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Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint
Adidas Loses Case in Germany, Court Orders Company to Desist from Saying It Would be Climate Neutral by 2050
9 Indian Associations Issue Code of Conduct for Child Labour in Textile and Apparel Industry
The Young India Fashion Survey 2025: Clothing Habits, Sustainability Choices and Style Influences
EuRIC and FEAD Suggest 10-Fold Pathway till EPR Schemes Are in Place
Brands Should Commit to Electrification Targets and Provide Financial Support to Suppliers in Building Renewable Electricity Capacity
Report Calls for Rewarding Sustainable Practices in UK Industry, Level-Playing Field Would Be Crucial
7 Interlinked Priorities Needed for Bangladesh's Transition to Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Future
Sustained Intention Critical to Shaping Circularity in Fashion Sector, Argues New Report
EURATEX Charts out Trade Policy Priorities for 2024–29, Says Next 5 Years Critical
Report Stresses on Modern Approaches to Managing International Shipments of Recycled Textiles and Second-Hand Clothing
EU Proposal to Restrict PFAS at Serious Risk of Being Hijacked by Corporate Lobbying
Seal of Crafts Authenticity: A Global Movement for Genuine Handcrafted Excellence
WeftSide: Driving the Pleasure of Slowness, Ageing Beautifully Over Time
Kingpins Amsterdam @10: Assessing the Denim'ite Journey of an Inspiring Event
A Cursory Look at Cotton through Numbers
Hamstrung by Land Holding Sizes, Farmers Look Forward to CITI-ILO Project in Madhya Pradesh
Landmark Responsible Textile Recovery Act Signed into Law by California Governor
New Elastane-Free Product Lines of Big Brands Nothing but Smokescreen
In UK, Half of Used Textiles Land in Bin, Recycling in Throes of a Crisis
Brazil Scandal: Auditor Absolves Better Cotton of Allegations, Says There's No 'Non-Compliance'
SBTi Faces Staff Revolt after Trustees Greenlight Controversial Scope 3 Offsets
Reporting of Scope 3 Water Consumption by Major Brands Remains Rare Even as Risks Grow
Hermès Forcing Consumers to Buy Other Products to Get Chance to Buy Birkin Handbags, Alleges Class Action Lawsuit
Luxury Loot: LVMH’s Loro Piana Has Monopoly over Expensive Vicuña Wool, But Poor Indigenous Farmers in Peru Need to Work for Free
European Parliament Backs Green Claims Directive, But Fails on Outright Ban of Carbon Offsetting
The Apple Leather Lather — The Significance and the Takeaways
Indian Silk: Production Unable to Meet Domestic Demand; Imports Rise and Exports Fall
Jute Cultivation Area in India Shrunk by 20% in 9 Years, Most Went to Real Estate
EU Set to Outlaw Misleading Environmental Claims as Parliament Approves Sweeping Directive
A TIC-TOC Moment: Cotton Grows Better in Space than on Earth
EU Ushers in Sustainability Era, Leaves Banks out of Directive on Human Rights and Environment
EU to Outlaw Destruction of Unsold Garments, Footwear with Ecodesign Laws; Flaws Remain
Sustainability Drives Hit as Global Fibre Production Rises and Recycling Intake Dips for First Time
Brazilian Initiative Gets Under Way to Make Livestock Farming Deforestation-Free
Smallholder Farmer Groups Need Best Possible Support to Adapt to Climate Change
Giant Toolkit Needed for Transformative Change to Move from Extractive Model to Regenerative
Global Boiling: Intricate Connections Between Craft, Climate Change and Slow Fashion
Textile Circularity Finds New Hope with Circulose-Based Spinnova Fibre
UK Fashion Goes Big on Circularity to Drive Industrial Scale Change
ATEXCON to Deliberate on 2025 and Beyond as Asia Emerges as a Global Hub for Textile Manufacturing
2023 Quake Aftermath: Only 2 Brands Acted Responsibly, Rest Left Türkiye in the Rubble
Heavy Load: 74% of British Households Don't Fully Understand Laundry Labels on Clothes
Australia's Cotton Industry Has Halved Water Usage in Last 25 Years
Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers
Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers
EU Wants Mandatory EPR: Producers to be Responsible for Full Lifecycle of Textile Products
Nibertex Unveils Revolutionary PFAS, PFC-Free Waterproof Breathable Membrane
Londoners Buy 48 Items of Clothing, Throw Away 44. Every Year
Banana Waste Project in Pakistan Gets $3.73 million to Develop Bio-Based Textiles
 
 
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Trade Ties / Indo-Bangla Tension Commentary
Trucks at the border crossing at Dawki, Meghalaya. The trans-shipment facility, operational since 2020, was a result of India’s “Neighbourhood First” initiative and a gesture of goodwill toward Dhaka.

India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions

  • Subir Ghosh

21 April 2025
Circularity Narratives / ESCF Project Report
Participation in ESCF was not token—it demanded deep engagement from all. For Yee Chain, this meant drawing from years of hands-on trials in circular textile manufacturing. As supply chain partners, it was committed to share its existing knowledge and to advance development/ use of new knowledge and tools to actively contribute to the project.

Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

  • Subir Ghosh

18 April 2025
 
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Product Impact / New Study Report
Understanding that the environmental crisis is more than just carbon emissions will ensure that as companies work to reduce their carbon footprint, they are aware of how their business impacts the environment on other fronts. Failure to do so risks shifting impact from one category to another unknowingly.

Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint

  • Special Correspondent

25 April 2025
Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview
If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

  • Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025
 
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Consumer Trends / Fast Fashion Analysis
There's an attitude–behaviour gap – the incongruence between what people say and what they actually do. This is a phenomenon noted across multiple generations. It underscores that consumer intentions are not reliable predictors of behaviour.

The Great Self-Contradiction: Gen Z Supports Sustainability – and Fuels Ultra-Fast Fashion

  • Marian Makkar
  • Amanda Spry

3 October 2024
Turn of Events / MFS SS24 / III Feature
The 1000 square metres Keyhouse at the Munich Fabric Start that gets under way at the Bavarian capital on 24 January will showcase some sparkling minds and their sustainable and innovative products. This collage features the works of Savine Schoorl, Mehdi Mashayekhi and Camille Champion

Pushing the Frontiers of Innovation: Diverse Weaves with Paper, Wood and Hair

  • Special Correspondent

18 January 2023
 
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Egypt Industry / Textile Cities
One of the two textile cities will be built in the Minya region.

Egypt Aims to Reinvent Textile Sector with Two Mega Industrial Cities

  • Staff Writer

21 April 2025
Decarbonisation / Viet Nam Efforts
Viet Nam’s apparel and footwear industry is crucial to its export strategy, employing around three million workers of whom some 80–90% are women.

Viet Nam Facing Critical Challenges in Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions and Resource Efficiency

  • Staff Writer

18 April 2025