Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) just released updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 Technical Paper is based on feedback from brands, retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other international organisations.

As part of its CSR activity, Spanish clothing major Inditex has tied up with WWF to invest €10 million through 2022-25 to focus on forest restoration and conservation, water basin restoration and conservation and species and habitat protection.

Fashion enterprises now have tools and resources to navigate through the stages of developing a biodiversity strategy that is aligned with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

Fabric trade show Munich Fabric Start (MFS) is initiating a combined area for sustainability and digitalisation in the centre of the show in January 2023. The aim is to bring the two megatrends even more centrally into the trade fair. The Bluezone is already fully booked.

Israeli archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of cotton in the ancient Near East during excavations at Tel Tsaf, a 7,000-year-old town in the Jordan Valley, the Times of Israel has reported.

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution titled 'Promoting zero waste initiatives to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' introduced by Türkiye. The Assembly decided to proclaim 30 March as International Day of Zero Waste, to be observed annually.

A new paper investigates what industry actors learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for future crises, and weighs what policies and actions can advance sustainability and inclusivity in the global apparel sector. It concludes that brand, manufacturer, union, NGO and government stakeholders all firmly agree on the need for social protection systems.

Suppliers participating in the Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index 2022, and answering questions in the ‘Win-Win Sustainable Partnership’ category (which measures brands’ and retailers’ contributions to reducing industry-wide audit duplication) were asked if their buyer accepted standardized audits rather than buyer-specific audits or assessments. 

A thorough examination of the fashion industry’s climate targets has revealed that brands are not as ambitious as their barrage of press releases and net-zero marketing campaigns would lead us to believe. The 'Synthetics Anonymous 2.0: Fashion’s persistent plastic problem' report from Changing Markets Foundation, published today, has uncovered this and more.

The February 2023 edition will reflect the ramping up of Première Vision’s commitments to respond to the sector’s new needs and support its environmental and social transition. This will include an enhanced framework to inform industry players and provide them with concrete solutions in terms of sustainable sourcing and production.