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."

Modelling as a career is no cakewalk. A young woman’s way to the ramp or “entrepreneurial labour” and its concomitant networking can often lead to sexual harassment, says a new research.

Researchers have concluded that in terms of emerging conversion technologies, optimisation also of processes will be critical to the success or failure of alternative feedstock sources for textiles.

Leading apparel and footwear brands have scored the lowest when it comes to Purchasing Practices (12/100) and Remedy (7/100), in the latest annual KnowTheChain rankings.

A celebration night, some historical stakeholders, more than 1k exhibitors and brands from 39 countries, and a whole lot more will mark the 4-day 100th anniversary celebrations of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabag beginning 13 January at the Riva del Garda. 

The recent methodological proposal on lifecycle assessments (LCAs) by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the scientific body of the European Commission, has come in for flak as the policy landscape in which the methodology is implemented creates systemic disadvantages for innovative industries using alternative feedstocks.