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Shein faces fresh chemical safety claims in EU
BERLIN – Greenpeace says Shein is continuing to sell clothing and footwear containing hazardous chemicals above EU limits. This is
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Primark shortlisted for German greenwashing award
HANOVER – Primark has been nominated for Germany’s 2026 ‘Golden Vulture’ greenwashing award, by campaign group Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The group
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UK clothing suppliers report widespread unfair buying practices
LEICESTER – A survey of UK clothing manufacturers has found that unfair purchasing practices by brands and retailers remain widespread.
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BlackRock linked to Vinted secondary share deal
NEW YORK – Vinted is set to bring BlackRock onto its share register in a secondary share deal that could
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Carbios rejects claims by former exec and files criminal complaint
PARIS – French biotechnology firm Carbios has rejected allegations by a former executive and filed a criminal complaint for what
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol in regenerative cotton push
MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has opened grower enrolment for 2026, with new measures designed to verify regenerative
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Worn Again launches poly-cotton recycling plant in Switzerland
WINTERTHUR – Worn Again Technologies has started up a demonstration-scale textile-to-fibre recycling plant in Winterthur, Switzerland. The company is looking
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OCA sets out strategy to scale organic cotton
AMSTERDAM – The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has unveiled a new strategy which is aimed at expanding organic cotton supply.
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Middle East crisis hits garment export routes
LONDON – Rising tensions across the Middle East are creating fresh uncertainty for global fashion logistics and export routes. Research
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
FibreTrace launches traceable Benin cotton pilot
22nd November 2021
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GLO-DJIGBÉ – Traceable textile specialist FibreTrace has announced a partnership with industrial park developer Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) to create fully traceable cotton
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
Performance Days returns to live events
26th October 2021
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MUNICH – Performance Days, one of the most popular textile and fashion exhibitions in the calendar, has announced a welcome return to live events. It’s
France passes laws on eco labelling for textiles
21st July 2021
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PARIS – The French Parliament has passed new legislation which will introduce mandatory environmental labelling for all consumers goods – with garments and textiles a priority.
HeiQ and DuPont partner on PFC-free water-repellent
8th November 2018
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ZÜRICH – A new PFC-free water-repellent for leather has been established by Swiss textile technology business HeiQ and DuPont Consumer Solutions, a business unit of
EU warns Myanmar over labour rights
7th November 2018
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BRUSSELS – The EU has warned Myanmar it must act now to address “severe shortcomings” in human and labour rights or risk losing trade benefits.
Microfibre pollution in sea traced back four decades
29th October 2018
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OBAN – Microfibre pollution has been an issue in the deep sea for at least four decades, according to the findings of the first ever
US textile reshoring ‘modest’ in scale, figures suggest
17th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Figures from a new paper by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) suggest that talk of a ‘Made in the US’ resurgence in
