SINGAPORE – The world’s largest textile machinery and garment technology showcase, ITMA, will return from 8-14 June 2023, with the theme ‘Transforming the World of Textiles’. The quadrennial event, commonly referred to as the ‘Olympics’ of the…
MILAN - The second Milano Green Forum - which was this year held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic - is still available online until December 20. The event, held on 20th November, aims to increase environmental awareness and share…
UK – As the global apparel industry starts to get to grips with its contribution to pollution related to textile microfibre shedding, the first confirmed speakers for the debut Fibre Fragmentation Summit have been announced. Senior research…
TAIPEI – The organisers of this year’s TITAS trade show, which took place in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei, have reported that the event proved a success despite the multitude of COVID-19 restrictions which are affecting countries around the world,…
MUNICH – The team behind Performance Days has cancelled this year’s December showcase over lingering coronavirus concerns, and will instead host the event digitally. From 9-10th December, exhibitors and visitors are therefore invited to virtually…
COPENHAGEN – Ahead of next week’s virtual Copenhagen Fashion Summit (CFS+), workers’ rights organisation Remake has called for greater representation of those in fashion supply chain’s in the conference’s programme. “Organisers boast that this…
MUNICH – At this year’s Performance Days trade show in Munich, scheduled to go ahead from 9-10 December, a theme of ‘Nothing to Waste – Closing the Loop’ will address the industry’s gargantuan waste issue, with expert talks and exhibits set to…
MUNICH – The organisers of Munich Fabric Start say their Fabric Days trade show has been a success, having attracted more than 3,600 visitors from 30 countries for the first post-lockdown industry event. Held from 1-3 September, Fabric Days was…
PARIS – As the French government bans public gatherings of over 5,000 people due to a recent increase in cases of the virus that causes COVID-19, international textile trade fair Première Vision has been forced to cancel its physical show at Paris…
MUNICH – From next Tuesday, the organisers of Munich Fabric Start will welcome back exhibitors for the first textile trade show to be held in several months, with a revised format which it’s calling Fabric Days. Having U-turned on an earlier…
NEW DELHI – The organisers of Lakme Fashion Week in India have announced plans to host a sustainable fashion boot camp for one day of the upcoming event, which will connect six aspiring start-ups with industry experts. Through the Circular…
UK – As the global apparel industry starts to get to grips with its contribution to pollution related to textile fibre fragmentation, the Microfibre Consortium will hold an online edition of its Fibre Fragmentation Summit between March 23 - 26th,…
WAKEFIELD – Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in our editorial newsroom? If so, why not have a listen to the first two episodes of our new series of Ecotextile Talks podcasts available on Apple, Google, Spotify and Deezer. Like…
NEW YORK - The Transformers Foundation is set to host its first-ever summit as a non-profit organisation after splitting off from the Kingpins denim trade shows. Entitled Catalysts, the digital event will focus on actively addressing and…
MUNICH – The organisers of Munich Fabric Start and Bluezone have U-turned on optimistic plans to host the show in its original format on September 1, opting to cancel the event this year “due to several reasons related to the pandemic." “This hard…
MUNICH – The organisers of Munich Fabric Start and Bluezone say it’s been their “personal mission” to host the first textile trade fair post COVID-19, as they set the stage for a return on September 1st. Over recent months, we’ve seen textile trade…
FRANKFURT - Germany's main fashion week is moving from Berlin to Frankfurt next year in a surprise switch with the new event having sustainability and digitalisation as its two overarching themes. Tradeshow organisers Messe Frankfurt and Premium…
LONDON - Fashion Revolution is to stage a digital version of its annual Fashion Question Time event because of the current measures in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Entitled 'Mass consumption: The end of an era', this year's…
LISBON - The 2020 Global Cotton Sustainability Conference - which was due to be held in Lisbon in June - has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), which organises the event, has decided the conference…
MUNICH – The organiser of the Performance Days trade show has cancelled its April showcase in Munich, due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Despite no stipulations from the German authorities forcing the event to be called off, the team…
AMSTERDAM – Denim trade fair Kingpins has cancelled its Amsterdam event, which was set to take place 22-23 April, due to escalating cases of the coronavirus around the world, particularly within Europe. Its Hong Kong showcase was cancelled last…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Collation (SAC) has announced a raft of Higg Index manufacturing forums ahead of its 2020 Global Member Meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Bangkok 16-18 June. First up is the Higg Index Manufacturer…
HONG KONG - The Kingpins denim trade fair scheduled for Hong Kong in May has been cancelled because of global health concerns over the coronavirus epidemic. Kingpins organisers said they had decided to call off the event, which had been due to take…
SHANGHAI - Messe Frankfurt’s three Shanghai textile fairs which were due to take place in March have been postponed until later in the year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The events - Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Spring Edition, Yarn…
BERLIN - The Neonyt 'sustainable' fashion and textile trade show is preparing for its first event at its new home at Berlin’s former Tempelhof Airport. Leading brands, retailers and other industry players will attend the show which will be staged in…
LONDON - Organisers of the Ninth Future Fabrics Expo, due to be held in January, have revealed the line-up of speakers for the seminar programme which runs alongside the show. The Sustainable Angle said the speakers would be made up of "outstanding…
BARCELONA – Impact investor Tanvi Karambelkar, of the newly-launched Good Fashion Fund, and Abhishek Bansal, of Arvind - a vertical manufacturer based in India, discuss some of the challenges of funding the technological innovations needed to make…
VANCOUVER – Planet Textiles will team up with Textile Exchange in Vancouver next week to bring delegates a unique panel discussion on the science behind textile microfibre pollution, why it matters – and what the textile industry should be doing…
BARCELONA – Though research continues to shed new light on the problem of textile microfibres in our oceans, Sophie Mather, board chair of the Microfibre Consortium, questions whether the proliferation of other micro-particles is muddy the waters of…
DHAKA – The second edition of the upcoming Sustainable Apparel Forum in Bangladesh is offering the chance for new textile technology companies and solutions providers to promote their innovations free of charge at the event. Event organiser Mostafiz…
MELBOURNE – The third edition of the Australian Circular Fashion Conference has been scheduled for the 1st-2nd April 2020, as the event continues to progress towards its goal of recording 350 businesses adopting responsible and ‘sustainable’…
LONDON – The ninth edition of The Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabric Expo (FFE) is set to take place 29-30 January 2020, once again hosted in the basement of London’s Victoria House. The Expo aims to showcase innovative ‘sustainable’ textiles…
CALIFORNIA – The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) is set to host Sustainability in Our Industry: Moving Beyond Recycled, a crash course on sustainability in the apparel industry for staff in leadership, design, product, compliance and…
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Fashion Summit (HKFS) is set to return for its 2019 edition, with 52 speakers from 12 countries taking part. This year the event’s theme will be ‘Achieving the Goals’, with a focus on how fashion brands can be more…
Priorities for the planet, what are they, and what do our readers think? John Mowbray presents the results of a recent poll we held at Planet Textiles and shared through our online channels – nearly 1,000 of you took part. For over a decade,…
ISMANING – Performance Days has said that its exhibitor trends forum at its next event in Munich will feature only fabrics and accessories that have proven ‘sustainable’ credentials, marking the next step in its sustainability-based Focus Topics…
BARCELONA – Planet Textiles 2019 saw the return of our Pod, in which leading industry commentators sat down to speak with the Sustainable Fashion Academy’s Mike Schragger. The videos and podcasts will be released over the next few months, and…
DORNBIRN – Austria is set to play host to the Global Fiber Congress (GFC) in September, where more than 100 international experts are expected to present their latest innovations in the textile industry. The event will also place a focus on…
WAKEFIELD – For well over a decade, Ecotextile News has called for greater harmonisation and consolidation of work on environmental issues in the textiles sector. It regularly argues for greater collaboration on chemical management, the pooling of…
BARCELONA - MCL News & Media’s Planet Textiles summit, which took place during ITMA 2019, saw the return of the Planet Textiles Pod, after its debut at the 2018 edition of the show. Throughout the day, industry leaders from across the textile…
BARCELONA – At the 10th annual Planet Textiles conference, held here in Barcelona alongside ITMA, Susanna Wilson, HSBC’s global head of sustainable networks and entrepreneurship outlined the integral role of the financial sector in the industry’s…
BARCELONA — Italian denim manufacturer Candiani has scooped the top prize in the 2019 Sustainable Innovation Award, winning first prize for its Re-Gen: Creating Circular Denim project with Austrian fibre producer Lenzing. David Styles reports live…
WAKEFIELD – All four publications under the MCL News & Media banner have come together to produce the 2019 edition of the Green Guide to ITMA, following on from the success of previous incarnations that were distributed at the previous show. And…
COLOGNE – Research and consultancy institute, the Nova Institute, has announced the first International Conference on Cellulose Fibres – Technologies, Applications and Sustainability in Textiles, which will take place 11th–12th February 2020 in…
BARCELONA – At the forthcoming Planet Textile Summit on sustainability next week at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, a high-level breakout session led by Frank Michel, the CEO of the ZDHC Foundation will provide advice and practical examples of how to…
BARCELONA — The latest edition of the SAC and ZDHC Manufacturer Forum series will be held on 21st June alongside ITMA at Fira de Barcelona. The event, which is open to all textile and apparel industry manufacturers, brands and retailers who wish to…
BARCELONA – The upcoming Planet Textiles Summit to be held at the ITMA textile technology exhibition, which expects over 100,000 visitors over 7 days, will hold three special breakout sessions that deal with some of the textile industry’s biggest…
BARCELONA — This year’s edition of Planet Textiles will be opened by H&M’s head of sustainability, Pascal Brun, who will give fresh insights on the fashion giant’s work on innovation, circularity and the business case for reducing the environmental…
AMSTERDAM – The organisers of denim trade show Kingpins have announced an initiative intended to help attendees identify the most ‘sustainable’ products on offer at the show. Kingpins’ Most Sustainable Products will see ten winners selected at each…
BARCELONA – How should the denim manufacturing industry make jeans by 2025? And what breakthroughs in technology and thinking are needed to make this happen? These will be some of the key talking points at the special session on denim production…
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