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Wednesday, 04 May 2022Challenge the Fabric event heads for Paris
PARIS - This year's Challenge the Fabric (CTF) event, which aims to improve and connect the supply chain of man-made cellulosic fibres (MMCF), is to be staged later this month. CTF 2022, which will focus on sustainability, transparency and material… -
Tuesday, 03 May 2022SAF hopes to “raise the bar” on sustainability
DHAKA – Government ministers, as well as representatives from the European Union and United Nations, will join leading fashion brands and manufacturers at this year’s Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF), which gets underway in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from… -
Wednesday, 20 April 2022WEAR takes on new format for 2022
TORONTO - Canada’s premier forum for advancing sustainability in the fashion industry, the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR), is to take on a new format this year and will be held as two separate one-day events on 10 May and 6 October 2022.… -
Wednesday, 02 March 2022Messe Frankfurt suspends events in Russia
FRANKFURT – International events organiser Messe Frankfurt has announced that it is suspending all of its events in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine. The decision puts a question mark over events such as the Techtextil Russia… -
Tuesday, 01 February 2022Copenhagen Fashion Summit to go global
COPENHAGEN - The Copenhagen Fashion Summit is being rebranded as the Global Fashion Summit and is due to return in physical form this summer after being staged online for the last two years because of the pandemic. The new name reflects both the… -
Thursday, 09 December 2021Hybrid cotton restoring faith at ICAC Plenary
Hybrid cotton, global sustainability measures, and support for regenerative farming were all hot topics on day three of the ongoing 79th International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Plenary. Simon Ferrigno reports. -
Wednesday, 08 December 2021Cottoning on to climate, integrity and labelling
Climate change, organic cotton integrity, textile label flood, the EU Product Footprint tool and supply chain due diligence were all on the agenda at yesterday’s second session of the International Cotton Advisory Council plenary meeting. Simon… -
Tuesday, 07 December 2021ICAC announces new African cotton projects
Plans for a new ‘African cotton sustainability programme 2030’ that could increase cotton production by 2 million tonnes a year and deliver significant financial and environmental benefits to farmers – in a ‘genes to jeans’ approach – have been… -
Tuesday, 16 November 2021Textile Exchange announces Ryan Young Climate+ Award winners
DUBLIN – On the opening day of Textile Exchange’s (TE) Textile Sustainability Conference, the organisation has announced the winners of the inaugural Ryan Young Climate+ Awards. Representatives of environmental organisation Fibershed, printwear… -
Monday, 15 November 2021Ecotextile News in Dublin for Textile Exchange event
DUBLIN – The Ecotextile News editorial team has arrived in Dublin for Textile Exchange’s annual global conference where we are among the exhibitors and look forward to welcoming visitors to our booth. Editor John Mowbray, assistant editor Chris… -
Thursday, 27 May 2021Tickets on sale for Copenhagen Fashion Summit
COPENHAGEN - Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s digital edition of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit (CFS+) on 7th and 8th October which will carry the theme of ‘Prosperity vs Growth’. Participants will experience an exclusive hybrid of… -
Wednesday, 17 March 2021Performance Days goes digital for May showcase
MUNICH – The team behind the Performance Days trade fair has cancelled its May showcase over lingering travel concerns related to COVID-19. Organisers say the ongoing pandemic makes it “difficult or even impossible for many manufacturers and trade… -
Wednesday, 10 March 2021Countdown on for International Cotton Conference
BREMEN - Around 500 participants from 25 countries are expected to attend the 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen - the first in the history of the event to be held online. Visitors to the virtual conference, to be held on the 17th and 18th… -
Friday, 19 February 2021Format change for Microfibre Summit
BRISTOL – Instead of using a 3-day online Fibre Fragmentation Summit to create a cross-industry impact roadmap to address textile microfibre release, The Microfiber Consortium (TMC) will now use a series of focused online round table sessions and… -
Thursday, 18 February 2021Sustainable Innovation 2021 event goes online
LONDON – The biennial Sustainable Innovation conference is to be held online next month for the first time when it will host expert speakers on issues around sustainability and fashion. Sustainable Innovation 2021: Accelerating Sustainability in… -
Friday, 29 January 2021ICC panel to address circular economy
BREMEN - Ecotextile News cotton expert Simon Ferrigno will lead a panel discussion on circularity at the 35th International Cotton Conference in Bremen in March. Entitled ‘Circular Economy - The Future’, the two-hour discussion will take place… -
Friday, 22 January 2021ITMA 2023 to spotlight sustainability
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… -
Friday, 04 December 2020Milano Green Forum still available online
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… -
Wednesday, 04 November 2020First speakers for summit on textile microfibres
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… -
Monday, 02 November 2020TITAS 2020 proves a success
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,… -
Tuesday, 20 October 2020Performance Days cancelled, virtual showcase scheduled
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… -
Thursday, 08 October 2020Remake: CFS+ lineup lacks worker representation
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… -
Thursday, 10 September 2020Performance Days to address ‘closing the loop’
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… -
Monday, 07 September 2020Post-lockdown ‘Fabric Days’ event a success
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… -
Thursday, 27 August 2020Première Vision Paris cancels physical show
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… -
Wednesday, 26 August 2020Start date looms for consolidated ‘Fabric Days’ event
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… -
Monday, 24 August 2020Lakme Fashion Week to spotlight sustainable start-ups
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… -
Monday, 20 July 2020
Textile microfibre summit set for 2021
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,… -
Tuesday, 14 July 2020Newscast: Ecotextile Talks – Behind the News
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… -
Monday, 13 July 2020Transformers Foundation to host Catalysts event
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… -
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Munich Fabric Start adapts September event
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… -
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Munich Fabric Start targets September return
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… -
Tuesday, 09 June 2020Frankfurt Fashion Show to launch next year
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… -
Thursday, 09 April 2020Fashion Revolution to stage online event
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… -
Wednesday, 25 March 2020Global Cotton Sustainability Conference postponed
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… -
Wednesday, 25 March 2020Performance Days cancelled over coronavirus
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… -
Tuesday, 10 March 2020Kingpins Amsterdam cancelled over coronavirus
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… -
Friday, 14 February 2020SAC ramps up forum agenda
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… -
Wednesday, 12 February 2020Kingpins Hong Kong scrapped over coronavirus
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… -
Monday, 03 February 2020Shanghai textile fairs postponed over coronavirus
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… -
Wednesday, 04 December 2019Neonyt prepares for first show at new home
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… -
Wednesday, 06 November 2019Future Fabrics Expo speakers revealed
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… -
Wednesday, 16 October 2019Podcast: Financing sustainable textile production
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… -
Friday, 11 October 2019Textile microfibres: the invisible tide
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… -
Wednesday, 02 October 2019Podcast: Textile microfibre pollution, an urgent problem?
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… -
Monday, 23 September 2019Textile innovators invited to Bangladesh
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… -
Wednesday, 11 September 2019Australian Circular Fashion Conference to return in 2020
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’… -
Wednesday, 28 August 2019Future Fabrics Expo to return in 2020
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… -
Tuesday, 20 August 2019SIMA rides sustainability wave
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… -
Monday, 19 August 2019Fashion Summit puts sustainability first
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…
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