The Redress Design Award 2024 is calling on emerging designers globally to apply with their circular and sustainable fashion collections before the closing date of 15 March 2024. It is estimated that 80% of a product’s environmental impact is determined at the design stage.

Almost 5.2% of the clothing industry’s overall turnover was lost to counterfeits in the European Union during the 2018-21 period, says a new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

Hackers had disrupted operations of lifestyle apparel brand VF Corp in December leading to a breach of personal data of about 35.5 million consumers. The company has revealed the extent of the breach in an amended regulatory filing.

Two studies—one of them recent—have identified the PFAS compounds present in selected turnout gear textiles used by firefighters, how much of each was present, and whether simulated wear and tear increased the amount of PFAS that the textiles released. 

Japanese biotechnology startup Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials has found four more collaborators to help catalyse the industry's transition from a linear “take-make-use-dispose” model to a circular “take-make-use-reuse” model.

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) will submit a report by 30 August 2024 on the  export competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.

The Lenzing Group has announced a new fossil-free Tencel lyocell fibre that delivers exceptional stretch and recovery properties while adhering to responsible production methods. 

A new consumer study that analyses customer preference and customer behaviour has found that consumers must often spend hours searching for the right products, scouring product recommendations and reviews, comparing prices, and assessing sustainability performance.

Renewable electricity strategies of some major brands fall woefully short and standard-setters provide limited incentives and sometimes even barriers to increase ambition, says a study by the NewClimate Institute.

About 50% of the clothing suitable for reuse and recycling in Catalonia is exported to middle- or low-income countries, where its purpose is unknown, is evidence that the region is "moving the problem to other places, without generating a sustainable solution."