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Turkish students offer solution to Bursa's textile wastewater issue

"Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), students from Bursa Technical University (BTU) introduced a project that offers a natural solution to Bursa's text ...

Soundwaves 'trap' microplastics in wastewater

"New technology which uses soundwaves to separate microplastics from wastewater has been developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)." ...

Low-carbon ocean transport has positive impact on Bestseller’s climate footprint

"The international fashion company is continuously exploring ways to improve its environmental impact. Recent results show that investment in using low-emission biofuel for ocean transport has avoided ...

VF Corporation brands – Timberland, Vans, and The North Face – set to roll out new product collections with rubber sourced from farms using regenerative agriculture practices in 2023

"VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced that several of its brands are releasing new product collections this year that tak ...

Managing sustainability across VF brands, products and operations

"Protecting the outdoors is part of VF’s DNA. In this “How We Do It” episode, Jeannie Renée-Malone, Vice President of Global Sustainability, shares how VF’s investments across the organization enable ...

Soorty turns to AI for latest collection

"The Pakistani vertically integrated denim manufacturer presented HumAIn, a 50-piece collection of artificial intelligence-generated garments made with AI Stable Diffusion, an open source AI platform. ...

Report calls for new textile waste policies

"New legislation is needed to address the mountain of textile waste generated by the fashion industry, according to a new report from the American Circular Textiles (ACT) coalition." ...

Luxury vs fast fashion: are consumers favouring quality over quantity?

"New data suggests events such as Covid-19 and the cost-of living-crisis, combined with sustainability concerns around fast fashion created a real shift in consumer buying habits within the luxury and ...

The United States’ Opportunity for Circular Fashion

"In this paper, we describe the domestic policy opportunity to address fashion's pollution contributions through increased support of circular fashion models. We summarize fashion’s environmental, fin ...

A decade since Rana plaza: has anything changed?

"The collapse marked an awakening to the state of the modern, globalized fashion industry. People who shopped at retailers like Primark, Mango, Benetton, and Matalan—whose tags were found in the rubbl ...

Bangladesh: Upcoming report details impact of climate crisis, pollution on tannery workers

"More than 200 tannery workers were surveyed for a study conducted with Solidarity Center support by Jagannath University Associate Professor Mostafiz Ahmed. Early findings include: More than half of ...

Coalition including H&M champions circular fashion as ‘economic empowerment’

"Fashion in the United States is struggling to close the loop on itself. Strategic, bipartisan legislation that supports circular business models, according to a new report, can help." ...

Coach launches Coachtopia, a circular subbrand dedicated to sustainability

"The collection of bags, accessories, ready-to-wear and footwear is made with recycled, repurposed and renewable materials and launches Thursday." ...

Global brands to visit Australia to confirm cotton credentials

"Representatives from fashion brands, retailers, and NGOs are set to visit Australia from May 2-5 as part of an initiative to witness firsthand the sustainability of the cotton industry. They will tra ...

Tread lightly? Startup advised by ex-Nike execs cuts shoe footprints through 3D printing

"Early-stage company Hilos gets $3 million to pioneer a more circular process for making shoes, starting with mules, clogs and sandals." ...

Severe fire in the handloom factory

"A severe fire broke out in a handloom factory located in Lisadigate area of Thana police station on Thursday afternoon." ...

Sustainable sourcing up - but so are emissions

"The apparel industry's sourcing of 'more sustainable' raw materials is continuing to rise but greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are also climbing, according to a new report from Textile Exchange." ...

Surprise rise in garment exports from Myanmar

"Amidst growing calls for fashion brands and retailers to consider pulling out of sourcing from Myanmar, World Bank figures reveal that garment exports from the country actually shot up for much of la ...

How ethical is New Balance?

"New Balance is a popular athletic brand known for its quality sneakers. But how ethical is New Balance? Read on to learn more about the brand’s “Not Good Enough” rating, which was published in March ...

Sustainable fashion calls for made-to-measure regulation

"Without textiles, there is no fashion. But textile manufacturing is highly polluting and there is an urgent need to make it sustainable. The industry and EU policymakers must work together on harmoni ...