It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Extended Producer Responsbility

Due Diligence / Research

6 June 2022

7 minutes

It’s important to remember that given a large proportion of the industry is SMEs, if they are excluded from requirements, we are not ensuring the circularity of the industry as a whole. Supporting the industry’s transition will be crucial in the current political and economic climate.

EPR: Due Diligence Is a Fundamental Component of Any Legislative Framework

Implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) along side supporting measures is widely believed to incentivise eco-design. texfash.com talks to Toby Connock, Consultant at Eunomia, the agency that was commissioned by the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) to conduct a study on the role of EPR and supporting policy measures in driving a circular economy for textiles in Europe.

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Subir Ghosh

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Solutions / Recycling Crisis / V Interview

Cetia can sort the garments by composition and colour to obtain a homogeneous deposit for processing, and then run this deposit through its automated unravelling line. This line enables mechanical unravelling. Another approach is to consider “intelligent” dismantling to deconstruct a garment. It is currently developing an intelligent dismantling line to separate the various textile fabrics from elements such as buttons, zips, etc., so that each element can be recycled in its proper recycling route.

Inside Cetia’s Breakthroughs in Shoe Dismantling and Textile Sorting Technologies

Subir Ghosh

5 June 2025

M&S Attack / The Ramifications Analysis

Modern retailers must accept that transformation isn't just customer-facing. It must go down to the root—network segmentation, zero-trust architecture, robust identity access management. Otherwise, all the retail innovation in the world is just expensive window dressing.

M&S Cyberattack Must Be Seen as Wake-Up Call for Somnolent Global Retailers

Special Correspondent

7 May 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

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Cotton Crisis / Pakistan Status Analysis

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) have time and again warned that the current tax structure makes domestic cotton unviable, forcing mills to rely increasingly on cheaper imported alternatives. Industry insiders fear that during the crop year 2025–26, cotton ginning and textile sectors may operate at less than 50% of their total production capacity.

Pakistan's Cotton Sector Faces Imminent Collapse as Government Scrambles for Solutions

Special Correspondent

5 June 2025

Deforestation / Viscose Angle Report

A lone rainforest tree stump stands in a forestry concession held by PT Industrial Forest Plantation — logged to make way for a pulpwood monoculture plantation.

The Green Inferno: The Destructive Viscose Empire Behind Indonesia's Deforestation

Special Correspondent

4 June 2025

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