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Going Circular / Europe Project

27 June 2025

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New Circula-TEX Project Aims to Revolutionise Textile Waste Management in Europe

Circula-TEX seeks to address the pressing environmental and logistical challenges facing Europe’s textiles industry, including the fragmented regulatory frameworks among Member States and the lack of consistency in collection and recycling models.

Circula-TEX, a new EU-funded project under Horizon Europe, aims to harmonise textile waste management across Member States by developing unified Extended Producer Responsibility schemes and circular innovations. With 19 partners from nine countries, the four-year initiative will create scalable solutions.

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Biomaterials / SeaWeave Project
European seaweed industries are said to comprise only 0.8% of total global seaweed production volumes.

Seaweed to Style: SeaWeave Aims to Transform Ocean Biomass into Fashion Textiles

  • Staff Writer

26 June 2025
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Material Innovation / Arecanut Feature
arecanut fibre offers strong sustainability credentials as it utilises agricultural waste that is typically discarded or burned. The fibre extraction uses an environmentally friendly water retting process without chemicals, and the entire process supports rural farming communities by creating additional value from existing crops.

Spinning Sustainability: How Arecanut Husk Can Become Textile Gold

  • Richa Bansal

24 June 2025
Deforestation / Brazil Leather Report
Apyterewa is the ancestral land of the Parakanã Indigenous People and one of Brazil’s most egregious cases of deforestation in recent years.

The Hidden Price of Luxury: Coach Handbags Linked to Amazon Deforestation

  • Subir Ghosh

24 June 2025
 
CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE
The machine uses machine learning and laser technology to identify and remove non-recyclable material.

AI-Powered System Dismantles Used Clothes for High-Quality Recycling in Ten Seconds

Researchers have unveiled a fully automated system capable of disassembling used clothing every ten seconds using artificial intelligence and laser technology. The system identifies and removes non-recyclable elements to enable high-quality textile recycling. This breakthrough offers a scalable solution to fashion waste and supports circular economy goals.

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ITF Intertex Tunisia 2025
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
Footwear Footprint / Nwe Study
With accurate data, focused research, and smarter material choices, footwear can tread lighter—and farther—on the path to sustainability.

Footwear’s Carbon Footprint: It’s Time to Stop Treating Shoes Like Shirts

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24 June 2025

The footwear industry is finally kicking back against outdated data and misinformed comparisons with apparel. A new report busts myths around the industry's carbon impact, revealing major emission cuts and outlining clear paths for progress. With better materials, smarter factories, and accurate research, footwear can lead the way in fashion’s sustainability race.

Climate Action / Workers
While workers want to see policy frameworks strengthened, they are clear that these mean nothing without effective implementation

Decarbonising Fashion Without Workers: New Report Exposes the Climate Plan Gap

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13 June 2025

A new report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reveals that fashion industry climate plans are dangerously out of touch with worker realities. Despite bold decarbonisation targets, brands exclude workers from planning, risking livelihoods and safety. The study calls for a just transition that integrates environmental and social justice.

 
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Cellulose Fibre and Sustainable Textiles 2025
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FOCUS: COTTON
With growing climate threats and biodiversity loss, Better Cotton is positioning itself to align with global calls for systemic agricultural transformation.

Better Cotton Announces Regenerative Makeover

Better Cotton has announced a bold pivot: it is embedding regenerative agriculture as a core part of its standard from 2025. The move is aimed at driving tangible improvements in soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods across cotton-producing regions.

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ITF Intertex Spain 2025
SPOTLIGHT ARTICLES: MOST READ
 
SPOTLIGHT EDITIONS: SELECT 4
Cotton for Good 2024
One Crop, One Fibre, Many Stories
 
Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Highlights: Sea Change

British Pasture Leather is the first and only producer of leather from the hides of cattle raised on regenerative farms in the UK, certified by Pasture for Life. It connects designers with ecosystem restoration through the production of leather, working from the farm level to produce a material which is 100% vegetable tanned, and traceable to regenerative sources.

Pasture Leather: A Journey from Field to Fork to Fashion

  • Richa Bansal
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20 March 2025

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Serhan Pul
Serhan Pul
Managing Director
ITF Intertex Portugal
By leveraging Portugal’s strong manufacturing base and strategic location, we offer a unique platform where exhibitors and buyers can build regional and international partnerships. Our focus is on helping participants adapt to today’s sourcing demands, prioritising speed, sustainability, and resilience in their supply networks.
MORE: Balancing Between Nearshoring and Regional Supply Chains with a Global Outlook

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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.
MORE: Kingpins Amsterdam @10: Assessing the Denim'ite Journey of an Inspiring Event
 
FOCUS: LEATHER
British Pasture Leather is the first and only producer of leather from the hides of cattle raised on regenerative farms in the UK, certified by Pasture for Life. It connects designers with ecosystem restoration through the production of leather, working from the farm level to produce a material which is 100% vegetable tanned, and traceable to regenerative sources.

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.

Richa Bansal
 
 
ATTENTION: DENIM
 
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