"A combination of supply chain chaos, higher costs and concerns about working conditions is forcing some western fashion brands to rethink their decades-old dependence on factories in China." ...
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"The textile industry has tried to combat the criticism of fast fashion through overly simplistic solutions at the product and operational level. Fast fashion cannot be fixed — the industry needs to b ...
"You’ve previously described Superdry as the “number-one sustainable style destination” – how has the company worked towards increased levels of sustainability, and how does it link to success in the ...
"Turkish visual artist Deniz Sağdıç makes stunning portraits out of textile waste, among other things. From afar, they look like paintings, done in bold strokes and colours. When coming closer, the vi ...
"PTTRNS.ai, a Dutch 3D and AI firm that specialises in digitalising and personalising the fashion industry, has announced a successful seed round of funding, securing €2 million. The investment will e ...
"RePEaT Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed an agreement to license its chemical recycling technology for polyester products to Zhejiang Jianxin Jiaren New Materials Co., Ltd., as the world’s ...
"As demand for sustainable fashion continues to rise, the World Sustainability Organization (WSO) will host its third showroom dedicated to sustainable garments beginning February 21 and concluding on ...
"A worker named Jai Ahmed was killed when the wall of a garment factory collapsed in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. This incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Kathali at Roar Fashion." [Ed's note: see entr ...
"The International Labour Organisation has led successful Factory Improvement Toolset (FIT) interventions in Pakistan resulting in more impactful, sustainable and scalable solutions that improved cond ...
"Not even two months into 2023, and retailers have already slashed 14,874 jobs across the UK, a new report by Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has found." ...
"One of the hot topics among fashion execs these days is what’s shaping up to be the industry’s next crisis — government regulation of sustainability. In the US, Europe, and elsewhere, new laws are in ...
"Carbios (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies for reinventing the life cycle of plastics and textiles, has signed an agreement ...
"Intradeco Holdings, a global vertical-manufacturing company supplying high-quality casual clothing and thermal underwear to major retailers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada has earned a Globa ...
"In the six months since July 2022, multiple companies have had sizable numbers of DEI employees with seniority leaving; 16 at Amazon, seven at Twitter, five at Nike, and four at Comcast, among other ...
"As the entire organic cotton sector expands, we see the demand for organic cotton getting stronger, with more farmers switching to organic farming and more global brands and retailers expanding thei ...
"The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), the multi-stakeholder organisation dedicated to organic cotton, today announced the publication of its annual Farm Programme Impact Report which heralds a new wa ...
"Chemical management has become a focus of increasing sustainability demands from fashion brands and retailers to their suppliers. Transparency and traceability of chemical products used by suppliers ...
"Next-gen material companies raised at least US$456.75 million from 28 publicly disclosed deals in 2022. The 2022 State of the Industry Report: Next-gen Materials highlights the investments, innovatio ...
"Investments in next generation materials to replace animal-based products in fashion, and other industries, fell by more than 50 per cent last year, according to a new report from the Material Innova ...
"As of the beginning of 2023, 10 factories have closed, 20 factories have suspended workers, and about 60 other factories laid off workers. About 80 percent of factories faced problems getting raw mat ...