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Friday, 17 January 2025US outlines further ‘de minimis’ changes
WASHINGTON DC – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is to make changes to the de minimis rules, which can allow the parcels of Chinese-owned online retailers such as Shein and Temu to evade import tariffs and customs checks. The move comes ahead… -
Wednesday, 15 January 2025Chinese textile giant added to UFLPA list
WASHINGTON DC - The outgoing Biden administration has added another 37 Chinese companies to the list of those banned from exporting into the US because of alleged links to forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China. They include textile giant… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2025Oeko-Tex confirms 2024 certification updates
ZURICH - Chemical management specialist Oeko-Tex has announced new regulations for 2025, including an expanded Oeko-Tex Eco Passport programme that will now include commodity chemicals and biodegradability verification. Further key changes include… -
Monday, 13 January 2025Retraced partners R-pac on traceability
DÜSSELDORF / NEW YORK – German blockchain start-up Retraced has teamed up with traceability supplier R-pac to help brands comply with new legislation. The partnership aims to help brands comply with laws such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention… -
Tuesday, 07 January 2025Shein's evidence 'bordering on contempt'
LONDON - The chairman of the UK's influential Business and Trade Committee this afternoon accused ultra fast fashion giant Shein of behaviour "bordering on contempt" in refusing to give evidence. Yinan Zhu, Shein’s general counsel for Europe, the… -
Monday, 06 January 2025MPs to grill Shein, Temu on worker rights
LONDON - Chinese-owned ultra fast fashion retailers Shein and Temu will tomorrow be grilled by a British parliamentary committee on the rights of workers in their supply chains. The companies are among those giving oral evidence to the all-party… -
Thursday, 19 December 2024Podcast: European textile recycling on brink of collapse
YORK – Our podcast host Philip Berman sits down with Marie-Jeanne Gaertner, project and policy officer at RREUSE (Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises) to find out why the textile reuse and recycling sector in the European Union is… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2024CottonConnect consults on REEL standard
PASADENA - The CottonConnect social enterprise has opened a consultation on its plans to transition its flagship Reel programme into a certified standard. Announced at the recent Textile Exchange annual conference in Pasadena, California, the move… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2024OECD backs extended producer responsibility
PARIS - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a research paper calling for the faster adoption of extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies as a means to embedding circular economy principles in the… -
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Cascale creates US policy ‘advisory’ group
AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has formed a US policy member expert team (MET), an advisory group that will help shape the organisation’s approach to addressing key challenges and opportunities for the textiles,… -
Wednesday, 11 December 2024Plans to merge EU laws worry campaigners
BRUSSELS - Campaigners say they are "deeply worried" that European Commission plans to merge and simplify new rules on corporate sustainability will weaken protection of workers, human rights and the environment. The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC),… -
Monday, 09 December 2024FDP bid to scrap German Supply Chain Act
BERLIN – The Free Democratic Party (FDP) has launched a bid to scrap Germany’s Supply Chain Act, arguing it has created a “bureaucratic jungle instead of transparent supply chains”. The bill, introduced to the German Parliament last week, calls for… -
Wednesday, 04 December 2024Better Cotton adds voice to PEF revision campaign
LONDON - Better Cotton is adding its voice to calls on the EU to revise its Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) scheme which it warns favours synthetic over natural fibres. The organisation has joined the Make the Label Count (MTLC) coalition… -
Wednesday, 20 November 2024Final approval for EU forced labour law
BRUSSELS - The European Union's Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), which bans products made anywhere in the world with forced labour from the single market, has cleared its final legislative hurdle. Following approval by the European Council yesterday,… -
Tuesday, 19 November 2024NGO urges Europe to save Deforestation Law
BRUSSELS - The Solidaridad sustainable supply chain initiative is urging the European Council to save the proposed European Union Deforestation Law (EUDL) after the European Parliament voted to water down the legislation. EUDR had already been… -
Tuesday, 19 November 2024GOTS launches due diligence handbook for auditors
STUTTGART - Global Standard, the non-profit that manages the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), in partnership with The Hague-based UpRights Foundation, has launched the GOTS Due Diligence Handbook for Auditors. The publication of the handbook… -
Friday, 15 November 2024New forest-based carbon credits approved
LONDON - New methodologies for issuing forest-based carbon credits, which were withdrawn following concerns about potential loopholes, have been approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). ICVCM, which aims to ensure… -
Thursday, 14 November 2024Cascale guide to California's climate laws
AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and its technology partner Worldly, have published a new guide to help fashion companies comply with California's new climate laws. The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB… -
Thursday, 14 November 2024Testex launches microplastics label, joins TMC
ZURICH - Swiss textile testing and certification institute Testex has launched a new microplastics label aimed at helping retailers, brands and manufacturers reduce microplastic emissions from textiles. Confirming it has also joined the Microfibre… -
Wednesday, 13 November 2024NGOs launch guide to improving EU CSDDD
BRUSSELS - The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), which works for better pay and conditions for the world's garment workers, has linked up with eight other NGOs to publish a new guide to the European Union's (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence… -
Friday, 08 November 2024Trump will 'not be a roadblock on circularity'
WASHINGTON DC - The American Circular Textiles (ACT) says a second Trump presidency should not dismay those working to accelerate the transition to circularity and that it can work with his administration. "A Trump presidency will reshape America.… -
Wednesday, 06 November 2024MPs call on UK to follow US on forced labour
LONDON - Labour MPs have urged the UK government to introduce legislation equivalent to the US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) to prevent goods made with forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China from entering the country. Blair… -
Tuesday, 05 November 2024AbTF joins initiative to challenge PEF rules
HAMBURG – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and the Good Cashmere Standard (GCS), has joined the Make the Label Count initiative to challenge the European Union's (EU) proposed Product Environmental… -
Monday, 04 November 2024
Coalition urges EU to address textile impacts
BRUSSELS - The Textiles Coalition group of environmental and worker rights campaigners have laid out the policy priorities they hope to see from the European Union (EU) to reduce the industry's impacts on sustainability. The coalition says that… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024Textile Exchange unveils unified standard
PASADENA - The Textile Exchange industry body has unveiled its new unified Materials Matter Standard, replacing its separate material-specific certificates, at its annual conference here in Pasadena. Covering over 85,000 certified sites in 110… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024CottonConnect REEL code to become a standard
PASADENA - The CottonConnect social enterprise has announced at the Textile Exchange annual conference in Pasadena, California, that it is evolving its flagship REEL programme into a certified standard. The move has been driven by legislative… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Germany to take chainsaw to Supply Chain Act?
BERLIN – In mid-2021, the German Supply Chain Act was celebrated as a milestone for mandatory human rights due diligence, however, as the law approaches its two-year anniversary, its future remains uncertain. Senior government ministers have now… -
Thursday, 24 October 2024SLCP updates tool to help comply with HRDDD
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch-based Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) has launched an updated toolkit to help stakeholders meet the requirements of new human rights due diligence legislation. SLCP, which works to reduce audit fatigue and improve… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024TrusTrace unveils deforestation tool
STOCKHOLM - Traceability platform TrusTrace has partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and OpenAtlas to create a new product designed to help companies comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). TrusTrace says that… -
Monday, 21 October 2024C2C launches new product design standard
OAKLAND - The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has launched a new product certification platform targeted at sustainable product design across a range of industries including fashion and textiles. The C2C Certified Circularity… -
Monday, 21 October 2024CIRFS backs safeguards for sustainable textiles
BRUSSELS - The European Manmade Fibres Association (CIRFS) has urged European Union (EU) institutions to accept a series of recent recommendations aimed at securing a sustainable textile industry in Europe amid the drive for net zero. Writing in an… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Trade groups raise PEF durability concerns
BRUSSELS – Four members of the technical secretariat developing the European Union's (EU) Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for apparel and footwear are calling for a review of the proposed method for measuring durability. The… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Deforestation law delay gets mixed reception
BRUSSELS – The EU Commission’s plans to delay implementing its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) have received a mixed reaction from industry stakeholders. While many have welcomed the move – some fear that it penalises currently compliant businesses,… -
Thursday, 03 October 2024Cotton Trust Protocol revises membership structure
MEMPHIS - The US Cotton Trust Protocol has revised its membership structure for brands and retailers in bid to boost responsible sourcing and deliver greater value to its members. Updating the previous revenue-based system, the new system, which… -
Tuesday, 01 October 2024California textile waste bill signed into law
SACRAMENTO - California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act has been signed into law, marking a significant step forward in the state’s efforts to combat waste from the fashion and textile industry. The landmark bill will accelerate the… -
Friday, 27 September 2024Canada and Mexico urged to match UFLPA law
WASHINGTON DC - US politicians are urging Canada and Mexico to introduce legislation banning imports of goods made with forced labour to match the US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA). Representative Chris Smith, Senator Jeff Merkley,… -
Thursday, 26 September 2024UK urged to back EPR for fashion and textiles
LONDON - The UK government is being urged to immediately implement an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme to drive sustainability and establish a circular economy in the UK fashion and textiles sector. A report from consultancy QSA… -
Wednesday, 25 September 2024Testex launches new Circularity label
ZURICH - Swiss textile testing and certification institute Testex has launched a new Circularity label to promote textile durability, repairability and recyclability. The Testex Circularity label is intended as a commitment to minimising waste and… -
Tuesday, 24 September 2024Fair Wear to launch HRDD academy
AMSTERDAM - The Fair Wear Foundation, whose executive director Alexander Kohnstamm is the guest for our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, is to launch an online platform to help garment and footwear brands comply with human rights due diligence… -
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Podcast: the impact of due diligence legislation
YORK – Alexander Kohnstamm, executive director of Fair Wear Foundation, tells our host Philip Berman how landmark new European Union (EU) legislation will affect the textile and fashion industry. The EU's recently agreed Corporate Sustainability Due… -
Wednesday, 18 September 2024EOG and Equip to scale up Material Facts Collective
ZUG - The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine, have called for more outdoor clothing brands to join the Material Facts Collective, an industry working group aiming to create a shared standard for… -
Tuesday, 17 September 2024ICA joins Make the Label Count coalition
LIVERPOOL - The International Cotton Association (ICA) has joined the Make the Label Count (MTLC) coalition which is working towards ensuring a fair and credible European Union textile labelling scheme. Specifically, the MTLC is pushing for changes… -
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Biden-Harris to act on 'de minimis' loophole
WASHINGTON DC – New proposals have been announced in the US to crack down on the 'de minimis' loophole which can allow the parcels of Chinese-owned online retailers, like Shein and Temu, to evade import tariffs and customs checks. De minimis allows… -
Monday, 16 September 2024Regulatory framework targets UK textile waste
LONDON - Circular economy specialist Reconomy has unveiled a new framework to support the UK government’s restructuring of the country’s waste industry, with the textiles sector identified as one of the key resource streams. The framework aims to… -
Monday, 16 September 2024Noose tightens on corporate greenwashing
BERLIN – Since May 2022, a German non-profit dedicated to environmental and consumer advocacy has initiated or threatened legal action 92 times against companies, including Adidas, for allegedly making misleading claims about their climate… -
Friday, 06 September 2024NFTC warns scrapping loophole would backfire
WASHINGTON DC - US proposals to scrap the ‘de minimis’ loophole - which allows ultra fast fashion giants Shein and Temu to evade paying tax on their direct to consumer packages - are not practical, according to a report. A study published by groups… -
Wednesday, 04 September 2024Oeko-Tex reports leap in certifications
ZURICH - Testing and certification organisation Oeko-Tex has confirmed that the number of certificates and labels issued under its Made in Green sustainability programme leapt by 52% to 16,687 in the year July 2024. The company's latest annual… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
California passes landmark textile recovery bill
SACRAMENTO - The American Apparel & Footwear Association has welcomed the passage of SB-707, also known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, in California. The landmark US bill, which will accelerate the implementation of an extended… -
Monday, 02 September 2024Textile Standards & Legislation book launched
YORK – The ninth edition of the Textile Standards & Legislation guidebook has now been published by MCL News & Media – the publisher of Ecotextile News. Readers can now download an abbreviated, sample version of the 128-page guidebook HERE, which… -
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
AAFA removes opposition to textile recycling bill
SACRAMENTO – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has withdrawn its opposition to a landmark US bill to implement an extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework and ramp up textile recycling in California. Bill SB-707, also known…
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