Over 100 denim and sportswear specialists are set to transform Munich's Zenith area into a blue hotspot, as the Bluezone event celebrates 20 years of its denim existence.

The prefix ‘bio’ used in the countless new-fangled textile fibres could be misleading and not necessarily biodegradable, surmises a new study that outlines clearly that only natural, cellulose-based fibres in any blend degrades, while the oil-based portion remains intact.

Carpets can double the number of microplastics fibres at home and there is an urgent need to make consumers aware of the possible health impacts and bring about microplastic reduction policies in the carpet industry.

Outdoor brand Patagonia and trim supplier YKK have, at one of their production sites, replaced a commonly used dye chemical with a lower impact version from the stable of the Italian innovation-driven chemical group ERCA SPA.

In the eye of a greenwashing storm is one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, Indonesia’s Royal Golden Eagle Group (RGE) and its subsidiaries, for deforesting thousands of hectares from across its supply chain, a Greenpeace investigation has revealed.

The link between increasingly severe climate events and the rising suicide rate among India’s farmers, specially into cotton cultivation, has long been a concern. A new study that will resonate in many countries of the Global South and North that are struggling with a similar crisis, suggests preventative actions that could support farmers to cope with common risk factors by improving local climate resilience and mental health services.

Changing consumer behaviour, as well as new technology is reshaping the Australian fashion sector. A spending slowdown will test the industry’s resilience, says a just released report that charts the progress made across sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and accessibility.

The IOAS has lifted the ban on Control Union (CU) India for GOTS, Textile Exchange and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation which it had imposed in March this year. 

In a significant export barrier for US cotton to Bangladesh, as well as "saving" the country’s mills time and money, Bangladesh has decided to relax its nearly-five-decade-long fumigation requirement on US cotton imports.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be using the $4.2 million that California-based retailer Fashion Nova paid as penalty to provide refunds to customers.