A collaborative system that reintegrates manufacturing into product and process development is critical to help the global textile industry emerge as a better steward of our planet, our people, and our products. And, there are many small and incremental steps that can be taken without major capital investments to improve safety and reduce the negative environmental impacts of existing textile manufacturing and wet processing facilities.

Some 3000 chemical and 300 textile industry plants in the EU will have to comply with new legal norms adopted under the EU Industrial Emissions Directive to reduce their environmental impact.

As synthetic fibres represent over two-thirds (69%) of textiles, a share that is projected to skyrocket in the future, they have become a huge cause of fashion’s ongoing waste crisis, which shows no sign of dwindling. And, instead of phasing out their addiction to synthetics, fashion brands are turning to greenwashing tactics.

Each stakeholder in the leather industry, be it the tanner, trader, supplier or customer must get involved to get leather to a safe place in the mind of new younger consumers, and throughout the supply network involved. There are no impossible hurdles for a determined leather industry to make great strides quickly and set an achievable target date with milestones.

The theme of the just concluded COP27 was a focus on implementation. The pledges agreed upon in the past must give way to rapid action on tackling climate change and preparing for its effects. This also includes fashion companies, which are experts at talking the talk, but slow to walk the walk. A first-person account from the event.

If the just-concluded COP27 at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt is anything to go by, the fashion industry has cut a sorry figure. The industry has made progress in recent years, but all that pales into insignificance given the goal that shifts farther by the day. Add to that the rampant greenwashing, the constant self-adulation, and the abject failure in not letting the Global South into the entire process. A texfash.com take on the Conference.

Unlike fast fashion trends, each recession is unique. It’s quite unlikely the world will see the same increased productivity and production as the way out of the current mess as earlier. This time, however, the keywords would be different: effective sourcing strategies, multiple revenue streams, and sustainable products and practices.

What is the incentive for MSMEs to pivot towards sustainability? Here's an argument that explains why MSMEs need some handholding to help them walk the planet.

The recent study 'Wealth in Waste: India’s Potential to Bring Textile Waste Back Into The Supply Chain' has a problem—that of sample size as well as sample selection. There is an imperative need to revisit the numbers, and bring out an updated/revised edition. A texfash.com analysis.

There is an urgent imperative to shift towards a circular economy in which waste and pollution are removed from the system, more so after the pandemic. Here are four examples of clothing businesses that made use of the lockdown to put this ideal into practice.