Exploring ways to transition from physical to digital sampling, a pilot by Australian Fashion Council found that brands reported a faster time to market and the ability to test multiple sizes of a garment without producing a single physical sample.

The developing adaptive clothing market is limited with garments that lack in design and functionality as also aesthetic, and online retail is neither user-friendly and nor does it have features that aid accessibility, says a research.

It is critical that apparel companies recognise the material importance of water in their sector, and the significance of their role as stewards of water resources. A minuscule number attempts to engage with their supply chains, despite the clear importance of this approach in mitigating the sector’s negative impact, according to a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project.

In a severe blow to fast fashion brand Shein and just ahead of its plans to be listed on a US stock exchange within the year, a campaign to “shut down” the brand has been launched to "protect American consumers" and ensure a level-playing field.

The Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard 2023 reveals that the fashion industry’s decarbonisation progress over the past 18 months has been insufficient and extremely disappointing with only a few pockets of progress.

In a major step, the UK’s laundry and hospitality industries have agreed to work together to gradually reduce and remove single-use plastic from the processing of bed linen by 2030.

Birla Cellulose has completed the first pilot scale spin of an eco-friendly next generation lyocell fibre containing 20% microbial cellulose Nullarbor-20.

Registrations have opened for the 2023 edition of International Apparel Federation’s (IAF) annual convention to be held 22-25 October in Philadelphia.

Material science company Circular Systems has partnered with FibreTrace to introduce physical traceability technology into its Texloop RCOT recycled cotton on a global scale.

Production of healthier and next-gen materials for the fashion industry just got a boost with as many as 12 innovators onboarding Fashion For Good’s global innovation platform.