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A new international research initiative called SeaWeave is set to transform the textile sector by harnessing the power of seaweed. The project brings together leading experts to develop sustainable technologies that convert Atlantic and Mediterranean macroalgae into functional fibres and dyes, offering eco-friendly alternatives to conventional materials used in fashion and home furnishings.

A well-intentioned law requiring separate textile collection in Sweden from 2025 could backfire by damaging reuse markets. By mixing worn clothing with textile waste, the new system may undermine existing global reuse chains that already support sustainability, jobs, and landfill reduction. Experts argue that without better collection design, circular fashion efforts risk serious setbacks.

As the demand for sustainable fashion surges, India’s handmade and naturally dyed clothing sector faces a critical challenge—how to grow without losing its essence. A recent panel of experts explored how artisan-led fashion can remain authentic, address market gaps, and reshape perceptions of value, scale, and sustainability in global fashion.

The footwear industry is finally kicking back against outdated data and misinformed comparisons with apparel. A new report busts myths around the industry's carbon impact, revealing major emission cuts and outlining clear paths for progress. With better materials, smarter factories, and accurate research, footwear can lead the way in fashion’s sustainability race.

Better Cotton has announced a bold pivot: it is embedding regenerative agriculture as a core part of its standard from 2025. The move is aimed at driving tangible improvements in soil health, biodiversity, and farmer livelihoods across cotton-producing regions.

A powerful coalition of sustainability advocates, cultural economists, and supply chain experts has filed a groundbreaking amicus curiae brief to expose and challenge the harmful influx of second-hand clothing waste into Ghana.

A new report from the Netherlands’ Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate warns that fast fashion is derailing global efforts to build a circular textile economy. With low-quality, disposable clothing flooding the system, the report outlines urgent structural, financial, and policy reforms needed to keep circularity from collapsing under its own weight.

Hong Kong dumps 17,480 suitcases worth of textiles daily. A new Redress report reveals massive untapped potential in recycling non-wearable clothing waste and urges urgent action from brands, recyclers, and policymakers to build a circular fashion economy before landfills hit capacity by 2026.

For the EU to lead on circularity, regulation must match the pace of innovation. The T2T Alliance, an initiative dedicated to driving the global scaling of innovative textile-to-textile recycling technologies, has urged policymakers to adopt measures that enable, not hinder, the scaling of the T2T recycling industry.

A new report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reveals that fashion industry climate plans are dangerously out of touch with worker realities. Despite bold decarbonisation targets, brands exclude workers from planning, risking livelihoods and safety. The study calls for a just transition that integrates environmental and social justice.