Australia

In a bid to help transition the country to a circular economy by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050, Australia is funding a consortium to develop Seamless, a National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme that would act across the value chain, from clothing design to use, reuse, collection, and recycling.

Changing consumer behaviour, as well as new technology is reshaping the Australian fashion sector. A spending slowdown will test the industry’s resilience, says a just released report that charts the progress made across sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and accessibility.

Exploring ways to transition from physical to digital sampling, a pilot by Australian Fashion Council found that brands reported a faster time to market and the ability to test multiple sizes of a garment without producing a single physical sample.

Birla Cellulose has completed the first pilot scale spin of an eco-friendly next generation lyocell fibre containing 20% microbial cellulose Nullarbor-20.

Qantas Loyalty has unveiled a new online shopping experience which will allow Frequent Flyers to earn and use their Qantas Points on 900 premium and household brands and more than 20,000 products. Fashion brands and designers would be a major draw.

In a bid to reposition itself in a changing global environment, the Australian cotton industry is rallying together to chart out a strategic roadmap that would align the industry to the increasingly aware customer needs.

Australia's book-end approach across its cotton supply chain that combines actions by producers and retailers is perhaps the best way to rid the global cotton supply chain of exploitation.

With concern mounting over microplastics and the search for sustainable options, the woollen swimsuits of the past could be the swimwear of the future.

A project in the Queensland state of Australia is exploring the potential to turn old cotton clothing into nutrients for new cotton plants.

The first ‘tree-free rayon’ fibre — Nullarbor — has been used to create the first set of garments by Australian biomaterials company, Nanollose Limited. The garments have been produced by Paradise Textiles, which is part of the Alpine Group.