Updates

A globally recognised hygiene protocol test for laundries has been set up by the Textile Services Association and De Montfort University Leicester with the aim to help guarantee laundry is cleaned hygienically.

The latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer issued on 23 August was steady but below the recent trend line for merchandise trade, suggesting that global goods trade continued to grow in the second quarter of 2022 but that the pace of growth was slower than in Q1 and is likely to remain weak in the second half of the year.

Scientists at the Northwestern University in the US have identified how to destroy "forever chemicals" in a low-cost way for the first time. They have linked exposure to the substances, known as PFAS, at certain levels to serious health risks, including cancer and birth defects. This has major implications for the fashion industry, which has been slow in eliminating PFAS.

The Walmart Foundation announced it has provided a $2,000,000, three-year grant to the Soil Health Institute's (SHI) U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) to scale activities of the project and expand the initiative to Alabama and South Carolina.

Tourism and fashion come together in the Irish county of Donegal as it launches a clothing range with a sportswear major to tom-tom its rich heritage and strong diaspora connections.

China's textiles industry has posted stable revenue growth in the first half of this year, the country's official news agency has reported quoting official data.

Asos, Bestseller, H&M, G-Star Raw, Inditex, C&A are among global 19 brands who have agreed to exhort garment and textile factories in Turkey to respect workers’ rights.

Global luxury retail giant Burberry has received approval from  Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its net zero emissions target. The approval, the company says, confirms that Burberry’s aim to attain net-zero emission by 2040 is based on the latest climate science and meets the urgent need to keep warming to 1.5°C – in line with the Paris Agreement.

An American company has been slapped a $157,683.37 penalty for deceiving consumers about the country of origin of their products.

Expanding bilateral ties, a Bangladesh-Türkiye Business Forum (BTBF) has been formed to support trade, investments, and cultural activities and also act as an advocacy platform.