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The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is enlarging its ongoing Controlled Supply Chain Scheme Pilot Project that was strategically developed to overcome the obstacles that often deter small-scale operators from pursuing its certification.

Sportswear major Puma's two year-long Re:Suede project successfully concluded by composting an experimental version of its classic Suede sneaker under certain tailor-made industrial conditions.

The H&M Group has established collaborative financing solutions that enable the necessary decarbonisation of its supply chains by launching a green loan programme in association with Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS.
 

The escalating reliance on biomass in the fashion sector not only threatens climate, ecosystems and human health, but also poses significant risks to the broader push toward genuine renewable energy, especially in Asia, says a report by environmental advocacy group Stand.earth.

In a bid to map out the complex and rapidly evolving policy landscape and support members in their compliance work with their own legal and compliance teams, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released a Higg Index Tools Analysis and Compliance Initiatives Summary Report, and put it in the public domain.

The EU-driven T-REX Project has identified opportunities and gaps associated with digitisation and circularity with focus on three key segments, including waste mapping, supply chain traceability, and digital product passports.

In the foreseeable future, almost all cotton producing regions around the world will be negatively impacted by climate change, and if brands/retailers don't do their bit about their relationships with cotton farmers and value chains, the damage to livelihoods and production could be irreversible.

The 2023 Hot Button report cites a 29% uptick in low-carbon, circular NextGen commercial lines with India's Aditya Birla leading the rankings with about 71% of the world’s manmade cellulosic fibre (MMCF) producers having achieved the ‘green shirt’ rating.

Recover, Evlox and Jeanologia will showcase a recycled denim capsule collection that combines expertise from each of their specialist businesses to improve circularity in the denim industry from fibre to finish.

Pre-consumer garment waste at some operational and permanently closed brick factories from as many as 19 international brands were found to be fuelling the kilns in Cambodia, exposing people to toxins and causing negative health and environmental impacts.