| New Research-Driven UK Network to Establish Systematic, Circular and Sustainable Principles as Norm in Fashion Industry |
Climate Action |
Future Fibres |
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| Sorting for Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling a $1.5 billion Sector in US, Finds Study |
Going Circular |
U.S. Recycling |
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| Worldly Launches New Data Tool for Supply Chain Transparency and Regulatory Compliance |
Climate Action |
Data Tool |
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| New Guide Urges Brands to Abide by 12 Principles for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities |
Indigenous Fashion |
New Guide |
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| 8 Brands Join Fashion ReModel Initiative that Seeks to Scale up Business Models Not Relying on Selling New Items |
Going Circular |
Fashion ReModel |
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| Brands and IndustriALL Sign Binding Agreements to Support Collectively Bargained Wages for Garment Workers in Cambodia |
Worker Rights |
Collective Bargain |
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| Top Brands Fare Dismally in Latest Climate Ratings; Only H&M and Puma above Average; Shein Scores 2.5/100 |
Climate Crisis |
Decarbonisation |
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| Leather Industry in UK Sees Marked Decline in Trade, EUDR Poses Significant Risk |
Business of Leather |
UK Overview |
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| Cameroon’s Used Clothing Imports Have Dropped by 50%+ in Last 16 Years |
Used Clothing |
Cameroon Imports |
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| Lack of Global Structures Hindering Efforts to Minimise Negative Impact of Textiles Value Chain |
Policy Issues |
Global Dialogue |
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| New Study Shows AI Can Reduce Fast Fashion's Carbon Footprint by Improving Supply Chain Efficiencies |
Climate Action |
Fashion AI |
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| 94% SLCP Member Facilities Still Show At Least One Non-Compliance |
Supply Chains |
Legal Compliance |
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| Renewcell Sells Kristinehamn Pilot Plant to Non-Textile Player Biosorbe |
Renewcell Saga |
Pilot Plant |
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| Ghana Study Says Media Reports of Waste Grossly Over-Estimated; It’s Only 5% of Total Second-Hand Clothing Imports |
SecondHand |
Ghana Study |
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| Research Project Launched to Study Impact of Climate Strategies of Corporations Across Asia-Pacific |
Climate Action |
Research Project |
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| Stakeholder Network Launched to Catalyse Circular Fashion in Nigeria |
Going Circular |
Nigeria Project |
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| Study Shows that Cotton Microfibres Biodegrade Faster than Tissue Paper Microfibres |
Microfibre Pollution |
New Findings |
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| Textile Exchange and Magnum Photos Announce 3rd Photography Competition to Showcase Textile Transformation |
Textile Transformations |
Competition 2024 |
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| Cambodia to Eliminate Hazardous Travel Modes Used by Garment Workers |
Worker Safety |
Cambodia Commutes |
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| New Elastane-Free Product Lines of Big Brands Nothing but Smokescreen |
Elastane-Free |
New Launches |
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| Working Together Better than Individual Efforts: European Outdoor Group to Invest in Renewable Project |
Climate Action |
Investments |
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| Now or Never: Paper Warns Against Further Deterioration of Textile Recycling Situation in EU |
Textile Waste |
Europe Situation |
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| Researchers Develop Sound-Suppressing Silk that Can Create Quiet Spaces |
Smart Textiles |
Sound Control |
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| Polybion Announces Worldwide Launch of Celium |
Biomaterials |
Celium |
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| Finishing with Finesse: AI Poised to Revolutionise Denim Manufacturing |
Denim Tech |
Tonello |
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| There is a Mismatch Between the Calendar Cycles of Cotton Production and Fashion Industry |
Cotton Farming |
Sourcery View |
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| C2C Upgrades Product Standard to Address New Challenges and Meet New Legal Requirements |
Product Standards |
C2C V 4.1 |
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| New Australia Study to Explore Fashion Disposal Habits |
Textile Waste |
Australia Study |
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| Better Cotton to Change LCA Approach, Collaborate with Cascale, Focus Instead on Country-Level LCAs |
Cotton LCA |
Better Cotton |
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| Environmental Assessment Makes 16 Recommendations for Australia's Cotton Industry |
Cotton Production |
Australian Industry |
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| In UK, Half of Used Textiles Land in Bin, Recycling in Throes of a Crisis |
State of Textiles |
UK Report |
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| EU Adopts Sustainability Reporting Directive but Defers Deadline to June 2026 |
Reporting Directive |
European Union |
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| Green Claims Directive Will Affect Only Those Making Claims Without Demonstrating Veracity |
Green Claims |
Ground Truths |
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| Researchers Develop Plant-Based Polymer Alternative to Petroleum-Derived Microplastics |
Biomaterials |
Microplastics |
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| Scientists Create Nanofibres from Cellulose Waste to Rid Water of Hazardous Dyes |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Waste Treatment |
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| Hemp Straw Project Could Boost Textile Manufacturing in Canada |
Fibre Innovation |
Hemp Straw |
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| Plastic Pollution a Global Issue that Requires Innovative Solutions Implemented at Local Level |
Biorecycling |
Carbios |
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| Brazil Scandal: Auditor Absolves Better Cotton of Allegations, Says There's No 'Non-Compliance' |
Dirty Cotton |
Brazil Scandal |
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| West African Designers Have Space for Creativity and Innovation, Ensure Long Lifespan of Clothes |
State of Designers |
West Africa |
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| EMPA Researchers Develop Textile Fibres Free from PFAS |
Toxics Usage |
PFAS-Free |
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| Scientists Help Further Develop Nanogenerators for Smart Clothing |
Smart Textiles |
Nanogenerators |
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| Stand.earth: Waging a Relentless Battle for Fossil-Free Fashion as Brands Drag Feet on Climate |
Fracked Fashion |
Stand.earth |
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| Researchers Use Machine Learning To Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor |
Smart Fabrics |
Sensors |
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| Sorting and Collection Plants Full Because Demand In Recipient Countries Is Very Slow |
State of Recycling |
Looming Crisis |
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| On-Demand Fashion Needs to Work for World to Cut Down on Consumer Waste |
Consumer Trends |
On-Demand Fashion |
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| Artisan Manifesto Launched, Urges Designers and Brands to Listen to Voices of Artisans |
Artisan Call |
Dignity of the Hand |
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| India Planning to Boost Global Acceptance of Indigenous Kasturi Cotton |
Cotton Production |
Kasturi |
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| Australian Wool Sets New Benchmark for Integrity and Sustainability |
Wool Standards |
Australia Scheme |
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| Artisan Craft An Essential Carrier of Cultural Values into the Next Generation |
Challenging Times |
Artisan Rights |
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| Replacing Plastics with Alternatives Worse for GHG Emissions In Most Cases, Claims Study |
Plastics Crisis |
GHG Emissions |
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