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Europe will need a capital expenditure investment in the range of €6–7 billion to reach a fibre-to-fibre recycling rate of around 18–26% by 2030. This would mostly be needed to scale up sufficient sorting and processing infrastructure. The economic, social, and environmental value which could be realized, potentially total an annual impact of €3.5-4.5 billion by 2030. A texfash.com report.

The Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia has urged designers and industry which values high performance leather such as premium soccer boots and heavy-duty sports to embrace kangaroo leather.

ZDHC commissioned a study to identify action areas for the industry that can contribute to achieving the target of 45% reduced GHG emissions from textile fibre and material production by 2030. The study found that 6-8% of GHG emissions along the production of textiles are related to the production of textile chemicals.

Twentyfive European fashion institutions have come together to create the European Fashion Alliance, a powerful new network of fashion organisations aiming to unite and change the European fashion landscape.

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has released its May estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2021–22 beginning from 1 October 2021. The association has further reduced its cotton crop estimate for the 2021–22 season by 8.31 lakh bales to 315.32 lakh bales of 170 kg each from its previous estimate of 323.63 lakh bales of 170 kg each.

Kelheim Fibres GmbH from Kelheim in Bavaria and the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in Chemnitz have been awarded the Techtextil Innovation Award in the 'New Concept' category for the development of novel, thermally bonded nonwovens based on cellulose for the production of reusable products with high absorbency.

Fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company plans to build a commercial-scale factory to produce regenerated textile fibre for the world’s leading apparel companies at the site of renewable materials company Stora Enso’s closed Veitsiluoto paper mill in Kemi, a Finnish city on the northern shore of the Baltic Sea. The size of the investment is estimated at €400 million, and it is expected to create around 270 jobs in the area.

During its annual Impact Day event, this past Thursday 16 June, ZDHC launched the Detox Fashion Radar to benchmark brands that are on their Roadmap to Zero journey to detox fashion based on engagement level and implementation progress. From all of ZDHC’s Contributor Brands, five achieved the highest level of implementation performance in 2021.

Tech major Sourcemap has launched a platform to help US businesses meet evolving human rights standards mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). A texfash.com report.

The beleaguered Higg MSI by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has come under fire yet again as the Natural Fibers Alliance calls for its immediate suspension. A texfash.com report.