A new initiative aims to foster bilateral collaboration between the UK and Nigeria, bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors to promote the adoption and development of circular fashion products and services.

Researchers in the US have concluded that cellulosic microfibres from flushable wipes, tissue paper, and cotton fibres generated from bleached cotton jersey knit fabric biodegrade extensively across all tested conditions.

And now a competition for emerging photographers who can capture the warp, weft and everything in between when it comes to the world of textiles-fashion.

In a bid to effectively reduce traffic accidents after untold deaths and injuries while transporting workers, Cambodia is finally set to phase out the huge cumbersome flatbed trucks.

A fund dedicated to supporting decarbonisation projects and climate change mitigation actions in outdoor industry supply chains will assist Taiwan in an ambitious renewable energy project.

A paper by Zero Waste Europe has emphasised the urgent need to phase out hazardous chemicals and tackle the release of microplastics, outlining a vision where textile recycling is not just a niche activity but a cornerstone of the industry.

NextGen material Celium — Premium Cultivated Cellulose — will now be available globally for consumer product applications, empowering more brands to adopt low carbon materials into their product categories.

The just announced Version 4.1 standard by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, aligned with the new European Union legal requirements on green claims, will be effective 1 July 2024.

Australia has launched a landmark nationwide study to probe consumer fashion disposal habits in a bid to better inform responsive policymaking and directly impact the Kangaroo country’s fashion waste.

Better Cotton, which has been at the receiving end over its failure to check deforestation and human rights abuses by cotton companies in Brazil, has decided to change its approach to lifecycle assessments by focusing on country-level LCAs.