| Denim Challenge: Translating Most Creative Trends into More Eco-responsible Approach |
Denim PV Berlin |
Top Voice |
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| HydraSport Project Focuses on Hydration and Sweat Analysis for Smart Low-Cost Fabrics |
Functional Clothing |
Hydration |
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| Ventless Dryers Contribute to Waterborne Microfibre Pollution, Researchers Call for Improved Appliance Design |
Microfibre Pollution |
Dryers |
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| Recycled Mattress Textiles Can Be Used in New Batteries for EVs |
Recycling Textiles |
Battery Prospects |
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| US Scientists Tweak Cotton Genes: Higher Yielding Cotton, Higher Quality Fibre, and a Possibly Perennial Crop |
Cotton Production |
Genetics |
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| 20 Years On: Over 100 Denim/Sportswear Specialists Head for Bluezone |
Event Preview |
Bluezone |
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| ‘Bio’ Does not Mean it is Biodegradable, Says a New Study |
Microfibre Pollution |
Bio-Synthetics |
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| Carpet Industry Must Stop Brushing Under the Mat Evidence of Potentially Harmful Microplastics, Says Report |
Microfibre Pollution |
Carpets |
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| Upping Your Sourcing Strategy: Evaluate Potential Suppliers Based on Predefined Criteria |
Expert Advice |
Supply Chains |
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| ERCA, Patagonia, YKK Team Up to Deploy Circularity with a Low Impact Chem-Tech Innovation |
Climate Action |
Revecol |
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| World's Largest Viscose Producers Royal Golden Eagle / Sateri Ravaging Indonesia's Endangered Rainforests |
Deforestation |
Viscose |
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| Polyester Giant Reliance Sets Stage for Shein's Backdoor Return to India |
Retail Watch |
Reliance-Shein |
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| Cotton Farmers Alone Made up 15% of India's Suicides in 2021, Climate Change Making Things Worse |
Climate Crisis |
Farmer Distress |
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| Australians' Wardrobes Filled with Clothes They’ve Never Worn; Half Buy One Clothing Item Every Month |
Country Overview |
Australia |
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| IOAS Lifts Ban on Control Union (India) |
Certifications |
Organic India |
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| Bangladesh Lifts Fumigation Requirements on US Cotton Imports |
Cotton Trade |
US Cotton |
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| Fake Review Payback Time: FTC to Use $4.2 million Fines to Issue Refunds to Customers |
Consumer Watch |
Fashion Nova |
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| Why We Should Embrace the Joy of Dressing ‘Outside of the Lines’ Like Gen Z |
Style File |
Gen Z |
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| EU Trade Deficit in Textiles and Clothing Jumped 48% in 2022 |
World Trade |
EU Deficit |
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| Micro-Scale Robotic Fashion Production Facility to Develop High-Value, Low Volume UK Garment Industry |
Garmenting |
New Solutions |
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| First Ever 3D Configurator for Custom Trim Sales from YKK |
Fashion Accessories |
Innovation |
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| Higg Rebranded as Worldly, Ties Up with SGS, Streamlines ESG Regulatory Reporting |
Branding |
Worldly Launch |
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| Nanollose Files New Patent Application for Its Breakthrough Microbial Cellulose Technology |
Nex-Gen Materials |
Jelli Grow |
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| Bengaluru's Waste Pickers Find Fresh Lease of Life in New Textile Recycling Initiative |
Going Circular |
Waste Pickers |
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| Europe's Fashion SMEs: Squeezed by Unfair Trading Practices, But Power Dynamics Beginning to Change |
Supply Chains |
Small Players |
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| Researchers Develop Method for Corporations to Assess Biodiversity Footprint; Tool to Be Free for All to Use |
Biodiversity Loss |
Finnish Plan |
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| $3.7 million Funding for US Startup to Research & Develop Biodegradable Protein Fibres |
Fibre Innovation |
Funding Round |
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| Does Compulsive Buying of Fashion Make One Happy? Study Seeks Answers |
Consumer Trends |
Behaviours |
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| Better Cotton Upgrades Standards, Emphasises on Traceability Across Supply Chains |
Cotton Standards |
Better Cotton |
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| In India, Clothing Rentals Too Have Their Seasons |
Case Study |
Flyrobe |
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| Bottlenecks from Disrupted Supply Chains Now Easing Considerably |
Machinery |
VDMA Outlook |
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| Investors in Europe Increasingly Preferring Starups with ESG Commitments |
ESG Plans |
Europe Scenario |
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| Textile Microfibres Found to be Ravaging Kenyan and Tanzanian Coastlines |
Microfibre Pollution |
East Africa |
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| Credible Sustainability Claims: There Is a Need to Standardise How We Measure Impact |
Leader Speak |
Standards |
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| Sonovia's Technology and PureDenim's Fabrics Head for Kering's Production Lines |
Denim Tech |
Industry Collaboration |
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| Nearshoring Next: Colombia Has Potential to Become Robust Exporter |
Country Overview |
Colombia |
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| Arena Berlin Set to Go All Blue as it Awaits Denim Premiere Vision End May |
Première Vision |
Berlin |
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| SLCP Announces New Human Rights Due Diligence Toolkit |
Due Diligence |
Toolkit |
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| Collaborative Platform Launched in India for Safety in the Apparel and Footwear Industry |
Safety Issues |
India Move |
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| For Colombia's Textiles-Fashion Industry Sustainability Is Not a Plus, but a Must |
Country Overview |
Colombia |
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| Destination Colombia: Where Sourcing Meets Substance and Style |
Country Overview |
Colombia |
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| More Info Needed on Farmer Incomes to Measure Progress |
Cotton Production |
Supply Chains |
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| Total Disconnect: Most Top Fashion Companies Do Not Link Executive Pay to Sustainability |
ESG Performance |
Top Companies |
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| The Industry’s Many Moving Pieces Make It Easy to Cut Corners |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
Fast Fashion |
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| Tough Questions Need to Be Asked Within Bangladesh Too |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Over a Fifth of Home Textile Items in UK Lie Dormant |
Home Fashion |
UK Study |
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| A Decade after Rana Plaza Disaster, New Zealanders Still Rely on Fast Fashion |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
Fast Fashion |
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| Till Rana Plaza, Structural Safety Risks Were Not Fully Known |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Mussel Power: Shellfish-Inspired Solution Could Reduce Textile Dye Pollution |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Pollutants |
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| Sustainable Leather Foundation to Work on Capacity-Building, Best Practices in SADC Region |
Development |
Capacity-Building |
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