Updates

A study on post-consumer policies in the athleticwear sector has revealed that eco-conscious consumers are not well-served by clothing companies claiming green credentials, and environmental circular economy initiatives for activewear enterprises are limited by where firms and consumers are located, preventing them from being fully effective.

Fashion for Good has launched a collaborative ambitious initiative aimed at accelerating the next generation of footwear innovations needed to drive circularity spanning four workstreams across the supply chain from materials to end of use.

For all the sound and fury on climate change and climate change continuing to wreak havoc in all parts of the globe, as many as 32 of the 250 brands rated 0% in terms of their emissions accountability, says a Fashion Revolution report.

Recognising the urgent need for suppliers in the Global South and other manufacturing regions to understand the implications of new laws on their operations, a group of leading apparel suppliers have updated the apparel supplier’s guide.

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) review of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard virtually trashes the current mechanism of carbon credits, underscoring why it faced a backlash not just from industry but also its own staff.

Leading US fashion companies are sourcing more from emerging destinations in Asia and the Western Hemisphere as they seek to reduce the China risk, shifting focus to India, Bangladesh and many more non-Asian countries, says the latest edition of the USFIA's 2024 Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study.

The textile waste crisis calls for a well-coordinated multilevel approach between exporting and importing countries, and a mix of measures that engage all authorities and stakeholders concerned with local environmental and social issues, says a new report.

A new project is  being launched in Pakistan which will convert banana waste into textile fibres as well as produce synthetic gas that will benefit rural communities in the country.

Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange have launched a two-year, multi-stakeholder initiative to harmonise data and system capabilities in the reverse supply chain. A key objective is to deliver recommendations for the development of new and existing standards, including the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS).

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has partnered with the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on a project that would focus on small and marginal farmers and workers to address their vulnerabilities and ensure better institutional support mechanisms for the cotton growing community.