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Thursday, 01 June 2023Euratex issues warning on textiles strategy
BRUSSELS - The Euratex textile industry trade body has issued a warning after members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to back the European Union's (EU) Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and to take its proposals even… -
Thursday, 01 June 2023European Parliament backs due diligence law
BRUSSELS - Members of the European Parliament have given their backing to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (EU CSDD) directive which would make companies liable for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains. A… -
Wednesday, 31 May 2023Australian cotton land grab case breakthrough
DARWIN - Environmentalists in Australia are claiming a partial victory after a company backed down from its plans to clear nearly 1,000 hectares of tropical savanna to grow cotton in the face of a legal challenge. However, they fear a new… -
Tuesday, 30 May 2023Certification body exits Textile Exchange
AUCKLAND - New Zealand government-owned company AsureQuality is no longer a certifier of responsible animal fibre (RAF) standards for the Textile Exchange industry body. AsureQuality's accreditation to administer the Responsible Wool Standard 2.2… -
Tuesday, 30 May 2023International Accord reaches 200+ signatories
AMSTERDAM – The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry has reached over 200 signatories. The legally binding agreement between garment brands and global trade unions, IndustriALL Global Union, and UNI Global… -
Tuesday, 30 May 2023European cities back slow fashion campaign
PARIS – Representatives from 11 European cities have signed a declaration aiming to slow down the fashion industry in an effort to reduce its social and environmental impacts. The declaration calls on the European Union, the G7 and OECD to impose… -
Friday, 26 May 2023
ETI urges MEPs to back due diligence law
BRUSSELS - The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is urging MEPs to back the latest version of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (EU CSDD) directive at a key meeting next week. The legislation, which would make companies liable for human… -
Thursday, 25 May 2023YESS forced labour project expands to India
BERKELEY— The US-based Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) non-profit has expanded its YESS (Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced) project, which aims to eliminate forced labour in the cotton industry, to India. RSN, which earlier this year carried… -
Wednesday, 24 May 2023Call for incentives for green textile imports
WASHINGTON DC - The American Apparel & Footwear Association industry body, which represents more than 1,000 brands, has called for new incentives to promote environmentally-friendly textile imports into the US. Beth Hughes, vice president, trade and… -
Wednesday, 24 May 2023Platform tracks fashion regulation
NEW YORK – The Eileen Fisher Foundation has set up a web-based resource to track proposed and existing environmental legislation in Europe and the USA that will impact the fashion sector. Integrated within the US retailer’s ‘Hey Fashion’ online… -
Friday, 19 May 2023Landmark PFAS restrictions to be pushed back
AUGUSTA - The US state of Maine, which was the first to introduce a ban on products containing PFAS, is set to push back new reporting requirements for manufacturers. Maine's PFAS law, passed in 2021, doesn't apply until 2030 but it required… -
Thursday, 18 May 2023Organic cotton certification body ban lifted
ROSEVILLE - IOAS (International Organic Accreditation Service) has lifted the suspension of organic cotton certification body Control Union (CU) India. CU India was suspended from testing and sampling Indian organic textile products in March because… -
Thursday, 18 May 2023Fast Retailing signs the Pakistan Accord
AMSTERDAM – Japanese company Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, has become the 58th company to sign the Pakistan Accord. As an early signatory, Fast Retailing says that the commitment “underlines its ongoing commitment to ensuring worker health and… -
Thursday, 18 May 2023Nike faces lawsuit over PFAS in duffle bag
LOS ANGELES – Sportswear giant Nike is facing a lawsuit after laboratory analysis of an Air Jordan duffle bag found its water-resistant coating contained PFAS. The Ecological Alliance consumer group is suing the company because the bag did not carry… -
Wednesday, 17 May 2023Textile Exchange consults on unified standard
LAMESA – The Textile Exchange industry body has released the first draft of its plans to move its material-specific certificates towards a single unified standard. The non-profit, which began a comprehensive revision of its standards framework in… -
Wednesday, 17 May 2023H&M beats off US greenwashing lawsuit
STOCKHOLM – Fashion brand H&M has beaten off a proposed class action in the US by two shoppers who claimed the fast fashion company misled them and others about the sustainability of its 'Conscious Choice' fashion line. US District Court Judge… -
Tuesday, 16 May 2023PETA takes aim at Textile Exchange standards
WASHINGTON – The animal rights organisation PETA has submitted a formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and Responsible Animal Fibre standards that are controlled by US-based not-for-profit… -
Monday, 15 May 2023
EU states back ban on destroying garments
BRUSSELS - Member states of the European Union are reportedly poised to back calls for a ban on the destruction of unsold clothing to reduce the amount of waste produced by the fashion and textiles industry. Several leading brands and retailers have… -
Thursday, 11 May 2023MEPs back new crackdown on greenwashing
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has comprehensively backed proposals to restrict companies from greenwashing and encourage them to make more durable and sustainable products. By 544 votes to 18, and 17 abstentions, a plenary session of the… -
Thursday, 11 May 2023US brand Outerknown wins ROC status
LOS ANGELES – US apparel brand Outerknown had joined the small number of apparel brands to have achieved Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) status for products. ROC status means a garment was made with organic cotton from farms working towards the… -
Wednesday, 10 May 2023Better Cotton launches Chain of Custody standard
GENEVA – Better Cotton has launched its new Chain of Custody standard that will offer both mass balance and physical chain of custody (CoC) models to support the need for more traceable cotton. Version 1.0 of the new CoC standard – which replaces… -
Friday, 05 May 2023Pakistan Accord tops 50 signatories
AMSTERDAM - The Pakistan Accord, an extension of Bangladesh's 2021 International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry, now has 54 signatories. Hugo Boss, Solo Invest, Uhlsport, and Kmart Australia became the latest… -
Tuesday, 02 May 2023Platform promotes safety in India's apparel industry
NEW DHELI - The Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative has launched a platform aimed at promoting safety and sustainable development in the apparel and footwear industry in India. The Platform for Safety in Apparel and Footwear Industry (PSAFI)… -
Friday, 28 April 2023Hugo Boss signs the Pakistan Accord
METZAINGEN – Fashion brand Hugo Boss has signed the Pakistan Accord, and joins the likes of Bestseller, C&A, H&M, and Inditex in a legally binding commitment to garment worker safety. The brand says it will, "provide funds to support the successful… -
Friday, 28 April 2023New act sees complaint against Amazon, IKEA
FRANKFURT - A trade union and two NGOs have filed the first complaint under Germany's new Supply Chain Act against retail giants Amazon and IKEA over garment factory safety in Bangladesh. The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) in Bangladesh… -
Thursday, 27 April 2023MEPs adopt anti-fast fashion measures
BRUSSELS – MEPs have today adopted recommendations to ensure that textiles sold on the EU market are produced in a circular and more ‘sustainable’ way and meet human, social, and labour rights during their production. The vote in favour of moving… -
Thursday, 27 April 2023
MEPs agree deal on European due diligence law
BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) legislation to make companies liable for human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains look set to apply to more companies - but later - than originally envisaged. That was the outcome of a compromise… -
Wednesday, 26 April 2023Re-use textile waste locally, says report
BRUSSELS - Circularity efforts in the textile industry are more effective when they are local to textile collection, according to a new report from the RREUSE network. RREUSE, an international network of social enterprises active in circularity, is… -
Tuesday, 25 April 2023AAFA raises Green Guide 'greenhushing' fears
WASHINGTON DC - Fears of being accused of greenwashing are making fashion brands and retailers reluctant to share environmental information with consumers, according to the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). In its formal response to… -
Thursday, 20 April 2023Better Cotton updates criteria
GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), which bills itself as the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton, will take a more local, farmer-centric approach, according to the new updates it has made to its Principles & Criteria… -
Thursday, 20 April 2023Report calls for new textile waste policies
WASHINGTON DC– 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. Specifically, the report calls for existing extended… -
Wednesday, 05 April 2023Pitfalls warning for EU sustainable textile strategy
BRUSSELS – One year after welcoming the launch of the European Commission’s vision for a more sustainable and circular textile industry, trade body Euratex says that while it remains cautiously optimistic, there are some ‘important pitfalls’ on the… -
Monday, 03 April 2023Student, industry collaboration explores blockchain
LONDON – Students at the London College of Fashion have worked with Sri Lankan handloom textiles manufacturer Selyn and technology specialist PaperTale Sweden on a multidisciplinary project to engage consumers with supply chains. In the latest stage… -
Friday, 31 March 2023Inditex ends product sustainability label
ARTEIXO - Spanish fashion giant Inditex, which owns Zara, has stopped using its 'Join Life' consumer-facing sustainability label from garments, the company has revealed in its latest annual report. Inditex says that the label, which denotes that a… -
Tuesday, 28 March 2023Xinjiang exports to US down 90% since UFLPA
BEIJING - Exports to the US from the Xinjiang region of China are reportedly down by 90% since the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect last June. They crashed to US$497,440 in February, the first time on record they fell… -
Friday, 24 March 2023Coalition warns of 'gaping loophole' in EU law
BRUSSELS - A coalition of environmental groups and trade bodies is urging the European Union (EU) to close a "gaping loophole" in proposed legislation designed to make products more sustainable. It is concerned that the EU's proposed Regulation on… -
Thursday, 23 March 2023WRAP backs EPR scheme for UK fashion industry
LONDON - Waste charity WRAP has today produced two new reports containing its recommendations to the British government on how best to reduce waste and carbon emissions from the fashion and textiles industry. The initiative says the UK should… -
Thursday, 23 March 2023SAC: greenwashing directive will 'weaken PEF'
BRUSSELS - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has expressed disappointment with the European Commission's newly published plan to combat greenwashing which it says "falls short" of its target. The SAC is particularly concerned that the European… -
Wednesday, 22 March 2023European plans to tackle greenwashing unveiled
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has published proposals to protect consumers from greenwashing including restrictions on new environmental labels, and requirements for green claims to be backed by scientific evidence. A draft version of the… -
Friday, 17 March 2023SAC launches new membership category
AMSTERDAM - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a new membership model to encourage more companies to include sustainability as part of their business. The new 'candidate' membership, for companies with a revenue of over USD$100… -
Wednesday, 15 March 2023FibreTrace and Circular Systems join forces
SINGAPORE - Textile innovation company Circular Systems has joined forces with traceable fibre technology specialist FibreTrace, to implement physical traceability technology into Texloop recycled cotton on a global scale. Texloop is the global… -
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
$30m fashion imports stopped for UFLPA checks
WASHINGTON DC - Nearly US$30 million worth of US fashion imports have been stopped for forced labour inspections since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect last June, according to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A… -
Tuesday, 14 March 2023GOTS calls new version a ‘major leap forward’
STUTTGART – The latest version of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been released today and includes new requirements to conduct risk-based due diligence on certified entities with a broader human rights-focused approach and now… -
Monday, 13 March 2023Shareholders rebuke Nike in open letter
LONDON - Activist investment platform Tulipshare has sent an open letter to Nike expressing concern about the sportswear brand's alleged failure to respond to queries about forced labour risks. Tulipshare, a long-term shareholder in Nike, says it… -
Tuesday, 28 February 2023GRI to launch textile and apparel standard
AMSTERDAM – The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will launch a ‘textile and apparel standard’ to boost sustainability reporting by clothing, footwear, fabrics and other textile manufacturers and retailers. The GRI says the new move aims to address… -
Tuesday, 21 February 2023Textile test evaluates eco-impact of washing
BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein has launched a new standardised test method that combines the analyses of textile fibre release, together with details on their biodegradability and ecotoxicity. Working with project partners Trigema, Freudenberg, DBL ITEX… -
Friday, 17 February 2023Certification awarded for recycled t-shirts
MIAMI – Intradeco Holdings, and its partner Recover Brands, have earned a Global Union Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) certification for their manufacturing of recycled t-shirts. The LCA certification was achieved as a result of a collaboration between… -
Wednesday, 15 February 2023Britain has 'no plans' for EPR for textiles
LONDON - Britain's Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has revealed that the government currently has no plans to introduce an 'extended producer responsibility' (EPR) scheme for textiles. Thérèse Coffey was giving evidence to… -
Tuesday, 07 February 2023Pay rise sought for Bangladeshi garment workers
BANGLEDESH - Unions are calling for a big wage increase for garment workers in Bangladesh which has been hit by its highest rate of inflation in 11 years. Bangladeshi affiliates of the IndustriALL global union are demanding that the minimum wage… -
Friday, 03 February 2023Greenwashing guide comment deadline extended
WASHINGTON DC - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has extended a period of public consultation on a planned update to its official guidelines to help companies avoid accusations of greenwashing. The FTC's deadline for comments on the updated…
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