| 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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| Textile-GPT and AI Innovation Hub Unveiled in Hong Kong to Transform Apparel Industry through Smart Automation |
AI Tech |
HK Pact |
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| How Mahlo Reinvented Textile Quality Control Through 8 Decades of Engineering Expertise |
Leader Speak |
Mahlo |
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| New Report Dissects Producer-Reported Trends from Better Cotton’s First Ten Years in the United States |
US Cotton |
Better Cotton |
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| Margins Collapsing, Orders Cancelled, Staff Laid Off: US Fashion Staggers Under Trump Trade Blitz |
US Sourcing |
2025 Status |
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| Aesthetics and Comfort Still Play a Stronger Role than Sustainability in Decision-Making, Concludes European Footwear Study |
Consumer Trends |
Europe Trends |
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| Policy Proposals in US Raise Concerns for Guatemala’s Secondhand Clothing Retail Networks |
SecondHand |
Guatemala Trade |
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| Synthetic Shedding Nightmare: Blended Fabrics May Be Bigger Microplastic Threat than Pure Polyester |
Microfibre Pollution |
Blends |
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| Deadstock Reuse and Durable Design Feature in Circular Efforts by Portuguese Apparel Firms, Study Finds |
Going Circular |
Portugal Study |
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| £395 Designer T-Shirt Fails Durability Ranking as Budget £4 Garment Outperforms in Lab Tests |
Clothing Durability |
New Study |
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| Google Launches Virtual Try-On, Trend Analysis and Price Tracking to Make Fashion Shopping More Personalised |
Fashtech Trends |
Google Try-On |
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| German Researchers Develop New Acoustic Testing Methods to Measure How Woven and Knitted Textiles Interact with Sound |
Textile Innovation |
Acoustics |
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| China’s UV-Protective Clothing Market Heats Up as Consumers Demand Style and Safety |
Consumer Trends |
UV Clothing |
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| ILO Programme Trains Over 230 Ethiopian Women for Leadership Roles in Garment Sector |
State of Workers |
Ethiopia |
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| FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports |
India-UK CETA |
Trade Prospects |
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| Inditex and Next Reject Groundbreaking Deal on Cambodian Worker Wages and Conditions |
Worker Rights |
Cambodia Deal |
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| New Industry Standard for Indigo Dyeing Water Use Unveiled by Transformers Foundation |
Indigo Dyeing |
New Standard |
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| Polyester Boom Drives 7.5% Spike in Fashion Sector Carbon Output, Finds AII Study |
Climate Crisis |
Fashion Emissions |
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| Epson and HKRITA Create Silk-Like Luxury Fibre from Recycled Cotton Waste |
Fibre Innovation |
New Fibre |
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| Textile Exchange Launches New Tool to Trace Recycled Textiles |
Recycling |
New Tool |
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| TantuVedika Unveils Illuminated Bamboo-Jute Podium Merging Traditional Craft with Modern Technology |
Footwear Innovation |
Handmade Tech |
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| ChatGPT and DALL-E Successfully Predict Fall/Winter 2024 Menswear Trends in Korean Research |
Trend Forecasting |
AI Tools |
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| French Scientists Crack Code for Recycling Mixed Polyester Waste without Sorting |
Recycling |
New Tech |
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| China's Breakthrough 1,000-Tonne Cellulose Fibre Plant Achieves Industrial Zero-Waste Production |
Chemical Usage |
New Tech |
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| From Policy to Practice: How PHDCCI Aims to Fast-Track India’s Technical Textiles Growth |
Technical Textiles |
India Prospects |
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| Kearney CFX 2025: Circularity's Pace Decelerates Amidst Scaling Hurdles |
Going Circular |
CFX 2025 |
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| Rethinking Cotton: Why Biodiversity Matters More Than Ever in Cotton Cultivation |
Biodiversity Loss |
Cotton Impact |
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| GRI Launches Global Consultation for New Textiles & Apparel Sustainability Reporting Standard |
Standards |
New GRI |
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| Lesotho Declares State of Disaster as Trump Tariff Wipes Out Textiles Industry |
Tariff Turmoil |
Lesotho Status |
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| GOTS Introduces Responsible Fibre Standard Beyond Organics |
Standards |
GRTS |
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| Viet Nam's $72 billion Fashion Industry Gets Strategic Research Hub in Ho Chi Minh City |
Viet Nam Project |
R&D Centre |
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| Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme Launches Partner Programme for Supply Chain Transparency |
Wool Standards |
AWSS Partners |
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| Egypt Stakes Its Claim as Global Textiles and Apparel Powerhouse |
Country Overview |
Egypt Prospects |
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| Major Quebec Wool Industry Initiative Receives Government Backing for Supply Chain Development |
Wool Production |
Quebec Project |
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| UKFT Launches Comprehensive Code of Conduct Template for Fashion and Textile Members |
Due Diligence |
Member Code |
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| India Postpones Cotton Quality Order Again: Ginning Sector Gets Relief as August 2026 Becomes New Deadline |
Cotton Production |
India Quality |
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| Quick Commerce Finds Its Goldmine in Indian Fashion’s Urgency and Margins |
Q-comm India |
Current Trends |
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| Cotton’s Water Myth Busted: New Global Study Exposes Flawed 'Thirsty Crop' Claims |
Cotton Production |
ICAC Study |
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| From Milan to Myanmar: The Dark Reality Haunting Fashion’s Global Supply Chains |
Supply Chains |
Risk Status |
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| PR Remains Crucial for Sustainable Fashion Despite Influencer Boom |
Marketing |
Public Relations |
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