The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has released its May estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2021–22 beginning from 1 October 2021. The association has further reduced its cotton crop estimate for the 2021–22 season by 8.31 lakh bales to 315.32 lakh bales of 170 kg each from its previous estimate of 323.63 lakh bales of 170 kg each.

Kelheim Fibres GmbH from Kelheim in Bavaria and the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in Chemnitz have been awarded the Techtextil Innovation Award in the 'New Concept' category for the development of novel, thermally bonded nonwovens based on cellulose for the production of reusable products with high absorbency.

Fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company plans to build a commercial-scale factory to produce regenerated textile fibre for the world’s leading apparel companies at the site of renewable materials company Stora Enso’s closed Veitsiluoto paper mill in Kemi, a Finnish city on the northern shore of the Baltic Sea. The size of the investment is estimated at €400 million, and it is expected to create around 270 jobs in the area.

During its annual Impact Day event, this past Thursday 16 June, ZDHC launched the Detox Fashion Radar to benchmark brands that are on their Roadmap to Zero journey to detox fashion based on engagement level and implementation progress. From all of ZDHC’s Contributor Brands, five achieved the highest level of implementation performance in 2021.

Tech major Sourcemap has launched a platform to help US businesses meet evolving human rights standards mandated by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). A texfash.com report.

The beleaguered Higg MSI by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has come under fire yet again as the Natural Fibers Alliance calls for its immediate suspension. A texfash.com report.

The right uniform can have a significant impact on employee wellbeing and productivity in any job role, and wearing a well-made, well-fitting uniform can make employees feel much happier at work—by as much as 22%, says a new research.  texfash.com reports.

In a significant increase as compared to pre-pandemic 2019, 52% of young Europeans have bought one or several fake products intentionally, according to a survey.

The recently announced American Circular Textiles (ACT) policy group, focused on advancing circular textile policy in the US has its roots in a gathering of stakeholders to endorse New York’s Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. A texfash.com report. 

The two-day Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition centred around the theme 'Alliances for a New Era' came to a close 8 June with leaders coming together to foster pre-competitive collaboration within the fashion industry and examine atypical cross-industry alliances, in a bid to accelerate the transition to a net positive industry. texfash.com reports.