The new model of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) provides greater opportunity for companies to understand their impact and commit to working towards a more responsible textile and apparel industry.

The union government on Friday announced that the seven mega textile parks under the ₹44,450 million -PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme will be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The first ever sustainability awards for the Indian textiles industry, instituted by the apex Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) were given away last night at the 3rd Global Textile Conclave (GTC) in Jaipur.

The Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) of the British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a new report on the environmental impact of returns in the fashion industry, with a suggested framework of recommendations.

Qantas Loyalty has unveiled a new online shopping experience which will allow Frequent Flyers to earn and use their Qantas Points on 900 premium and household brands and more than 20,000 products. Fashion brands and designers would be a major draw.

The European Union (EU) is doling out grants worth €1,675,090 for a research project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.

The three-day Global Textile Conclave got under way in Jaipur on Wednesday, with speakers emphasising on the need to make sustainability the norm which, in turn, would take on the trajectory of a knowledge-based economy.

Trichloroethylene (TCE), a common and widely used chemical used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes, could be causing cancer, congenital heart disease and definitely linked to Parkinson’s, a new research has warned.

After a year-long revision process, the Global Organic Textile Standard has released a brand new GOTS Version 7.0. The new version will be fully effective as of 1 March 2024.

New research at the interdisciplinary Gothenburg Research Institute at the University of Gothenburg confirms that the outbreak of the COVID-19 affected the way people shop for clothes. And, the changes are as good as permanent.