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Nordic Fashion Industry Faces Greenwashing Crisis as Consumption Outpaces Sustainability Efforts, Council Acts
Scaling Vision Correction across the Garment Sector Could Add $27 Billion a Year, Study Shows
Global Access to Circular Denim Widens as World Collective and Denim Deal Expand Sourcing Partnership
Clothing Catalogue Tool Coming to Google Photos Lets Users Mix, Match and Preview Outfits Virtually
Gen Z Leads US Secondhand Seller Base as Resale Remains More Closet Clear-Out Than Income Stream
SwitchDye Gains Industry Partner to Validate Lower-Impact Polyester Dyeing Inside Working Mill Environments Commercially Soon
Fashion Manufacturers Launch Producer-Led Framework to Drive Facility-Specific Decarbonisation Investment Decisions
Apparel Factories Asked to Set Heat Thresholds and Share Responsibility for Worker Protection During Extreme Heat
Stylish Renewable Materials Win Techtextil Awards as DITF Projects Combine Design with Functionality and Biodegradability
The Race to Reinvent What We Wear Gets $34 Million from Bezos Earth Fund
Europe's Textile Recycling Push Hits a Wall; Fashion for Good Has a Plan to Break Through
So, Here's the Problem: Textile Factories in 10 Nations Face Inconsistent Environmental Permit Rules, UN Study Finds
Tanzanian Organic Cotton Carries One of the Lowest Climate Footprints in Global Production, LCA Finds
Regenerative Practices Move to the Centre of BCI's Revised Cotton Farming Standard, Effective April 2026
Climate Resilience and Workplace Safety Drive New ILO-Japan Programme for Ethiopian Garment Factories
Biomass-Attributed PET Moves Closer to Scale as Nine-Partner Industry Demonstrator Gets Under Way
H&M Foundation Launches Open-Access Workshop Toolkit to Help Fashion Stakeholders Halve Emissions Every Decade
Lead Found in Fast-Fashion Children's Clothing as Preliminary Tests Exceed Federal Safety Limits
ITMA 2027: A Global Platform Shaping Industry-Wide Impact
Industry Coalition in Spain Flags Regulatory Loopholes and Market Distortions Linked to Ultra Fast-Fashion Imports into Europe
New NIST Dataset Targets Feedstock Purity and Blend Recognition Challenges in Automated Textile Sorting Systems
Australian Fashion Council and RM Williams Launch 10-Year Roadmap to Strengthen Textile, Clothing and Footwear Production
Lack of Clear Energy Performance Standards Slows Fashion Decarbonisation, New Industry Benchmark Framework Indicates
GOTS Version 8.0 Introduces Stronger Due Diligence, Governance and Chemical Controls Across Organic Textile Supply Chains
Worn Again Launches Textile to Fibre Accelerator Plant to Scale Polycotton Recycling and Demonstrate Industrial Viability
Household Demand and Exports Drove Most of China’s Textile Emissions Growth, New Sector Analysis Finds
Natural Dyes and Bio-Based Clothing Gain Policy Backing Across India Through Farming and Handloom Schemes
Textile Exchange Sets Three-Step Action Pathway for Members to Accelerate Responsible Raw Material Production Globally
Agro-Industrial Waste Can Replace Synthetic Dyes at Industrial Scale, APEC Study Finds
Mid-Market Fashion Faces Structural Decline as Vertical Players and Premium Brands Squeeze the Centre
Nepal Garment Exports Face Labour, Logistics and Buyer Access Gaps as Study Warns of Growing Competitiveness Risks
Gender Pay Gaps Persist Across Türkiye’s Fashion Manufacturing Sector, New Industry Study Finds
Informal Recycling Work Heightens Exposure to Labour and Environmental Harm Across Value Chains, OECD Analysis Finds
Scale, Compliance and Upstream Capability Emerge as Decisive Factors in South African Garment Localisation
Alternatives to Fossil-Based Elastane Enter Performance and Impact Trials to Unlock Textile Circularity at Scale
Climate Adaptation for Garment Workers Remains Critically Underfunded in Global Supply Chains, Report Finds
Continued Climate Inaction Puts About 70% of Market Value at Risk by 2040, AII Report Finds
Apparel, Footwear and Textiles Industry Remains Off Track on Energy Decarbonisation, Cascale Report Finds
Countries Linked to Counterfeit Exports Also Show Weaker Labour Protections and Higher Informality, New Analysis Finds
OriStitch Points to a More Automated Future for Machine Embroidery
Widening Italian Investigation Flags Labour Abuses in Luxury Supply Chain
The Darkest Colour in Textiles: Ultrablack Redefined
Researchers Develop New Method to Transform Textile Waste into Energy and Cement Binder
A Breakthrough Cooling Fabric Designed to Beat Extreme Heat
New Waterproof Coating on Sustainable, Biodegradable Materials Could Reduce Use of Single-Use Plastics
New Price Parity Toolkit Aims to Break Cost Barriers and Enable Faster Scaling for Next-Gen Materials
Repeat Subscribers Outperform Benchmarks as Better Buying Releases First Report under Cascale
Intertextile Shanghai Spring Returns March 2026 Spotlighting Sustainability, Performance and AI-Driven Innovation
Lifecycle and Microfibre Assessment Finds Regional Manufacturing Can Outperform Global Polyester Supply Chains
Fashion and Sports Brands Boost Merino as Natural Performance Fibre Across Runways, Gyms and Everyday Wardrobes
 
 
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Beyond Polyester / Activewear Commentary
Fashion’s sustainability gains from recycled inputs rely heavily on PET bottles, revealing dependence on another sector’s recycling success rather than internal waste solutions.

Recycled Activewear Reveals the Structural Limits of Fashion’s Sustainability Claims

  • Caroline Swee Lin Tan
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4 May 2026
Socialwashing / Rana Plaza Analysis
The industry-level corpus of 322 reports from 69 companies replicates the topic-priority and positive-framing patterns found among Accord and Alliance members, indicating that environmental emphasis and rhetorical optimism are sector-wide disclosure norms rather than crisis-specific responses.

Apparel Brands Turned Disclosure into a Performance of Responsibility After Rana Plaza

  • Richa Bansal

1 May 2026
 
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Mission Cotton / India Story Analysis
The Mission for Cotton Productivity targets 140 districts across fourteen states, a coverage that reflects the crop's political and economic weight in India's agrarian landscape.

India Cannot Sell Its Cotton to the World Until It Admits Why the World Stopped Buying

  • Subir Ghosh

8 May 2026
Traditional Textiles / Padma Doree Analysis
Padma Doree raises a larger question about whether heritage can become contemporary without losing the producer accountability that gives skilled craft its economic meaning and long-term cultural value within markets.

When Heritage Becomes a Market Category, Proof Must Follow the Launch

  • Richa Bansal

7 May 2026
 
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Cotton Production / 2025 Rankings Interview
The 2025 Cotton Rankings highlight the widening gap between sustainability claims and real sourcing practices, with only 17 brands sourcing more than half of their cotton from certified suppliers.

Cotton Supply Chain Faces Crisis as Farmers Get Marginalised and Certification Loses Impact

  • Subir Ghosh

23 September 2025
Sector Scanner / Denim Futures Interview
ISKO is the first denim producer in the world to be recognised with the Nordic Swan and EU Ecolabel certifications. ISKO’s research centre, certified by the Turkish government, is run by over 25 textile engineers, who are specialists in creating new denim products.

There’s a Desperate Need to Get Together in Person After the Pandemic

  • Subir Ghosh

17 May 2022