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Next Level Apparel earns labour accreditation

Next Level Apparel has secured Fair Labor Accreditation following a multiyear review of its systems for protecting workers across its global supply chain.

The California blank apparel supplier sources from 15 factories across seven countries. It joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA) in 2019.

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Adidas raises outlook despite footwear challenges

Adidas has raised its 2026 operating profit forecast to €2.5 billion ($2.81bn), supported by a US tariff refund and stronger profitability, despite challenging footwear trading.

Preliminary third-quarter revenue rose 9% to €7.252 billion ($8.15bn), while operating profit increased 37% to €1 billion ($1.13bn), both quarterly records.

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Dornbirn puts textile recycling on agenda

Circular economy and recycling technologies will feature among five core themes at the 66th Dornbirn GFC, taking place in Austria from 14th to 16th September 2027.

The fibre congress will bring together researchers and industry professionals to discuss scientific findings, technological developments and their application across the textile value chain.

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Coalition demands UK supply chain law

Businesses, unions and campaigners have urged the UK prime minister to introduce mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation covering companies’ operations and global value chains.

The Ethical Trading Initiative and Corporate Justice Coalition coordinated the open letter, backed by 33 signatories, including 20 businesses, calling for legislation during this parliamentary session.

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Morocco textiles join responsible business drive

Morocco’s textile and clothing industry association AMITH has signed an agreement to promote responsible business practices alongside a national drive for stronger corporate governance.

The memorandum with the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) was one of five agreements signed at a two day meeting in Rabat this week.

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Financial Times: Castore in sale talks with Chinese groups

UK sportswear brand Castore is in talks over a potential sale to Chinese groups Anta and Li-Ning, as well as large US footwear brands, according to the Financial Times.

Co-founder Tom Beahon said the process was largely driven by financial investors seeking an exit. Backers include Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Andy Murray and Mohsin and Zuber Issa.

The Manchester-based business was valued at £950m ($1.3bn) in 2023, but recorded a pre-tax loss of £40.8m ($54.4m) on revenue of £334.6m ($445.9m) in the 18 months to 31st August 2025.

Beahon said he and co-founder Phil Beahon would remain: “Me and Phil are not interested in exiting.

"We don’t want to go and sit on a beach or play golf for the rest of our lives.”

The talks could accelerate Castore’s international growth, although Anta declined to comment and Li-Ning had not responded at the time of publication. The report was published on 21st October and is current.

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Toray unveils 93% recycled composite fibre

Toray Industries has developed a polyester-nylon composite fibre containing at least 93% recycled material by mass of total raw-yarn weight.

Both polymer components use recycled feedstock, drawing on the company’s &+ recycled fibre brand. Toray said proprietary polymer design and composite spinning overcame the difficulty of maintaining quality when combining recycled polymers.

The figure applies to the raw yarn, not finished fabric or garments. Recycled content in Artirosa CX, the new fabric incorporating the fibre, will vary by composition.

The fabric is designed for outerwear, urban outdoor and premium casual wear. It can offer waterproofing, durable water repellency and wind resistance without intentionally using PFAS in water-repellent agents.

Toray will assess mass-production viability and plans an autumn/winter 2027 launch, targeting initial sales of 200,000 metres.

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Chanel chief joins Fashion Pact leadership

The Fashion Pact has appointed Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky as co-chair, alongside Inditex chief executive Óscar García Maceiras and Paul Polman.

Pavlovsky, president of fashion activities at Chanel and president of Chanel SAS, joins as the coalition prepares for 2027. The group said its focus is “translating collective ambition into implementation, and scaling solutions across the industry”.

It added: “Bruno’s appointment marks an important step in this journey, bringing valuable leadership and perspective as we work to strengthen collaboration across regions, business models and supply chains.”

Ermenegildo ‘Gildo’ Zegna, executive chairman of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, and Karl Lagerfeld chief executive Pier Paolo Righi have joined its steering committee.

The coalition said the changes aim to broaden representation across fashion segments and the value chain. Gerald J Corbae, chief executive of Noabrands, and Laurent Milchior, chairman and chief executive of Groupe Etam, leave following a rotation process.

Corbae will attend meetings as a non-voting adviser, while Milchior will continue supporting smaller businesses outside the committee.

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Reuters maps rise of giant heat storms

Reuters has launched The Age of Heat Storms, a data-driven investigation into supersized heat waves reshaping lives, infrastructure and ecosystems worldwide.

Analysing more than 65 years of hourly temperatures across 1.04 million global grid squares, the team found heat storms now average about 102 a year, compared with roughly five in the 1960s.

The largest recorded event, Heat Storm Vera, lasted 367 days from 29th July 2023 and covered almost 85% of the planet, touching virtually every person on Earth.

Reuters defines a heat storm as a heat wave covering at least 1% of the planet at its peak. “A heat storm differs from a heat wave much like a hurricane differs from a tropical storm,” said Maurice Tamman, Reuters journalist.

The series includes a methodology explainer and a real-time Heat Storm Tracker

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Textile Exchange urges industry to act

Textile Exchange has urged fashion and textile businesses to move “from readiness to action”, as its 2026 conference closed in Vancouver.

More than 1,300 brands, producers, suppliers and academics attended the three-day event, held under the theme The Implementation Era from 13th–15th October.

Sessions highlighted barriers to scaling preferred production systems, including mismatched data requirements, weak producer incentives and limited textile-to-textile recycling feedstock.

Claire Bergkamp, chief executive of Textile Exchange, said: “Our role is to help connect these pockets of progress and turn them into lasting impact.”

Speakers also called for landscape-level collaboration on regenerative agriculture and earlier alignment between sustainability, communications and legal teams on credible claims.

Textile Exchange said its Materials Matter Standard would help translate shared targets into practical action across climate, nature, people and animals.

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