With a proven legacy of over 80 years, Lenzing AG’s sustainable production of botanic fibres has remained as the centrepiece of strategic focus of its core business. Avinash Mane, Commercial Director (South Asia), Lenzing Group, talks to texfash.com about the role the three-decade-old Tencel fibre has played in the business of denim.

It’s going to be fascinating to see how the market for NFTs develops. Total NFT sales for 2022 are heading for about £90 billion, more than double 2021 despite the fact that markets are sinking right now. The companies that succeed will probably be the ones that are alert to these risks, and view NFTs as a new revenue market to explore rather than a short-term opportunity.

Far away in the Iberian Peninsula of Portugal, a textile designer has developed a patent-pending solution from the abundantly available cork to handcraft sustainable rugs using traditional weaving techniques. Meet Susana Godinho.

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.

The risks are becoming bigger. COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine war, Suez crisis, Shanghai situation—all these were unforeseen. But that's why those are called risks. Cem Altan, President of the International Apparel Federation discusses how apparel brands and manufacturers can mitigate risks.

SustainKart retails only sustainable products, claiming to be India's first-ever and largest ‘responsible’ e-commerce platform that currently hosts over 1100 brands and 93,000 SKUs (including fashion), aiming to revamp closets and households with conscious products. The mission is to change the spending pattern of Indians for their lifestyle commodities. SustainKart targets becoming a unicorn by mid-2023. Dutt talks to texfash.com about his journey that began when he was all of 12 years.

The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) is a private national body that knits about 80% of the Italian textile machinery players. Its key mandate is to promote this segment of the industry within and beyond its shores in tandem with the Italian Trade Agency and Italian Ministry of Economic Development. ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi talks to texfash.com about how the machinery segment is surviving the current volatile times.

Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have developed a new indigo dyeing technology that, they say, is an eco-friendly alternative to current methods. Sergiy Minko, a professor of fibre and polymer science at UGA and a corresponding author of the study, shares some thoughts on denim dyeing.

In March this year, Fashion Council Germany (FCG) published a landmark report on the environmental impact of the German fashion industry titled German Fashion Footprint. The first of a kind, the report is a treasure trove of information. The Council's Managing Director Scott Lipinski talks about the lessons learnt and the way forward in this freewheeling interview.

In a landmark victory in the campaign against wage theft in the textile-apparel industry, American lingerie giant Victoria's Secret has had to cough up a US$8.3 million compensation settlement for the 1,388 workers fired without notice in March 2021 at its supplier factory in Thailand.