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8 October 2026
14:14 pm
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Hohenstein registers under EMAS scheme

Hohenstein has registered its Bönnigheim site under the European Union’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), making its environmental performance externally verifiable.

The German testing and research company said the registration followed an assessment of its environmental impacts, improvement opportunities and measurable environmental objectives.

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8 October 2026
11:19 am
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Uniqlo owner posts fifth record year

Fast Retailing, owner of Uniqlo, has reported record results for the fifth consecutive year, with revenue up 16.6% to ¥3.96 trillion ($25.1bn) in the year to 31st August.

Business profit rose 30.4% to ¥718.4 billion ($4.5bn), while profit attributable to shareholders climbed 25.3% to ¥542.5 billion ($3.4bn).

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8 October 2026
11:00 am
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Lululemon taps Nike veteran Gauger as product chief

Lululemon has appointed Maggie Gauger, former Athleta president and CEO and a two-decade Nike veteran, as president and chief product officer.

The newly created role consolidates design, merchandising, footwear, product innovation and materials science under one leader as new CEO Heidi O'Neill overhauls the senior team to “put product, design, and innovation at the centre” of operations.

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8 October 2026
10:49 am
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DNV forecasts rapid clean-energy growth but delayed global net zero

Norwegian risk management organisation DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2026 forecasts that global energy-related and process-related CO₂ emissions will fall by 44% between today and 2050, but says the world will remain far from net zero and is heading towards 2.3°C of warming by 2100.

The outlook is DNV’s single “most likely” forecast for the global energy system through 2060. It projects fossil fuels’ share of primary energy falling from approximately 80% today to 51% in 2050 and below 40% by 2060.

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8 October 2026
10:31 am
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Levi’s raises profit outlook in solid Q3 results announcement

Levi’s has raised its full-year profit outlook after reporting third-quarter (Q3) net revenue of $1.6 billion, up 4% year-on-year on a reported basis.

Net income from continuing operations rose 39% to $169 million, while adjusted net income increased 39% to $189 million.

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7 October 2026
11:27 am
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Ikea expands resale and tests buybacks

Ikea has launched its online secondhand marketplace in the UK and Ireland and will test direct buyback offers to sellers in Portugal and Spain.

The platform allows customers to trade pre-owned furniture and home furnishings, extending product use. It excludes mattresses, appliances, food, modified items, recalled products and other brands.

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7 October 2026
10:21 am
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Texas probes Hanes and Fruit of the Loom

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Hanes and Fruit of the Loom over potentially harmful chemicals in materials used to make children’s underwear.

His office has issued civil investigative demands to both companies. Neither has been accused of wrongdoing.

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7 October 2026
9:58 am
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Syre appoints King to lead scale-up

Swedish textile recycler Syre has appointed chief operating officer Tim King as chief executive as it works to scale textile-to-textile polyester recycling.

He replaces Dennis Nobelius, who is leaving after more than three years to pursue opportunities in another industry, the company announced.

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6 October 2026
15:47 pm
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India textile council considers circular practices

India’s Development Council for Textile Industry has discussed sustainable and circular practices at its first meeting, alongside plans to improve production, research and exports.

The council agreed to establish working groups on priority themes and meet regularly to review progress. Its recommendations will inform Ministry of Textiles policies and programmes.

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6 October 2026
12:06 pm
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Fraunhofer explores PET textile waste conversion

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP will showcase an approach to converting PET-containing textile waste into polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) at next week’s Fakuma 2026, alongside developments in recyclable plastics and bio-based fibres.

The institute said discarded textiles containing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) could provide feedstock for producing PHB. However, it did not disclose conversion yields, feedstock requirements or the process’s development scale.

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