European trade body COTANCE has formed the Leather Traceability Cluster to align leather traceability schemes in a bid to reduce audit fatigue in tanneries and avoid unproductive costs for the leather value chain.

Circular fashion company Circ has raised $25 million in Series B extension funding.

Israel’s Sonovia is ready to install the revolutionary 100% reusable and hydrosulfite free dyeing technology at the industrial indigo dyeing line of Italy’s PureDenim.

Discarded textiles in Europe, including used clothing and footwear, are an increasing waste and export problem. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing shows that Europe faces a challenge in how to handle its own used textiles.

The third edition of the Functional Textiles & Clothing (FTC) Conference in New Delhi concluded on a high as students and faculty from about 80 global universities focused on various aspects of the textile and clothing industry and the technological advancements at play along with its impact on the environment.

The Organic Cotton Accelerator has reported a 235% increase in the number of Indian farmers participating in its Farm Programme. The number has increased from 22,146 last season to 74,229 this time.

EURATEX, the European apparel & textile confederation is piloting a three-year project — RegioGreenTex — for companies to transition into new sustainable business models, including management of textile recycling.

A central European knowledge hub and go-to resource — ECOSYSTEX — has been created for latest research work and technology state-of-the-art information on all matters related to textile sustainability and circularity.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) have set up a taskforce which will explore a range of methods, including evaluating recycling and sorting practices, in a bid to reduce the environmental impacts of fashion and textile waste.

The textile sorting and recycling industry in Europe will most likely thrive moving forward what with many actors promising large capacities within a few years, the impetus also with the upcoming requirement of separate collection of textiles in 2025 in the EU.