"From the "Fashion Act" to PFAs, these are the long-tail news items to watch for in 2022. Fashion is increasingly turning its gaze to legislation, restricted substances lists and more as long-tail new ...
"Kontoor Brands, the owner of Wrangler and Lee, has announced a new supply chain coalition of denim industry players to improve data incorporated into the Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI). Tex ...
"A massive fire broke out at the SS Shoe factory at Bhurmeli Tole in Kakadbhitta of Mechinagar-6, Jhapa on Thursday. The fire that broke out at the factory of Shyam Tamang has not been taken under con ...
"Waste Management chief sustainability officer Tara Hemmer discusses better connecting fashion with its waste, a new consumer report and event next week. Waste Management — from its employees’ innovat ...
"Innovation is creating viable alternatives to leather. At the same time demand for real leather goods is growing. Sustainability commitments and regulations are putting the squeeze on a complex pictu ...
"The Stanford Impact Fund is excited to announce that we have invested in AlgiKnit via the 2021 Seed II round, joining a strong syndicate of investors including lead investor Horizons Ventures. AlgiK ...
"Fashion has a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels. 67% of our clothes are made out of plastic, most of which ends up in landfill. Synthetic fibres are energy intensive to produce and, according to a ...
"The luxury conglomerate and American retailer have sponsored a new report and framework from Textile Exchange in a bid to scale regenerative agriculture and cut fashion’s carbon emissions. [...] The ...
"However, despite the changing calendar year, many things remain the same. The globe is still grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Omicron variant toppling plans such as live trade shows. Bu ...
"Textile manufacturer Texon has secured Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification at three sites across Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan for specific product lines and processing steps used in the manuf ...
"Sellers from the country have become a reliable source of sought-after labels, finding high value in discarded items. [...] Much of that activity is happening online, on resale sites like Etsy, eBay ...
"Craghoppers is committed to transparency, and accountability. This report will allow us to identify areas for improvement and areas for innovation, and furthermore update our sustainability strategy ...
"During the Covid-19 pandemic, Asri Wijayanti got creative. She started Jahitin.com [Sewing.com], a start-up connecting home tailors with customers who need sewing services. [...] What's the secret? A ...
"Based in Guidel, the Breton company Le Minor guarantees it: a Le Minor sweater lasts at least forty years! [...] In 2018, Jérôme Permingeat and Sylvain Flet, young entrepreneurs convinced of the meri ...
"Until just a few years ago, scrap pieces from various hosiery factories or small scrap pieces from other readymade garment factories were incinerated. Which is harmful to the environment. But now now ...
"Hela Intimates Epz Ltd, a garment manufacturer in Athi River Machakos County risks running into losses following an ongoing stalemate with striking workers. The company’s over 5, 500 workers have for ...
"To put the amount of clothing the world is sending to landfill into graphic perspective: it’s equivalent to the height of the Eiffel Tower every 16 seconds. If that’s not graphic enough, new analysis ...
"Fashion has a complicated relationship with fur; the material is central to some brands’ heritage, but others see it as out of sync with modern luxury An ongoing wave of fur bans began in 2016, with ...
"This report, published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute, assesses how important sustainability is for young consumers; how likely they are to focus their consumer spending on sustainable produ ...
"Credit Suisse Research Institute survey suggests youth in emerging economies more likely to buy sustainable products. Gen Z and millennial consumers in China, India and other emerging economies are m ...
