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Supply Chains / GEF-8 Programme

16 December 2024

2 minutes
Fashion and construction are among the top three economic sectors contributing to pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land degradation, water pollution, and threats to biodiversity.

GEF-UNEP Launch Programme to Eliminate Hazardous Chemicals from Supply Chains; Projects to be Implemented in 8 Countries

A UNEP-led integrated programme (IP) has been launched to promote sustainable supply chains in the fashion industry in a bid to address the impact of the sector on biodiversity loss, chemicals and waste, climate change, international waters, and land degradation.

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Counterfeits / Luxury Sector

13 December 2024

2 minutes
Photo shows some of the suspected counterfeit goods seized by Customs officers at a fixed-pitch hawker stall in Mong Kok.

How proficiently discerning are luxury marketing managers in spotting a fake?

A new study finds that while many consumers have concerns about the immorality and unethicality of counterfeits, they still purchase them knowing it is wrong. But, understanding how people's self-assessed knowledge of luxury goods affects their moral stance toward counterfeits can help shape strategies to combat the scourge.

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Leather Impact / LCA Study

11 December 2024

2 minutes
The report, covering eight impact categories, identifies raw materials and upstream processes as the primary contributors to most environmental impacts, including global warming potential, eutrophication potential, water use, and water consumption.

LWG Releases LCA Study of 50 Products across 6 Product Families over Entire Production Process

Nonprofit Leather Working Group (LWG) has come up with a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study aimed at providing accurate and updated insights into the environmental impact of leather production, supporting stakeholders in reducing environmental footprints and making informed decisions.

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Climate Impact / Apparel Hubs

10 December 2024

4 minutes
The report analysed changes in heat-stress risk using both dry- and wet-bulb measures, and also analysed how heat have been intensifying in major garment producing centres over the past 20 years, upending the lives of garment workers.

Climate Scourge: 1 Million Jobs in 4 Apparel Manufacturing Countries Could Be Gone by 2030

A report by the Global Labor Institute warns that if 4 key hubs of garment production fail to make climate adaptation investments, nearly one million new apparel and footwear jobs will be foregone by 2030.

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European Industry / Status Report

9 December 2024

4 minutes
A report—Status of European Fashion—by the European Fashion Alliance underscores the urgency of change within the European fashion industry and provides a roadmap for how industry stakeholders can collaborate to build a more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive future.

European Fashion Needs Specific Roadmaps, New Generation of Skilled Professionals

A report by the European Fashion Alliance (EFA) explores the region’s fashion industry, renowned for creativity and innovation, detailing the hurdles, opportunities, and strategies for advancing towards a more sustainable and technologically integrated future.

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Going Circular / Trade Aspects

9 December 2024

5 minutes
The EU has an opportunity to strengthen existing economic and trade partnership agreements with key textile trade partners to include commitments supporting collaborative actions.

Working Closely with Trade Partners Crucial to EU's Sustainable and Circular Textiles Economy

Failure to adequately consider the challenges faced by key trade partners to adapt to the ambitions of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles risks jeopardising the success of the strategy, a multi-country study into the potential effects of the strategy has concluded.

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Fashion Impact / Land Usage

6 December 2024

2 minutes
Land impact can never be seen in a vacuum but as part of a broader picture, linked to social, economic and environmental factors, especially since fibres are often closely linked to people and their livelihoods.

UNCCD Report Explores Role of Fashion in Driving Environmental Change in Relation to Land

A pioneering publication—Fashion & Land: Unravelling the Environmental Impact of Fibres—produced by the UNCCD explores the role of the fashion industry in driving environmental change, particularly in relation to land.

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Recycling / Neoprene

5 December 2024

2 minutes
Many of those who buy and wear wetsuits have a genuine interest in the environment, and therefore in the sustainability of these products.

UK Looks at Upcoming Neoprene Recycling Project

A plan to develop the UK’s first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. The neoprene recycling project is one of the eight mini projects newly funded by the network.

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Hot Button Report / 2024 Edition

4 December 2024

3 minutes
The Hot Button Report has been the primary fibre sourcing analysis tool for the fashion sector since 2016, providing crucial data for 550+ brands, retailers, and designers to inform and support decision-making in their forest-based fabric supply chains.

MMCF Producers Showing Increased Level of Commitment on Low-Carbon NextGen Alternatives

For the first time ever Canopy's Hot Button Report has awarded the coveted 'green shirt' status to three global producers—India-based Aditya Birla, Austria-based Lenzing, and China-based Tangshan Sanyou.

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Industry Growth / New Thinking

4 December 2024

4 minutes
To elevate the importance of reimagining growth as an essential strategy for the fashion, apparel, and textile industry to achieve its climate and nature targets, Textile Exchange proposes that the most critical step at this stage is aligning on the principles associated with this area of work, rather than on the terminology.

Fashion Needs to Reimagine Value Creation Beyond Extraction and Production of New Raw Materials to Create New Products

Here’s another report that castigates the fashion industry’s current linear “take-make-waste” model — the biggest deterrent to achieving key climate, nature and human rights goals, with impacts only increasing as growth remains a business imperative.

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