A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US has recommended strategies to address problems of post-consumer textile waste. The report recommends other improvements that businesses and governments can undertake to increase reuse and recycling of textiles.

Utah-based Lions Not Sheep and its owner Sean Whalen have been fined $211,335 by the US Federal Trade Commission for replacing the original tags with 'Made in USA' labels.

The two-day virtual Material Innovation Conference that gets under way on 18 May looks to inspire, connect, innovate and scale the development and adoption of NextGen materials to make sustainability an easier option for all.

The Leather Working Group (LWG) has launched the biggest lifecycle assessment (LCA) study for the leather industry to investigate the environmental impact of leather made in LWG-certified facilities. The project will be carried out by Milan-based sustainability consultancy Spin360.

EURATEX launched an initiative on Monday in collaboration with the apex industry organisation in Ukraine, UKRLEGPROM.

Reckoned to be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, the apex fashion industry body in Australia has launched a trademark which it hopes will create a new identity: Australian Fashion. Over the next 10 years, the Australian industry is expecting to grow to $38 billion by 2032 and create an additional 86,000 jobs.

Two activist groups have released a new report 'The Real Truth About the US Plastics Recycling Rate', which documented a recycling rate of just 5-6% for post-consumer plastic waste in the US for 2021. The groups also revealed that while plastics recycling is on the decline, the per capita generation of plastic waste has increased by 263% since 1980.

Primark's Sustainable Cotton Programme trains farmers on using fewer chemical pesticides and fertilisers and less water, thus lowering input costs and improving profits for farmers. The retailer has now announced that it will train an additional 125,000 smallholder cotton farmers in more sustainable farming methods in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by the end of 2023.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the US Department of Commerce has updated its cybersecurity guidance for supply chain risk management as a response to an executive order. It addresses cybersecurity risks throughout the supply chain at all levels of an organisation.

Patients recovering from breast cancer may wear a mastectomy bra with an external breast prosthesis to recreate their natural feminine silhouette and minimise body imbalance. But, Asian patients may find it difficult to buy a well-fitting prosthesis because those designs are typically based on western models. An innovation from HKRITA solves that problem.