"Hera Sweaters Limited (HSL) has announced the winners of the Sustainable Sweater Design Contest 2021, which the company launched last year to recognise emerging sweater designers worldwide and encour ...
2022
"Extreme and unpredictable weather events are becoming increasingly common, with knock-on effects for fashion’s natural fibre supply. Experts say regenerative agriculture, circular business models and ...
"While 'alternative leathers' continue to attract huge investments, some designers are speaking out about the overlooked credentials of traditional leather. As plant and mushroom-based leathers gain f ...
"Inspired by training on the International Labour Organization Convention 190 to eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work facilitated by IndustriALL Global Union, the workers in Madagasc ...
"Temporary workers are being laid off abruptly and in droves by manufacturing establishments in Vietnam as orders decline on the back of global inflation weakening consumption in major export markets. ...
"Nine Syrians, 8 children and a mother, were killed by a fire in their house in the Yıldırım district of Bursa province the night before. As the living conditions of refugees in Turkey are getting wor ...
"Restorying Riverscapes explores the history of the textile industry on the riverscape of the Churnet at Leek, Staffordshire. This project is taking place during Spring and Summer 2022, bringing toget ...
"The Bangor Daily News spoke to 13 entities to whom the state gave a six-month extension. Of those, seven said they were not aware they had requested an extension, let alone been granted one. One comp ...
"It’s not news that revenue worth billions is being lost every year in discarded inventory, but that’s just the tip of a quickly melting iceberg. Global forces are driving supply chain disruption lead ...
"Apparel sector loses US$15.3bn in supply chain waste – report" ...
"thredUP, one of the largest online resale platforms, has launched the thredUP x Zero Waste Daniel Full Circle Collection, an upcycled holiday collection made entirely of secondhand clothes. The compa ...
"After learning from PETA that in the cashmere industry, goats scream in pain as their hair is torn out, online home goods retailer Overstock.com banned products made from the material." ...
"Today, as world leaders gather in Egypt to discuss how to decarbonize supply chains in time to stabilize our climate, the world’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile pulp mill held its official ...
"Transparency on environmental, social affairs and governance matters to become the norm for large firms EU to become front-runner in global sustainability reporting standards Around 50 000 companies ...
"Vivrelle, the first-of-its-kind membership club that offers access to a shared closet of designer handbags and accessories, today announced the close of a $35 million Series B financing round led by ...
"The environmental impact of carbon emissions will be the same regardless of where the emissions take place. In other words, carbon emitted in one part of the world can be cancelled out if the same am ...
"A prolific wholesaler in the business of “upcycling” has quietly agreed to settle a lawsuit waged against it by Louis Vuitton last year for allegedly engaging in trademark counterfeiting, infringemen ...
"Textile software provider TrinamiX has developed a handheld sorting technology reportedly capable of identifying up to 15 material compositions." ...
"After years of trial and error, rental platforms have found new ways to improve margins and acquire customers, such as focussing on niche categories. Profitability remains elusive, however. Despite c ...
"The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is to use the textiles industry as a testing ground for a new system to assess the sustainability of international trade transactions." ...