| NZ Brand Untouched World Wins Luxury Award for Celebrating Harmony with Nature |
Luxury Fashion |
Untouched World |
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| Balancing Between Nearshoring and Regional Supply Chains with a Global Outlook |
Event Preview |
Intertex Portugal |
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| Future Lies in Hybrid Models Where High-Level LCAs Are Supplemented by Granular Data |
Denim Finishing |
EIM Report |
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| ICPEN Joint Open Letter to Fashion Retail Sector Worldwide on Use of Environmental Claims |
Consumer Watch |
ICPEN |
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| Challenges of Branding in the Age of Influencers |
Branding Evolution |
Influencers |
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| Saudi Fashion Commission Launches Study into Sustainable Recycling of Ihram Clothing |
Ihram Clothing |
Recycling Project |
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| New Recycling Technique Eliminates Dyes and Distinguishes Between Natural and Synthetic Blends |
Chemical Recycling |
New Process |
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| UN Tourism and Università della Svizzera Italiana Launch Project to Incorporate Fashion into Cultural Tourism |
Cultural Tourism |
Fashion Elements |
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| Researcher Finds How Bacteria and Textile Fibres Can Heal Bones |
Medical Textiles |
Bone Healing |
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| Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint |
Product Impact |
New Study |
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| Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain |
Tariffs and Seconds |
SMART View |
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| The Price of Prestige: How Trump’s Tariff War Is Rattling the Luxury Fashion World |
Tariff Impact |
Luxury Fashion |
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| India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions |
Trade Ties |
Indo-Bangla Tension |
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| Greener Floors, Stronger Futures: New Zealand Chooses Wool for Climate and Community |
Wool Usage |
NZ Push |
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| Egypt Aims to Reinvent Textile Sector with Two Mega Industrial Cities |
Egypt Industry |
Textile Cities |
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| Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change |
Circularity Narratives |
ESCF Project |
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| Viet Nam Facing Critical Challenges in Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions and Resource Efficiency |
Decarbonisation |
Viet Nam Efforts |
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| Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability |
Circularity Narratives |
Crystal International |
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| Falling into the Blame Game Is Counter-Productive for all in the Value Chain |
Circularity Narratives |
Yee Chain International |
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| EU Chemical Legislation Must Be Based on Scientific and Risk-Based Evidence, Argues EURATEX Position Paper |
Chemical Usage |
EU Status |
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| Fashion Industry Not Serious about Emission Reduction or Impact on Nature, Says Report |
Climate Action |
Benchmark Report |
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| Organic Cotton Farming Consistently Has Lower Environmental Footprint Across Categories, Finds OCA Study |
Organic Cotton |
LCA Study |
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| From Ideas to Impact: Circularity in Textiles Needs Scalable Action—Not Just Solutions |
Event Roundup |
System Change |
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| Or Foundation's 'Misinformation Campaign' Condemned, Ghana Second-Hand Clothing Traders Observe Strike |
SecondHand |
Ghana Strike |
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| Industry Groups Call for a More Differentiated View of Natural and Synthetic Textile Fibres and Their Production Methods |
Natural Fibres |
LCA Methods |
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| Trump Tariffs Give Indian Industry a Chance to Recalibrate its Global Textiles Trade Strategy |
Advantage India |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Researchers Develop AI-Powered Smart Clothing that Logs Posture, Exercises |
Smart Clothing |
Body Postures |
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| Mills Fabrica Launches Innovation Challenge to Reimagine Textile Recycling |
Textile Recycling |
Innovations |
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| ‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered |
Footwear Markets |
New Trade Disorder |
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| If Deals Don't Work out, Garment Workers in Manufacturing Hubs Face a Bleak Future |
Labour Issues |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Dutch Coalition Puts Forward 6-Point Action Plan to Accelerate Circular Economy |
Going Circular |
Dutch Plan |
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| Just Like 'China Plus One' of Earlier, the World Now Needs a 'US Plus One' Trade Policy |
Sourcing Strategies |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Here's a Response to Anti-Wool Agenda: Transparency and Regenerative Sourcing |
Tracing Wool |
Sheep Inc |
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| Trump Tariffs Threaten Growth, Investments and Development for Vulnerable Economies |
Uncertain Times |
New Trade Disorder |
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| British Fashion Council Scraps London Fashion Week, Looks at More Targetted Programmes in London and Paris |
Fashion Weeks |
Recalibration |
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| Better Cotton Remains in Denial a Year after Brazil Scandal Investigation by Earthsight |
Dirty Cotton |
Brazil Scandal |
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| Report on Environmental Impact of Denim Finishing Suggests New Benchmarks |
Denim Production |
Benchmarks |
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| Renting Garments for Occasional Wear Ideal for Both Consumers and Environment, Concludes Study |
Clothing Rentals |
Japan Trends |
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| Viet Nam Needs Alignment of Training Programmes with Industry Needs |
Country Overview |
Viet Nam Status |
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| Engineers Develop 3D Printing Method that Creates Colour-Changing Materials for Smart Textiles |
3D Printing |
New Method |
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| Transition from Take-Make-Waste System to More Circular NextGen Inputs Still in Early Stage |
NextGen Materials |
Canopy View |
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| India Needs to Improve Sampling Capabilities and Availability of Some Specific Raw Materials |
Indian Textiles |
Gherzi View |
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| Adidas Loses Case in Germany, Court Orders Company to Desist from Saying It Would be Climate Neutral by 2050 |
Climate Action |
Greenwashing |
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| How to Make it Work: Rental Companies Need to Work in Niche Markets and Work with Suppliers and Manufacturers |
Clothing Rentals |
Business Models |
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| Pakistan Can Become Recycling Hub But First Needs to Address Challenges that Deter Growth |
State of Recycling |
Pakistan Status |
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| Environmental and Climate Pressures From EU Textiles Consumption Remain High, Reports Call for Systemic Shift in Textiles System |
Circularity |
Europe Status |
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| CottonConnect's REEL Shows Reduction of Climate Impact of Cotton Cultivation by 35% |
Climate Action |
REEL Cotton |
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| 9 Indian Associations Issue Code of Conduct for Child Labour in Textile and Apparel Industry |
Child Labour |
India Code |
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| Indian Textiles & Apparel Industry Sets 5-Point Agenda to Target $100 billion Exports by 2030 |
Indian Industry |
Export Target |
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| Fragmented Data on SHC Supply Chain Makes It Difficult to Accurately Assess Stakeholder Impact |
Second Chance |
Owino Market |
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