The National Retail Federation has released its annual list of the Top 50 Global Retailers. Walmart continues to be the world’s largest retailer, having made significant investments in omnichannel marketplaces, in-store services and fulfillment models.

The Global Fashion Agenda and the secretariat of the UNFCCC have announced a new alliance on climate action in the fashion industry. The first big event would be the Global Fashion Summit in June.

VF Corporation has met its own deadline on traceability maps for over 100 products, even as Kontoor Brands partners Arvind Limited and Cone Denim have agreed to share data currently not factored into the Higg MSI.

The just-launched Fibral Material Alliance wants to create a pathway towards rapid market adoption, and the necessary support system to facilitate sustainable acceleration.

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar and Nepal are expected to break out from the LDC bracket in 2026. How they cope will largely depend on the extent to which such adjustments can cushion the impact on their T&C sector.

The first year after BREXIT saw a significant drop in trade of textile goods between the UK and EU. With full customs control kicking in from January this year, matters are expected to worsen. In this backdrop, the UK kicked off the much-awaited trade talks with India.

A new initiative called Fashion Declares has been launched calling for an urgent shift in behaviour to cut carbon emissions and avert the climate, ecological and social crisis.

London's Centre for Sustainable Fashion has launched a free-to-use platform to help educators in exploring, teaching and learning sustainability practices in and through fashion design.

Sustainability insights platform Higg is partnering with Bluesign and ZDHC to reduce industry fragmentation and accelerate environmental performance in the supply chain through an advanced integration of data for their customers.