A ‘playbook’ from nonprofit Accelerating Circularity charts out the fundamental steps for creating circular systems to turn spent textiles into the raw materials used to produce new textiles.

Europe has moved a step ahead in its bid to make products in the EU more environment-friendly, circular and energy efficient throughout their lifecycle with a key committee of the European Parliament voting to to make sustainable products the norm.

A labour watchdog has provided first-hand evidence of forced labour in the 2022 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan and called for comprehensive reforms to end forced labour and create a broader enabling environment for labour rights.

The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) is working towards a blueprint to innovate, combine and advance existing and new supporting technologies to overcome current barriers to materials circularity.

Europe's leading fabric trade show—Munich Fabric Start—will showcase trends for Autumn/Winter 24/25 through 1,100 collections which will reflect the production market across fashion categories.

Biological science and design company Ecovative has received funding which will be used to increase production of Forager Hides and Foams ahead of new commercial product launches in footwear and apparel.

Candiani SpA, which won the ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award in 2019, has won for the second time in a row the top honour for its innovative Candiani Custom project in Milan. The project consists of a complete micro factory that produces made-to-measure jeans on-demand.

Better Cotton has signed a roadmap with key stakeholders in Uzbekistan to build effective management systems for the Better Cotton Programme and raise awareness amongst cotton stakeholders in the country on sustainability pillars.

Researchers at the Manchester Metropolitan University are working to find a way to make sustainable, water-absorbent fabrics at home by using bacterial cellulose (BC) — a biodegradable, biomaterial.

The 2023 edition of the Global Change Award has a total of 10 winners and will share a €2 million grant from nonprofit H&M Foundation. The grant has been doubled.