The two-day Denim Première Vision (DPV) at the avant-garde yet historical city of Berlin concluded on a high note with trade professionals from more than 40 countries ensuring a 30% increase in visitors as compared to the last edition. 

Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) has once again achieved record levels of supply and demand. New and existing clients are seeking to purchase greater amounts of cotton verified through CmiA and CmiA Organic. A total of 600 million CmiA textiles were brought to market, more than doubling Cotton made in Africa’s volume from the previous year.

European retail giants are guilty of promoting false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis and perpetuating double standards, a new report has revealed. An analysis of the role European supermarkets play in addressing plastic pollution revealed a near-complete lack of ambition in addressing the plastics crisis.

Debunked — that the use of compression garments can enhance muscle or strength recovery.

Munich Fabric Start, from 30 August to 1 September in Munich, positions this edition as a place for reliable and flexible sourcing solutions for adjusted quantities and rethought post-pandemic logistics chains.

Plans are on to have third party and brand/ retailer proprietary standards align across four key areas to help combat growing audit fatigue in the textile and footwear sector.

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.