Spotlight: Recycling Crisis
Solutions Recycling Crisis

Re:inventex Builds Scalable Textile Recycling Solutions from Wartime Ukraine

As the circular economy gains traction, Ukrainian firm Re:inventex is emerging as a key player in scalable textile recycling through mechanical innovation and pragmatic adaptation. The company’s Development Manager, Tetiana Pushkarova, explains how they navigate fibre challenges, material complexity, and regulatory uncertainty—while building real-world recycling solutions that connect industry, policy and sustainability goals across Europe.

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CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE

HKRITA and Epson Develop Regenerated Cellulose Fibre through New Production Process

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and Seiko Epson Corporation’s year-long collaboration has succeeded in repurposing waste cotton fabric to develop regenerated cellulose fibre with strength of cotton.

 
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
Climate Action / Sportswear

A report, ‘Outdoor and Sports as a Leading Climate Solution Provider’, claims that this fashion segment can move far beyond its small carbon footprint to become a transformative force for climate action, health, and societal well-being. The report is almost a manifesto for a flourishing future, urging a shift from risk and compliance to opportunity and vision.

State of Workers / Heat Stress

Socially disadvantaged people are disproportionately affected by temperature extremes. A recent study explored this point in Cambodia: one of the world's hottest and most humid countries. It evidenced the extent of the heat exposure faced by workers in Cambodia and the way occupational, environmental and geographical dynamics combine to shape it. The study’s lead author, Dr Laurie Parsons of Royal Holloway, University of London, contextualises this for the country’s garment workers.

 
 
FOCUS: COTTON

European Union Grants Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Status to Turkish Cotton

The European Union has awarded the first Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) registration for cotton to Turkiye’s ‘Söke Pamuğu’, in recognition of its special characteristics tied to the region’s environment and its traditional cultivation methods which will in the long run enhance the product’s economic value for local producers.

 
 
 
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Begoña García
Begoña García
Creator
Environmental Impact Measuring
LCAs are useful for broad narratives but lack the precision and facility-specific insight that EIM provides. The future lies in hybrid models, where high-level LCAs are supplemented by granular EIM data—creating a full-spectrum view of impact that satisfies both operational and regulatory needs.

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Neil Walker
Neil Walker
Senior Sustainability Strategist
Forum for the Future
A circular fashion value chain may mean decreasing volumes of virgin cotton, and poses questions of ensuring a just transition for farmers away from cotton production. In doing so we absolutely have to focus on ensuring that all virgin cotton production is regenerative and economically sustainable for farmers.
 
 
FOCUS: LEATHER

Pasture Leather: A Journey from Field to Fork to Fashion

Working at the intersections of farming, leather and fashion, Alice Robinson and Sara Grady founded British Pasture Leather (BPL) to reshape entrenched perceptions of leather and forge the disconnection of this natural material from its source: farms, land and animals. The co-founder duo share how they embarked on their remarkable journey from field to fork and fashion.