A US-headquartered startup that’s harnessing nature’s blueprints for function and colour to create regenerative fibres that plug and play in today’s fashion industry, has announced a $3.7M seed funding to develop the company’s first product — biodegradable protein fibres.

Consumption of slow fashion is positively linked to wellbeing, while the opposite was found for fast fashion buyers. Also, fashion items that consumers typically spend a lot of money on do not necessarily make them happier, nor do they contribute to their sense of achievement, meaning and engagement.

Better Cotton has announced a revised version of the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines, rechristening it as the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Standard. The new Chain of Custody Standard v1.0 will be introduced from October 2023.

Investors in Europe are increasingly opting for starups that have clear-cut sustainability commitments, with more than half of them having declined a startup investment opportunity in the last 12 months due to concerns about that company’s sustainability credentials. 

A field research study has found that microfibres are ravaging the coastlines in the East African countries of Kenya and Tanzania. It also found that most of the microfibres came from natural fibres.

Denim manufacturing is set to see a transformational shift with French luxury group Kering signing an agreement with Israeli tech innovator Sonovia and Italian denim developer PureDenim.

Cosmopolitan Berlin will go all blue 31 May–1 June as a total of 66 exhibitors from 14 countries descend to showcase their denim collections across fashion and luxury brands for Autumn-Winter 24–25.

The just-announced SLCP Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Toolkit shows how the Converged Assessment Framework can support due diligence compliance across supply chains.

A collaborative Platform for Safety in Apparel and Footwear Industry (PSAFI), launched in India by the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS), aims to provide a trusted, neutral space for industry stakeholders to exchange insights on addressing safety issues in the sector.

Non-profit Planet Tracker has found that over half of textile companies have no link between executive pay and sustainability goals, a key driver of credible action. This report analysed 30 top companies, and has provided summaries of key features and flaws in their approach to sustainability and pay.