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23 September 2026
11:09 am
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EU fur phase-out put at €144m

A five-year EU phase-out of fur farming would cost public authorities €144 million ($169m), compared with €201 million ($236m) to €920 million ($1.08bn) for tighter welfare standards, according to a report commissioned by Four Paws.

The report, Pay to stay or pay to go, assesses public-budget costs only. It does not quantify wider economic, trade, environmental or public-health effects.

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22 September 2026
10:54 am
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Cambodia groups back $250 wage

A coalition of 125 Cambodian civil-society organisations has backed trade unions’ call for a $250.66 monthly minimum wage for garment, textile, footwear, travel goods and bag workers in 2027.

The proposal would add $40.66 to the current $210 statutory minimum wage. The groups urged the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the National Council on Minimum Wage to adopt it.

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22 September 2026
10:50 am
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CFDA chief resigns after protester scuffle

The chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Steven Kolb, has resigned after being filmed physically restraining two animal rights activists at New York fashion week.

Kolb was placed on leave after wrestling two People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protesters during a COS show. The protest was part of a PETA campaign urging H&M Group to drop wool.

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21 September 2026
13:40 pm
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Ultra fast fashion consumers make purchases despite acknowledging alleged environmental and ethical harms

New research from RMIT University says ultra-fast fashion consumers acknowledge the environmental and alleged ethical harms of their purchases but continue to buy anyway due to price, convenience and a diminished sense of personal accountability.

Qualitative interviews with young Australian adults revealed two key psychological patterns: “strategic spontaneity”, where shoppers deliberately plan purchases yet experience them as impulsive, and “cognitive buffering”, where budgets and rationalisations make buying feel acceptable despite concerns.

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21 September 2026
13:22 pm
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AAFA to continue pursuit of California textile recovery claim

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has reaffirmed its pursuit of a complaint against California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) after Sacramento’s Superior Court denied its motion for a preliminary injunction.

The case concerns whether California’s textile Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) selection complies with the statutory requirements of SB-707.

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21 September 2026
12:50 pm
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Pakistan and EU begin discussions on continued market access

Pakistan’s textile industry and the EU have begun discussions on the country’s continued access to the EU market under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).

EU Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis said Pakistan would need to demonstrate progress in implementing and legislating laws and conventions covering human rights, labour rights, governance and environmental protection.

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21 September 2026
12:43 pm
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Archroma and HeiQ win ITMF award for odour control tech

The ITMF has named HeiQ and Archroma as joint winners of its International Collaboration Awards 2026 for their collaboration in next-gen antimicrobial and odour control technologies.

Archroma says the companies have established a model for scaling innovation globally.

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18 September 2026
14:09 pm
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Loop Industries forms committee to aid joint India venture

Loop Industries has formed a Strategic Alternatives Committee to advance commercialisation, strengthen capital position and maximise long term shareholder value.

Its immediate priority is securing Loop’s required capital contribution and broader project-financing structure for its planned India joint venture with Ester through project-level debt, strategic capital, equity financing or a combination of those sources.

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18 September 2026
13:51 pm
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PETA activists interrupt H&M show amid sheep abuse claims

Animal rights organisation PETA last night interrupted H&M’s London Fashion Week show in a protest against the use of wool.

PETA says the protests are part of an ongoing campaign urging H&M to ban wool, citing an undercover investigation at a South African farm it says is linked to H&M Group's supply chain.

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18 September 2026
12:28 pm
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Bristol becomes first UK city to ban fast-fashion advertising

Bristol has become the first city in the UK to ban fast fashion advertising, alongside new restrictions on ads for high-carbon products, including non-electric vehicles, flights, cruises and fossil fuel companies.

The policy applies to all council-owned advertising spaces, including bus stops, digital screens and billboards.

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