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Saudi Arabia’s Growing Fashion Ecosystem Anchors a Sustainable Industry Future

Saudi Arabia’s growing ambitions in fashion and textiles took centre stage at the 3rd Saudi Fashiontex Expo in Jeddah. The event brought together participants from 25 countries, highlighting the Kingdom’s push to align creativity, trade, and sustainability. Steering this transformation is Filiz Karakul, Managing Director of event organiser Pyramid Group, who explains how the platform is helping redefine Saudi Arabia’s role in the global textile landscape.

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CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE

Systemic Overhaul Across Design, Disposal and Recycling Key to Advancing Circularity in Textiles

The Netherlands is pursuing ambitious circularity targets through extended producer responsibility, aiming to raise textile reuse and recycling rates while driving systemic reform. A collective framework is helping coordinate producers, recyclers, and innovators, even as legislative pressure grows and cross-border harmonisation efforts intensify under forthcoming EU regulations. In this context, Sekhar Lahiri, Director of Stichting UPV Textiel, discusses the challenges and opportunities shaping the transition.

 
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
GHG Emissions / FLAG Aspect

Cascale and Worldly have developed a standardised methodology for apparel and footwear companies using the Higg MSI to calculate FLAG emissions. The method separates FLAG from aggregated GHG data, integrates land use change figures, and applies base and conservative assumptions. It delivers consistent baselines, enabling compliance with Science-Based Targets initiative requirements and alignment with forthcoming GHG Protocol FLAG reporting guidance.

Climate Crisis / Fashion Emissions

The apparel sector’s carbon footprint grew sharply in 2023, underscoring the gap between climate commitments and actual performance. The rise in emissions was driven primarily by polyester usage, particularly virgin fibres. Despite growing investment in greener practices, the sector remains far off course for its 2030 goals, according to a new report from Apparel Impact Institute.

 
 
 
FOCUS: COTTON

New Better Cotton Report Seeks to Align LCA Practice with Real-World Farm-Level Realities

A coalition including Better Cotton, Cotton Incorporated, Cotton Australia, and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has issued new guidance on responsible life-cycle assessment use. The publication From Data to Impact: How to Get Cotton LCAs Right calls for LCAs to be applied alongside verified field data to deliver credible, transparent, and farmer-informed sustainability progress.

 
 
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Wilmet Shea
Wilmet Shea
General Manager
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd
One of Intertextile Apparel’s key strengths is that it can cater to buyers with very different sourcing goals. In terms of materials, price point, and product use, every zone at the show has its ideal buyer, and as the market changes we recognise the need to occasionally update the offering to suit evolving requirements. By grouping exhibitors accordingly, such as in our various featured zones or by product end-use for domestic exhibitors, visitors can gain a sense of which areas of the show most appeal to their specific needs.

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Eda Dikmen
Eda Dikmen
Head, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility
Soorty Enterprises
The right events provide an opportunity to engage directly with the denim community, share our latest advancements, and foster partnerships. Kingpins Amsterdam stands out with its community as well as strong focus on sustainability, and innovation which align with Soorty’s brand values. Attending allows us to connect with our global clients and industry leaders, explore trends, and exchange ideas that will shape the future of denim.
 
 
FOCUS: LEATHER

The Power of Storytelling, Community and Leather’s Next Chapter

Leather doesn’t need reinvention. It needs representation. At the 106th edition of Lineapelle Milan 2025 (23–25 September), the message was clear: storytelling is key to leather’s revival as a sustainable, organic material and reimagine its future in a conscious world.