| Global Apparel Giants Show Declining Cotton Usage While Synthetic Dependence Reaches Critical Industry Levels |
Cotton Rankings |
2025 Report |
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| With French Hemp, Spinning Mills Remain in an Experimental Phase, but There's Hope |
Hemp Prospects |
France Overview |
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| New Methane Report Is Elitist Skullduggery Masquerading as Settled Science |
Methane Report |
Flawed Output |
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| Fashion for Good and Partners Launch Footwear Project to Replace Fossil Fuel Soles with Bio-Based Alternatives |
Footwear Innovation |
New Stride |
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| Decarbonisation Drive and Rising Costs Reshaping China’s Role as World’s Largest Apparel and Textile Exporter: Cascale Report |
China Trends |
Cascale Report |
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| Europe’s Bioeconomy at a Crossroads as Valbiom Pushes for Scalable Hemp and Bio-Based Materials |
Hemp Prospects |
Valbiom |
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| How Indian Design and Craft Can Stay Relevant by Blending Tradition with Modern Innovation |
Culture Talk |
Design Pratices |
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| Circular Fashion Innovations Risk Fuelling Growth in Global Textile Production Worldwide |
Circularity Issues |
Consumption |
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| Harsh Economics and Natural Fiber Welding’s Collapse: Investors, Brands Should Share Blame |
NextGen Materials |
NFW Collapse |
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| Tax Systems Built for Linear Economies Threaten Progress of Global Circular Fashion |
Circularity Issues |
VAT Burden |
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| ReHubs Announces Comprehensive Action Plan to Industrialise European Textile Circularity by 2032 |
Going Circular |
ReHubs Plan |
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| US Survey Reveals Consumer Knowledge Gap on Synthetic Clothing's Role in Microplastic Pollution Crisis |
Microfibre Pollution |
US Survey |
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| US Cotton Trust Protocol Debuts Field Partner Pilot to Recognise Verified Regenerative Practices and Measurable Outcomes |
Regenerative Cotton |
New Pilot |
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| Workforce Planning, Commercial Awareness and Retention Key Priorities for India’s Apparel Factories |
Human Resources |
India Skills |
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| Recycling Most Frequently Linked to Failures, with Reuse Emerging as Second Most Represented Strategy |
Circularity Issues |
Current Strategies |
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| Indian Must Upskill Leadership, Managers, and Shopfloor to Stay Globally Competitive |
Human Resources |
India Skills |
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| Research Team Creates Smarter Sportswear that Moves Better with Body During Exercise |
Functional Clothing |
Sportswear |
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| Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Reaches Record Highs as Industrial Rivalries Weaken Multilateral Safeguards Worldwide |
World Trade |
Unctad Update |
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| How Storytelling and Repurposing Can Drive Systemic Change in Global Fashion |
Driving Change |
Makers Unite |
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| Sustainability, Functional Fashion and Digital Transformation Drive Agenda as Intertextile Shanghai Autumn Edition Opens |
Event Report |
ITSA |
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| Digital Sampling, AI Forecasts and Matchmaking Platforms Reshape Apparel Sourcing Efficiency |
Event Preview |
Intertextile Shanghai |
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| Brands Embracing Localisation Strategies to Balance Global Identity with Regional Cultural Nuances in Digital Markets |
Consumer Trends |
Localisation |
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| Collection Inefficiencies, Inconsistent Standards Prevent Full Exploitation of Recycling Potential, Warns EU Study |
Tackling Waste |
Europe Study |
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| Pakistan’s Textile Legacies Confront Greenwashing, Fading Craft Skills, and Mounting Waste Across a Complex Apparel Ecosystem |
Country Overview |
Pakistan Study |
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| Recycled Fabrics Face Resistance in Italy While Biobased Jackets Gain Popularity Among Environmentally Conscious Consumers |
Consumer Trends |
Italian Study |
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| Apparel Industry Faces Mounting Pressure to Invest in Water Security as Pollution and Scarcity Risks Intensify |
Water Stress |
Investments |
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| Munich Fabric Start Consolidates Four Trade Shows Under One Roof |
MFS 2025 |
Event Preview |
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| India Cotton Output Forecast Lowered as Farmers Shift to Alternative Crops and Prices Rise Sharply |
Cotton Farming |
India Outlook |
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| Europe Advances PFAS Restrictions with Revised Proposal Now Under Committee Review |
Toxics Usage |
PFAS Update |
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| India Bows to Trump Tariffs, Sacrifices Farmers by Scrapping Cotton Import Duty for US Suppliers |
Cotton Markets |
India Imports |
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| Second-Hand Fashion Operations Face Rising Transport Costs and Infrastructure Gaps in Austrian Market |
SecondHand |
Austria Market |
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| Researchers Develop Cottonseed Oil-Based Fabric Finish to Replace Formaldehyde and PFAS in Textile Manufacturing |
Chemical Usage |
PFAS Alternative |
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| China Produced Over 1 Gt of Fibres, Cementing Dominance in Manufacturing and Trade |
Fibre Production |
China Study |
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| Groundbreaking UK Textile Recycling Plan Targets Landfill Waste Reduction and Net-Zero Goals Through Automated Sorting Technology |
Going Circular |
UK Blueprint |
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| Cascale and Worldly Launch Standardised FLAG Emissions Methodology for Apparel and Footwear Sectors |
GHG Emissions |
FLAG Aspect |
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| Fear of Speaking Out Keeps Denim Suppliers Silent on Unethical Brand Practices in Supply Chains |
Leader Speak |
Andrew Olah |
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| How Denim Industry Competitors Got Together to Measure and Reduce Indigo Dyeing Water Use |
Water Usage |
Indigo Study |
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| David and Goliath: Small Australia Firm Wins Landmark Case Against American Brand |
Legal Wrangle |
Australia Case |
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| New Analysis Models Heat Pump and Electric Boiler Adoption Scenarios for India’s High-Emission Textile Wet-Processing Units |
Decarbonisation |
India Study |
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| South Africa’s Clothing Industry Under Siege from Shein and Temu’s Offshore Dominance |
Shein and Temu |
South Africa |
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| Living Ink and Crocs Achieve Commercial Printing Milestone with Algae-Based CMYK Ink Tech |
Printing Sector |
New Milestone |
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| WWF-India, Solidaridad to Work on Sustainable Cotton through Regenerative Practices in India |
Cotton Farming |
India Alliance |
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| Regenerative Fund for Nature Surpasses 2026 Land Goal with 1.1 million Hectares Enrolled across Eight Countries |
Regenerative Fund for Nature |
2024 Status |
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| Deakin REACH and Samsara Eco to Transform Textile Recycling with AI-Designed Enzyme Technology for Synthetic Materials |
Recycling |
Australia Project |
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| New Textile Exchange Guidance Flags Pitfalls in Fibre Comparisons and Overreliance on Averaged Figures |
LCA Usage |
New Guidance |
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| Researchers Develop Fabric-Based Sensor that Detects Pressure and Slip for Improved Robotic Grip |
Smart Textiles |
Fabric Sensors |
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| Fibre Composition Mapping Highlights Urgent Gaps in Denmark’s Design, Sorting, and Textile Recycling Infrastructures |
Circularity Issues |
Denmark Study |
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| Ethiopia’s Northernmost Region Rebuilds Garment Sector Through Reskilling Amid Infrastructure Loss and Labour Shortage |
Conflict Aftermath |
Tigray Study |
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| Seawater Study Reveals Textile Dyeing Processes Can Replace 50–70% Freshwater While Maintaining High Colour Fastness |
Fabric Dyeing |
Seawater Usage |
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| Study Reveals How Yarn Properties and Machine Settings Drive Stiffness in Industrially Produced Knitted Textiles |
Fabric Tech |
Knitted Textiles |
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