
France sets out ultra-fast fashion penalties
PARIS – France has shared proposals for financial penalties on ultra-fast fashion, with charges ranging from €12 for coats and

PARIS – France has shared proposals for financial penalties on ultra-fast fashion, with charges ranging from €12 for coats and

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has adopted a delegated act removing cattle hides and leather from the scope of the

BEIJING – A footwear factory in China where 28 people died had been repeatedly ordered to address fire hazards. It

BEIJING – Shein is set to face the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s listing committee after securing Chinese regulatory approval for

BRUSSELS – European textile and apparel organisations have urged the European Commission to intervene over diverging national extended producer responsibility

STUTTGART – The organisation behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has created an independent charitable foundation as part of

MONTHEY – DePoly has inaugurated a 500-tonne-a-year chemical recycling plant capable of processing polyester textiles and difficult-to-recycle PET waste. The

BRUSSELS – A coalition of more than 80 natural fibres organisations has warned that forthcoming European Union ecodesign rules could

JINJIANG- At least 28 people have been killed in a fire at a Chinese footwear factory listed in the supply

ZURICH – Oeko-Tex, a leading testing and certification organisation, has announced a ban on the intentional use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in certified

BRUSSELS – France is one of four countries calling for the EU to introduce new levies on apparel brands that use a ‘fast fashion’ marketing

DHAKA – Bangladesh is considering removing value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced recycled fibre and its raw materials to support the industry and lessen its

ZURICH – The Better Cotton programme has been expanded to Uzbekistan, the sixth largest cotton producer globally. Uzbekistan gained notoriety as a cotton producer in

ARTEIXO – Spanish fast fashion giant Zara has entered the resale market as it revealed plans to launch its own pre-owned platform in the UK.

AMSTERDAM – Garment factory workers in Cambodia, which produced garments for Adidas – among other brands – were deprived of an estimated US$109m in April-May

What are the main vegan alternatives to leather, how do they perform and what is their environmental profile like? INGE FLOWERS, managing director of Authenticae,

ZURICH – Traceable textile technology business, Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Rieter, the world’s leading supplier of systems for short-staple fibre spinning. Rieter’s

BRUSSELS – EU environment commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius, has told Apparel Insider the fashion industry is currently “free riding” on the circular system for PET bottles
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