Updates

Cause for alarm! The discovery of microplastic fibres in samples of air, seawater, sediment and sea-ice from the Antarctic — the last remaining pristine environment on Earth — makes the need for a globally-agreed Plastics Treaty even more urgent.

Fast fashion giant Shein finds itself in the dock yet again as tests on its products by Greenpeace Germany reveal hazardous chemicals that break EU regulatory limits.

Indian textile major Arvind Limited has tied up with technology company PurFi Global LLC to set up fibre rejuvenation facilities near one of its manufacturing facilities in India.

With the intent to ensure that the cost of preserving forest is shared more equitably by the two ends of the supply chain and between majority and minority world countries, Textile Exchange and the Leather Working Group (LWG) are putting out a call to action for brands and retailers to commit to sourcing all their leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains by 2030 or earlier.

In a step to check the proliferation of slightly differing codes of practice in different regions for cashmere production and herder livelihoods, the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) is trying to consolidate all into one global standard: the SFA Cashmere Standard.

In a bid to streamline its approach towards delivering, developing and implementing its programmes, ZDHC has identified key areas of impact which will be addressed through four competence centres.

Target Corporation would be a new lead funder of the $250 million Fashion Climate Fund of the Apparel Impact Institute, which is working towards meeting the fashion industry's step towards reducing carbon emissions.

From the next generation of performance membranes to meaningful digitalisation for the supply chain, a total of seven young innovative enterprises bagged the first ever ITMF Start-up Awards at the recently concluded ITMF Annual Conference 2022 held in Davos, Switzerland.

The global luxury goods market remains poised to see further expansion next year, and for the rest of the decade to 2030, even in the face of present economic turbulence, according to a Bain & Company luxury study.

A new project, Circular Economy Innovative Initiative for an Entrepreneurial Europe (CITE), aims to create a new dynamic and agile ecosystem in and between higher education institutions that will boost textile circularity and circular economy in innovation and entrepreneurial courses.