New limit value for the total fluorine content in PFAS, active risk identification for microplastic release in manufacturing processes and leather materials traceability feature are among the new regulations issued by the Oeko-Tex Association.

Biotech company MycoWorks has successfully harvested and shipped over a thousand sheets of its luxury leather-alternative biomaterial Fine Mycelium.

It was a seismological shift for workers post the February 2023 quake in Turkiye as the majority of those impacted were left to fend for themselves both by the factories and brands they laboured for, alleges a report by advocacy group Clean Clothes Campaign. 

Netherlands could soon stop discarding the millions of tonnes of wool thanks to a Dutch designer’s innovative robot.

A Global Plastics Treaty that seeks to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of plastic pollution, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic through the prevention, progressive reduction and remediation of plastic pollution, management and utilisation of plastic and plastic waste according to national priorities by 2040, is closer to reality.

As a new European Parliament is set to be voted in June 2024, EURATEX, the voice of the textile and apparel industry, has released a manifesto urging for a competitive playing field.

The BRICS + Fashion Summit held in Moscow early last month saw business transactions to the tune of $2.7 million.

A paper 'Undressing the Planet' calls for a horizon free of textile waste and stresses on the pertinence of a ‘textile credit’ mechanism as a feasible model of global accountability for reparation and circular development in the Global South.

For the Modern Textile Factory (MTF) to emerge and thrive in a market that demands the same competitive prices as well as increased speed, quality and compliance, they need to accelerate their modernisation, says a new report.

The United Kingdom is set to ratify the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, opening the way to greater international cooperation on the importance of the country’s knowledge, skills and practices as part of her living heritage.