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.

Estonian startup Woola that creates protective wool packaging by replacing plastic has received another round of funding of 2.5 million euros.

In a push to drive sustainable retail, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched the Center for Retail Sustainability (CRS) to support retailers’ efforts to generate economic value while creating net positive environmental, social and community benefits.

Jute finally gets a formal collective identity in India with an assurance on origin and quality for traditional jute and jute-diversified products with launch of the Jute Mark India logo.

A milestone in the world of sustainable textiles, the first “full infield-traceable recycled polyester” has been launched by Dutch traceability solutions provider Aware.

Over 400,000 spindles in India have joined Sourcery’s Direct-to-Grower Programme as Provisional Partners, committing to transforming trade for good and driving demand in the market throughout the cotton value chain.

The $250 million Fashion Climate Fund (FCF) has received a new shot of $4 million from HSBC to drive forward FCF’s mission of driving industry-wide convergence to modernise apparel and footwear supply chains to meet the industry’s ambition to halve carbon emissions by 2030.