| Kenyan Report Urges Govts to Back Coexistence of Used Clothing Imports and Local Manufacturing as Path to African Growth |
SecondHand |
Kenya Economy |
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| Researchers' 3D Printing Technology Improves Comfort, Durability of Smart Wearables |
Smart Fabrics |
3D Printing |
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| There Is No More Effective Policy for Reducing Heat Risks than a Fair Workplace and Fair Pay |
State of Workers |
Heat Stress |
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| UK Report Calls for Automation, Robotics and AI solutions to Boost Sustainable Manufacturing |
Going Circular |
CFIN 2025 |
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| Textiles Recycling Expo Aims to Weave a New Future of Circularity |
State of Recycling |
Europe Status |
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| How Appealing is E-Fashion? Study Says Consumers Could Be Willing to Pay |
Consumer Trends |
Digital Clothing |
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| 75% Consider Addition of Written Explanations on Sewn Label Very Useful: GINETEX Barometer |
Textile Care |
GINETEX Barometer |
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| Bangladesh Industry Can Achieve 50% Emission Reduction by 2030, But Financing Gap of $4.8 billion Remains |
Decarbonisation |
Bangla Strategy |
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| UK Domestic Manufacturing Looks to Reshoring to Boost Industry |
Reshoring Plans |
UK |
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| Nike's Unpaid Wages and Erosion of Corporate Credibility in Global Supply Chains |
Under Scanner |
Nike Wage Theft |
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| Researchers Develop Robot that Can Knit Clothes Just by Looking at Fabric Images |
Robotics |
Knit Work |
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| M&S Cyberattack Must Be Seen as Wake-Up Call for Somnolent Global Retailers |
M&S Attack |
The Ramifications |
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| NZ Brand Untouched World Wins Luxury Award for Celebrating Harmony with Nature |
Luxury Fashion |
Untouched World |
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| Commercial Garments Patterned for Standing Bodies; Wheelchair Users Pay the Price |
Adaptive Clothing |
Market Gaps |
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| Balancing Between Nearshoring and Regional Supply Chains with a Global Outlook |
Event Preview |
Intertex Portugal |
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| Future Lies in Hybrid Models Where High-Level LCAs Are Supplemented by Granular Data |
Denim Finishing |
EIM Report |
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| ICPEN Joint Open Letter to Fashion Retail Sector Worldwide on Use of Environmental Claims |
Consumer Watch |
ICPEN |
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| Challenges of Branding in the Age of Influencers |
Branding Evolution |
Influencers |
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| Saudi Fashion Commission Launches Study into Sustainable Recycling of Ihram Clothing |
Ihram Clothing |
Recycling Project |
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| New Recycling Technique Eliminates Dyes and Distinguishes Between Natural and Synthetic Blends |
Chemical Recycling |
New Process |
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| UN Tourism and Università della Svizzera Italiana Launch Project to Incorporate Fashion into Cultural Tourism |
Cultural Tourism |
Fashion Elements |
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| Researcher Finds How Bacteria and Textile Fibres Can Heal Bones |
Medical Textiles |
Bone Healing |
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| Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint |
Product Impact |
New Study |
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| Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain |
Tariffs and Seconds |
SMART View |
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| The Price of Prestige: How Trump’s Tariff War Is Rattling the Luxury Fashion World |
Tariff Impact |
Luxury Fashion |
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| India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions |
Trade Ties |
Indo-Bangla Tension |
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| Greener Floors, Stronger Futures: New Zealand Chooses Wool for Climate and Community |
Wool Usage |
NZ Push |
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| Egypt Aims to Reinvent Textile Sector with Two Mega Industrial Cities |
Egypt Industry |
Textile Cities |
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| Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change |
Circularity Narratives |
ESCF Project |
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| Viet Nam Facing Critical Challenges in Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions and Resource Efficiency |
Decarbonisation |
Viet Nam Efforts |
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| Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability |
Circularity Narratives |
Crystal International |
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| Falling into the Blame Game Is Counter-Productive for all in the Value Chain |
Circularity Narratives |
Yee Chain International |
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| EU Chemical Legislation Must Be Based on Scientific and Risk-Based Evidence, Argues EURATEX Position Paper |
Chemical Usage |
EU Status |
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| Fashion Industry Not Serious about Emission Reduction or Impact on Nature, Says Report |
Climate Action |
Benchmark Report |
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| Organic Cotton Farming Consistently Has Lower Environmental Footprint Across Categories, Finds OCA Study |
Organic Cotton |
LCA Study |
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| From Ideas to Impact: Circularity in Textiles Needs Scalable Action—Not Just Solutions |
Event Roundup |
System Change |
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| Or Foundation's 'Misinformation Campaign' Condemned, Ghana Second-Hand Clothing Traders Observe Strike |
SecondHand |
Ghana Strike |
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| Industry Groups Call for a More Differentiated View of Natural and Synthetic Textile Fibres and Their Production Methods |
Natural Fibres |
LCA Methods |
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| Trump Tariffs Give Indian Industry a Chance to Recalibrate its Global Textiles Trade Strategy |
Advantage India |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Researchers Develop AI-Powered Smart Clothing that Logs Posture, Exercises |
Smart Clothing |
Body Postures |
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| Mills Fabrica Launches Innovation Challenge to Reimagine Textile Recycling |
Textile Recycling |
Innovations |
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| ‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered |
Footwear Markets |
New Trade Disorder |
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| If Deals Don't Work out, Garment Workers in Manufacturing Hubs Face a Bleak Future |
Labour Issues |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Dutch Coalition Puts Forward 6-Point Action Plan to Accelerate Circular Economy |
Going Circular |
Dutch Plan |
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| Just Like 'China Plus One' of Earlier, the World Now Needs a 'US Plus One' Trade Policy |
Sourcing Strategies |
New Trade Disorder |
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| Here's a Response to Anti-Wool Agenda: Transparency and Regenerative Sourcing |
Tracing Wool |
Sheep Inc |
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| Trump Tariffs Threaten Growth, Investments and Development for Vulnerable Economies |
Uncertain Times |
New Trade Disorder |
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| British Fashion Council Scraps London Fashion Week, Looks at More Targetted Programmes in London and Paris |
Fashion Weeks |
Recalibration |
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| Better Cotton Remains in Denial a Year after Brazil Scandal Investigation by Earthsight |
Dirty Cotton |
Brazil Scandal |
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| Report on Environmental Impact of Denim Finishing Suggests New Benchmarks |
Denim Production |
Benchmarks |
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