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Première Vision New York Makes Strong Comeback with AW 23/24 Season
India to Weigh on Need to Promote Recycling, Upcycling, Sustainability
People Make Clothes that Light Up and Flash—a Trend with No Lasting Value
Recycling Dominated by Plastic Waste, Most Companies Relied on Now-Tainted Higg MSI
Extracts: Style in my DNA — 70 Years of Caribbean Fashion
Global Minimum Tax: Developing Countries Could Lose Out on Tax Revenues, says UNCTAD
FESPA Global Expo 2022 Draws to a Close on Upbeat Note
ESMA Planning Course on Sustainability in Printing for Fashion/Textile Applications
3D Printing: Still a Novelty, Far Away from Becoming a Raging Trend
Printing Gets Sustainable, But Digital Still Has a Long Way to Go
Thai Garment Workers Win Battle, But Global War Against Wage Theft Continues
Supply Chains Account for 95% of All Emissions by Swedish Fashion Brands
Africa-unbound: 40% of 'pre-loved' clothing is actually textile waste
Top European brands flunk on circularity; avg score 1.99 on 10
UNCOVERED: If you are stylish, you are more likely to buy secondhand clothes
Nearshoring Delusion: Sourcing gets closer to US, but it’s Chinese companies setting up facilities in Mexico
IPCC report calls for bio-textiles, wants cotton to give way to cellulose-based textiles
EU launches far-reaching strategy to crack down on fast fashion and textile waste
Global Growth to Fall to 2.6%, says UN Report
US Retail Flying Right into Cloud of Uncertainties
Higg Partners with Bluesign, ZDHC to Fast-Track Textile Industry Chemical Management Improvement
 
 
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Snapshot / Recycling Crisis / I Feature
The textile recycling market is projected to grow, but investment remains concentrated in companies that can demonstrate material flow predictability

The Data Divide: How Traceability Gaps Are Crushing Textile Recycling Economics

  • Subir Ghosh

2 June 2025
Event Roundup / TRE 2025 Commentary
The inaugural edition of the Textiles Recycling Expo, held at Brussels Expo, a central and accessible venue for a topic so closely tied to European policy initiatives and industrial strategy, managed to gather a broad spectrum of participants, from textile brands and recycling technology providers to EU policymakers, NGOs, and governmental institutions.

Textiles Recycling Expo 2025 Sets the Tone for Europe’s Circular Textile Future

  • Sebastian Schmidt

11 June 2025
 
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Consumer Trends / Viet Nam Commentary
Gen Z, with a population of over 15 million in Viet Nam, a tech-savvy, socially conscious cohort is flexing its economic muscle, projected to account for 40% of consumer spending by 2030. Their demand for transparency and sustainability is forcing brands to rethink their strategies.

Green Dreams or Greenwashing? Gen Z’s Battle for Sustainable Fashion in Viet Nam

  • Special Correspondent

18 June 2025
Cyberattacks / Victoria's Secret Analysis
The wave of attacks targeting major retailers including Marks & Spencer, Co-op Group, and Harrods mean either coordinated criminal activity or copycat attacks exploiting similar vulnerabilities across the sector. Security experts have been talking about the unmistakable trend of cyberattacks specifically targeting retail operations, raising questions about industry-wide cybersecurity preparedness and the adequacy of existing protective measures.

How a Memorial Day Breach at Victoria’s Secret Laid Bare Retail’s Cyber Defences

  • Subir Ghosh

17 June 2025
 
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Under Scanner / Nike Wage Theft Analysis
Without binding frameworks, supply chains will continue to operate on a model of plausible deniability and race-to-the-bottom pricing.

Nike's Unpaid Wages and Erosion of Corporate Credibility in Global Supply Chains

  • Special Correspondent

8 May 2025
Second Chance / State of Sector Report
The second-hand market has done a lot to undermine smart solutions and domestic capacity by using the Global South as a dumping ground for used clothing. The global textiles, fashion and outdoor industry should put the Global South at the heart of their strategies.

Current Trajectory of Second-Hand Clothing a Distraction from More Important Questions

  • Subir Ghosh

11 March 2024
 
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Waste Crisis / Netherlands Study
The ILT report is a wake-up call with a fast-expiring snooze button. The textile sector has long been called out for its social and environmental impacts—but circularity was supposed to be the fix.

Fast Fashion Is Killing Circularity, Warns Dutch Regulator in 2025 Report

  • Staff Writer

18 June 2025
Managing Waste / Hong Kong Study
Although textile waste is widely recognised as a growing global issue, the progress in Hong Kong is slow.

17,480 Suitcases a Day: Hong Kong’s Clothing Waste Crisis Exposes Gaps in Circular Infrastructure

  • Staff Writer

18 June 2025