| 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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| Material Science at Crossroads: The Disconnect between Scientists and Creative Industries |
Pioneering Change |
Earth Protex |
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| Scientists Develop Natural Detergent as Efficient, Cost-Effective and Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Products |
Detergents |
Natural Alternatives |
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| EuRIC Drafts 5-Point Manifesto, Highlights Unprecedented Crisis Facing Collection and Recycling Sector |
Recycling Crisis |
EuRIC Manifesto |
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| Jeopardising Second-Hand Clothing Sector in Mozambique Could Have Repercussions on Those Living in Poverty |
SecondHand |
Mozambique Overview |
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| Pasture Leather: A Journey from Field to Fork to Fashion |
Leather Talk |
Pasture Leather |
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| As Narratives Go Around in Circles, a New Fashion System Will Have to Emerge at Some Point |
Circularity Narratives |
New Study |
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| The Young India Fashion Survey 2025: Clothing Habits, Sustainability Choices and Style Influences |
Project |
Survey Report |
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| When High Tech Meets High Fashion: A Surprising Discovery in the World of Engineering |
Luxury Markets |
Tech Prospects |
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| EuRIC and FEAD Suggest 10-Fold Pathway till EPR Schemes Are in Place |
Tackling Waste |
Recommendations |
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| WRAP Releases Design Toolkit to Promote Recyclability |
Recycling |
Design Toolkit |
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| ICAC, AbTF Launch Carbon Credits Scheme for African Smallholder Farmers |
Climate Action |
Carbon Credits |
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| Researcher Finds Ways to Improve Mechanical Recycling of Textiles |
Recycling Textiles |
Pre-Treatment |
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| In Today’s Digital Society, Personalisation is an Adjustment from Seasonal Trends |
Fabrics Market |
Intertextile Shanghai |
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| Brands Should Commit to Electrification Targets and Provide Financial Support to Suppliers in Building Renewable Electricity Capacity |
Climate Action |
Decarbonisation |
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| New Guidelines Launched in Australia Set to Cut Wasteful Designs and Promote Durable Fashion |
Going Circular |
Design Guidelines |
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| Cascale Updates Higg Brand and Retail Module to Stay Aligned with Industry Regulatory Requirements |
Higg Suite |
BRM Update |
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| Circular Fashion Narratives Built on Unrealistic Projections and Industry Rhetoric, Finds Analysis of 20 Major Reports |
Circularity |
Current Narratives |
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| New Alliance to Work on Policy Matters Related to Textile-to-Textile Recycling |
Industry Effort |
T2T Alliance |
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| Project Launched to Mitigate Fibre Fragment Pollution by Addressing Root Causes and Data Gaps |
Microfibre Pollution |
Key Drivers |
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| Researchers Develop Washable Touchless Technology that Could ‘Revolutionise’ Electronic Textiles |
Smart Textiles |
Touchless Tech |
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| MIT Researchers Develop Fibre Computer that Allows Apparel to Run Apps and “Understand” the Wearer |
Textile Innovation |
Fibre Computer |
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| Researchers at TU Graz Turn Textile Waste into Paper for Packaging |
Tackling Waste |
Packaging Solution |
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| Seconds and Repairs Slowly Edging out Fast Fashion in UK, Claims New WRAP Study |
Consumer Trends |
Fast Fashion |
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| T-REX Emphasises Need for Standardised Definitions of Recyclability and Policy Measures that Align with Industry Realities |
State of Recycling |
T-REX Paper |
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| Oeko-Tex and Spoor to Make Traceability of Leather Products Back to Individual Farm |
Tracking Leather |
New Solution |
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| Textile Exchange Publishes New Guidance on Science-Based Targets for Nature, Urges Industry to Think Beyond Emissions |
Science-Based Targets |
New Guidance |
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| Denims Not Long-Lasting as 20 Years Ago, And Wool is Under-Rated |
Recycling Story |
Blue Loop Originals |
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| Knitted Fabrics Outpacing Wovens as Demand for Athleisure and Functional Apparel Rises |
Fabrics Market |
Intertextile Shanghai |
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| Scientists Develop Innovative Technology for Cheaper and Circular Textile Dyeing, Reduce Costs by 50% |
Fabric Dyeing |
DyeLoop |
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| Researchers Create Reversible Adhesive Technology to Make Textile Recycling More Scalable and Reducing Waste |
Textile Recycling |
Adhesives |
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| Making Cleaner Textiles: Tersus Has a Closed-Loop Cleaning System |
Climate Action |
Tersus Solutions |
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| Council and Parliament Agree to Set New Rules to Curb Textile Waste in Europe |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Waste |
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| Researchers Use AI-based Temperature Control System to Create Intelligent Jacket |
Functional Textiles |
Smart Jacket |
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| India to Get €9.5 million to Strengthen Textiles and Handicraft Industry |
Indian Industry |
EU Funding |
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| A Riot of Colours: Pili and Its Journey to Decarbonise Dyes and Colours |
Decarbonising Colours |
Pili |
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| Fashion Manufacturing Lab Opens in UK to Create Sustainable High Value, Low Volume Garments |
Manufacturing |
Robotics Living Lab |
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| Cascale Releases First Better Buying Partnership Index Report, Shows Improvement in Practices |
Buying Practices |
Cascale Report |
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| NextGen Materials Could be 8% of Total Fibre Market in 5 Years, Claims New Report |
NextGen Materials |
Market 2030 |
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| DITF, Heraeus Develop Medical Textiles with Highly Effective and Long-Lasting Protection against Microbial Infections |
Medical Textiles |
AGXX Technology |
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