A new Denim Deal initiative is pushing circular denim beyond pilots. Built between Europe and India, it connects recyclers, spinners, mills and auditors through shared, verifiable data. The ambition is plain: turn waste into stock, and evidence into orders at volume. This three-part series follows the production cycle end to end, examining who fixes the weak links, how costs behave, and whether the system can scale without losing credibility or design appeal.

Guatemala’s secondhand clothing sector is not a by-product of global waste but a driver of reuse, repair and redistribution. Almost nine in ten imports find new life, sustaining hundreds of thousands of informal workers—most of them women. Through data, field reporting and on-the-ground voices, this three-part series explores how policy, gender and enterprise intersect to redefine value in fashion’s forgotten markets.

Europe’s bid to build a sustainable textile economy hinges on hemp — a crop long celebrated for its low impact and high potential. But ambition alone cannot replace infrastructure or markets. Through three linked reports, texfash.com investigates hemp’s cultivation, technology, and commercial readiness, uncovering how policy, science and business collide in the making of a new bio-based industry.