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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A new report that examines the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the fashion, textile and technology ecosystem in the UK, offers five key recommendations to support future growth.

An analysis of price levels for consumer goods and services in the European Union (EU) shows Switzerland, Iceland and Norway lead the table in terms of price levels indices for household final consumption. The data has been released by Eurostat.