In October 2023, Swedish textile recycler Renewcell revealed that sales of its Circulose pulp were significantly lower than expected and that the company was set to miss its target of breaking even by the end of this year. Then, the company axed its…
High street fashion giant Inditex, which owns brands including Zara and Bershka, has pledged €70 million over three years to buy a proprietary textile-to-textile recycled fibre from LA-based tech start-up Ambercycle. The deal will, it is hoped,…
CLERMONT-FERRAND - Biotech specialist Carbios has developed a fully integrated and automated system that transforms polyester waste from used garments or cutting scraps into raw materials suitable for depolymerisation using its enzymatic…
An initiative led by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), working alongside the European Space Agency and artificial intelligence specialist Marple, is monitoring Indian organic cotton crops from space - and assessing the potential of this type…
What does a memorandum of understanding signed between the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and International Apparel Federation (IAF) mean for the industry at large? Matthijs Crietee, secretary general of the IAF, catches up with Ecotextile…
A devastating earthquake in Turkey earlier this year wreaked havoc and distress across an area in which an estimated 350,000 people work in fashion and textile supply chains. New analysis seeks to assess whether these workers have since been…
A campaign has been launched to replace conventional clothing labels with digital alternatives such as QR codes. Stephen Lamar, president and CEO of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), explains why he believes this change is…
Japan Airlines is offering its customers the opportunity to rent apparel rather than bring it in their luggage. The goal is the reduction of carbon emissions of planes weighed down with suitcases. Will consumers get on board with this new approach…
Australia’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek has given the nation’s fashion industry 12 months to commit to a voluntary four cent per garment levy or risk harsher government-imposed measures. Claire Kneller, managing director of WRAP Asia…
The State of California is seeking to blaze a trail for others to follow with landmark legislation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles. Senator Josh Newman, who introduced the SB 707 bill, explains how and why this directive came…
It’s easy to assume that buying the cheapest clothes will mean they are lower quality than pricier alternatives. But is this the case? Dr Mark Sumner tells us what he and his colleagues at the University of Leeds discovered by testing 65 garments to…
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has launched a multi-disciplinary project to monitor cotton crops from space. Jeffrey Thimm, who is managing the initiative, discusses why combining AI and satellite imagery can help verify organic…
A recent Cotton Campaign report has urged the fashion industry to shun cotton produced in Turkmenistan until human rights advances are made. Human rights lawyer, researcher and advocate Allison Gill shares her thoughts on why now is the time to act.…