one third of all alpaca fibre exports from Peru could be Responsible Alpaca Fibre (RAS) certified within five years according to
Greenpeace calls for laws to curb fashion’s excesses
23rd November 2021
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HAMBURG – The global fashion industry will not address its destructive impact on the climate without regulation, according to a new report by Greenpeace. Self-regulation:
COP26 pledges present fashion with stark choices
12th November 2021
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LONDON – Do fashion industry executives know something we don’t? This is the only logical conclusion one can draw considering their recent decision to renew
Dutch authorities uncover fashion greenwashing
10th November 2021
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AMSTERDAM – A new investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) found the sustainability claims of six out of ten fashion retailers
Allbirds tweaks eco claims after regulatory pressure
9th November 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO – US-based sneaker business Allbirds felt pressured by regulatory authorities into dropping the eco claim that it would be the first ‘sustainable’ IPO
