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Take Back Schemes / Investigation

25 July 2023

3 minutes
After 11 months of tracking, the outcomes of the tracked items the Changing Markets investigation has exposed the discrepancy between brands’ claims and the actual fate of the collected clothing.

And as It Turns out, Take-Back Schemes of Fashion Brands Are a Grand Scam

Take-back schemes, often touted by brands as a tool of circularity, can create an illusion that the fashion industry is dealing with its massive waste problem. However, despite grand promises of reuse and recycling plastered on brands’ collection boxes, they are failing to uphold their commitments, says a scathing report by Changing Markets Foundation.

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Cotton Production / Ginning

24 July 2023

2 minutes
An artist's impression of ginning in the United States around 1860.

First Ever Responsible Business for Gin Code of Conduct Released by CottonConnect

CottonConnect has developed a Responsible Business for Gins Code of Conduct in consultation with multiple industry stakeholders and independent verification bodies.

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Business of Leather / UK Overview

24 July 2023

2 minutes
The British leather industry has a long history of traditional craftsmanship. The UK is home to some of the finest leather and leather goods in the world.

UK Leather Exports Grow, But Trade Deficit of Leather Goods Widens to £498 million

While volumes and values of leather increased, this came against a backdrop of spiralling costs for energy and inflation, besides ongoing issues with the cost for transport of materials, a report from Leather UK has said.

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Durable Fashion / UK Study

24 July 2023

4 minutes
The research concluded that the retail price of a new garment cannot be used as an indicator to identify good or inferior durability, and that the durability of both high and low-priced garments ranged from excellent to very poor across the different clothing categories and across women’s and menswear.

Price Not an Indicator for Apparel Durability, Concludes UK Study

As critical actions to make fashion industry more sustainable gains momentum, a study by the University of Leeds has declared that although durability can be measured to identify the most and the least durable garments, retail price cannot be used to predict which garment will last longer.

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Event Roundup / MFS AW 24/25

24 July 2023

4 minutes
The eight areas that brought together the fashion and denim industry saw more than 1,100 collections by internationally renowned exhibitors.

Munich Fabric Start A/W 24/25 Sees Over 10,000 Vistors from 56 Countries

Munich Fabric Start came to a close on Thursday last with preps on for the next showcases this September and November, and its next edition in January 2024.

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Hemp Production / Guide

21 July 2023

4 minutes
Sixty years of FAO data (1961–2021) indicates that 2021 fibre hemp production by volume was approximately the same level as in 1961 but grown on far less land with far greater efficiency, resulting in higher yields.

New Textile Exchange Guide Calls for Leveraging Hemp to Meet Climate and Nature Targets

Stakeholders in the business of hemp need to collaborate to shape its production system from the soil up to ensure that its holistic benefits can be leveraged to meet climate and nature targets, global nonprofit Textile Exchange has said.

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Going Circular / WRAP Report

20 July 2023

4 minutes
The Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report 2021-22 sets out the baseline for Textiles 2030, based on the signatories’ combined carbon and water footprints in 2019 and shares the results from the signatories’ first year of reporting in 2021.

Textile Carbon Footprint of UK Brands and Retailers Rose 4.4% Between 2019 and 2022

The Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report 2021–22 of climate action NGO WRAP sets out the baseline for Textiles 2030, based on the signatories’ combined carbon and water footprints in 2019.

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Event Report / MFS AW 24/25

19 July 2023

3 minutes
Munich Fabric Start wants to create a place where people from all over the world meet—and everyone who wants to actively shape a positive future for the industry knows how important community, communication and joy are in order to develop the therefore necessary energy.

Munich Fabric Start A/W 24/25 Gets Under Way

As the curtains went up yesterday on Munich Fabric Start, the fash frat could walk around 42,500 square metres in eight areas to check out 1,100 collections for Autumn/Winter 24/25, draw inspiration and knowledge from the last of informative talk shows and network too.

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Regenerative Agriculture / Framework

18 July 2023

3 minutes
Textile Exchange recommends that brands use the Regenerative Agriculture Outcome Framework as part of a broader three-step process to implementing regenerative agriculture programmes and initiatives.

Textile Exchange Launches Regenerative Agriculture Framework with Emphasis on Collaborations

Textile Exchange has come up with the Regenerative Agriculture Outcome Framework, perhaps the first ever open-source, documented framework that lays out key indicators that make for a regenerative system, encouraging collaboration by including expectations for both brands and growers.

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World Fashion Convention / Agenda

13 July 2023

2 minutes
The Convention offers excellent opportunities for sponsors looking to connect with IAF’s and/or SPESA’s extensive networks. It provides an excellent networking platform for meeting, interacting and transacting business with international, European and local experts, speakers and delegates.

IAF-SPESA Working on Robust Conference Agenda for 38th World Fashion Convention

The World Fashion Convention to be held 23–25 October under the auspices of the  International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA), will focus on global challenges and perspectives facing the industry.

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