The global luxury goods market remains poised to see further expansion next year, and for the rest of the decade to 2030, even in the face of present economic turbulence, according to a Bain & Company luxury study.

A new project, Circular Economy Innovative Initiative for an Entrepreneurial Europe (CITE), aims to create a new dynamic and agile ecosystem in and between higher education institutions that will boost textile circularity and circular economy in innovation and entrepreneurial courses.

Proliferating indiscriminately, the lack of transparency in the largely opaque social audits and certification industry allows poor-quality audits to thrive unchecked, under the radar, says the Human Rights Watch.

A first of its kind project to develop innovative, multi-disciplinary solutions to sort and recycle fashion goods and textiles at scale in the UK is inviting applications.

A roadmap has been worked out to develop Circular Fashion Ecosystems in the UK in a bid for change that will benefit both the planet and people, creating thriving city-level circular fashion ecosystems that meet the needs of industry.

In a move to protect the world’s vital ecosystems, a clutch of leading fashion brands including H&M, Inditex and Kering have announced a collective commitment to purchase over half a million tonnes of low-carbon, low-footprint alternative fibres for fashion textiles and paper packaging.

A project in the Queensland state of Australia is exploring the potential to turn old cotton clothing into nutrients for new cotton plants.

The ‘Cotton Chronicle 2022’ report of the Uzbek Forum of Human Rights (UFHR) has alleged that despite the abolition of the state order for cotton production and the transition to the privatised “cluster” system, the mechanism and organisation of the cotton harvest remain practically unchanged.

The Organic Cotton Training Curriculum, launched by the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), is the first organic cotton growers training package developed in over a decade and includes in-depth modules and activity guides to work alongside existing participatory training methods.

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has released the initial findings from Phase 2 of the Institute of Positive Fashion’s Circular Fashion Ecosystem Project, which  has identified the opportunities and challenges in the industry's transition to a more circular model.