"Purpose is crucial for emerging designers deciding to enter the fashion industry today, particularly considering the growing concerns around excessive consumption. For Bhaavya Goenka, the 27-year-old ...
"With a focus on sustainability in honor of Earth Month, each piece utilizes premium Italian French terry and Koral 'Blackout' fabric, which is domestically made in the U.S. with solar panel technolog ...
"De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester has announced that it is working with textile companies to develop growth plans, innovation strategies and look at how they can shift their processes to be more ...
"Better Work Haiti surveyed over 3,000 garment workers in 2020, and followed up with over half of them in 2021 to learn more about their experiences of life and work during the COVID-19 pandemic" (02: ...
"A new Solidarity Center study finds that, although Bangladesh claims the global lead in eco-friendly ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturing, government officials, factory owners and global fashion br ...
"Animal rights activists around the world are participating in a week of action to take down the exotic-skins industry. PETA U.S. and other PETA entities are leading the charge, planning eye-catching ...
"The human consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are clearly devastating, the economic effects are huge, and there’s likely to be a commercial impact on the cycling market, the war-torn coun ...
"A new report has accused Sri Lanka’s largest garment manufacturer, Brandix Lanka, of breaching COVID-19 guidelines in the run up to what was a deemed a ‘superspreader’ event in October 2020, and subs ...
"“If you want sustainable clothes, focus on the farms.” That is what science-focused publication Popular Science declared this past fall, reflecting on the rise in regenerative farming, or farming pra ...
"In the last several years, climate litigation and stakeholder activism in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) space has focused almost exclusively on the energy and resources sector and ...
"Online fashion retailer Asos has updated its Fashion with Integrity 2030 strategy to include four new sustainability and people-based goals. Asos has announced four new goals that it aims to achieve ...
"Georg Chr. Wirth GmbH is looking for support in the production of yarn from nettles and has launched a crowdfunding project for this purpose. [...] Since cotton can only be grown in tropical areas, G ...
"Shandong Longhua New Material 山东隆华新材 manufactures and distributes chemical products, focusing on plastics and polymers. Established in 2011, the company listed in Shenzhen in 2020 and has a market ca ...
"The European Commission has made a promise to support frontrunner companies. But what do these companies want? Wonder no more; we have spoken to them, and what they really need is transparency – to g ...
"To the European Commission: Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President – European Green Deal Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market Virginijus Sinkevicius, Commissioner for the Environm ...
"In our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, Alexa Raab, the global brand and communications manager for bio-materials with US chemicals giant DuPont, explains how the company's partially bio-based Sorona ...
Q: "Why is ‘Sustainability’ important for the apparel and footwear industry? A: Similar to other industries, the apparel and footwear industry has a significant environmental footprint, which comes wi ...
"On March 30, 2022, Individuals and Operations were honored by their peers for outstanding efforts made in specialized categories in their digital, safety, educational, inclusionary and operational pu ...
"Fashion Revolution Week 2022 is under way and this year’s theme is Money Fashion Power. Running until 24 April, Fashion Revolution Week (FRW) brings together the world’s largest fashion activism move ...
"New Look founder Tom Singh and Ghost and Finery owner Touker Suleyman have invested in designer resale start-up Loop Generation. [...] Loop Generation added that the investment “comes at a time of co ...
