Kyna IntelSustainable Fashion Resource Centre
Latest News

Kyna Intel for the new capital cycle.

Timely signals, deep sector notes, and decisive analysis for founders, investors, and operators.

57,463 articles in the database
Daily Brief
Global Focus
Verified Sources
Bangladesh apparel sector must prioritise innovation and sustainability: BGMEA
Can hemp save Turkey’s troubled textile industry? Exporters are betting on it
supply chain

Bangladesh apparel sector must prioritise innovation and sustainability: BGMEA

"Bangladesh’s apparel industry must shift its global positioning from a cost-competitive sourcing destination to a hub for innovation and sustainability in orde...

environment

Can hemp save Turkey’s troubled textile industry? Exporters are betting on it

"Labor costs have surged, inflation has eaten into competitiveness, financing costs have soared and manufacturers have found themselves squeezed between rising ...

Explore
Filter by date

Latest Stories

Why a worker death in Victoria’s Secret’s supply chain refuses to go away
Jun 11 1 min read

Why a worker death in Victoria’s Secret’s supply chain refuses to go away

"Ahead of Victoria’s Secret & Co.’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders received an unexpected delivery: a letter warning of fresh allegations of gender-ba...

New Nazi-era report strengthens allegations against former Salamander manager
Jun 11 1 min read

New Nazi-era report strengthens allegations against former Salamander manager

"A historian is calling for the revocation of honorary citizenship for former board member Ernst Sigle. A majority of Kornwestheim politicians intend to follow ...

China’s Pinduoduo, JD.com among 5 summoned over false advertising
Jun 11 1 min read

China’s Pinduoduo, JD.com among 5 summoned over false advertising

"Chinese e-commerce giants Pinduoduo and JD.com were among five major platforms summoned for talks over misleading advertising on June 11, Beijing’s market watc...

Kujten, having surpassed the €100 million turnover milestone, secures B Corp certification
Jun 11 1 min read

Kujten, having surpassed the €100 million turnover milestone, secures B Corp certification

"After eighteen months of work mobilising all its teams, Kujten has been awarded B Corp certification. This recognition follows the EcoVadis Committed badge rec...

Textile Exchange releases new Life Cycle Assessment study to increase understanding of polyester’s environmental impact
Jun 11 1 min read

Textile Exchange releases new Life Cycle Assessment study to increase understanding of polyester’s environmental impact

"Textile Exchange has published its new polyester Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, providing robust, accurate, and credible data to strengthen the fashion, te...

French recycler slashes textile collections
Jun 11 1 min read

French recycler slashes textile collections

"French social enterprise Le Relais will cut 15,000 tonnes of textile collections, close 4,300 clothing banks and axe 60 jobs." ...

The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0
Jun 11 1 min read

The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0

"The SBTi’s new flagship Standard has arrived, marking the next phase of the net-zero transition—from ambition to real-world implementation. Explore the updated...

The SBTi releases Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 to accelerate corporate climate action
Jun 11 1 min read

The SBTi releases Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 to accelerate corporate climate action

"Today, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, marking an evolution for corporate climate action...

Johanns backs Avalo ‘farmer first’ push
Jun 11 1 min read

Johanns backs Avalo ‘farmer first’ push

"Former US agriculture secretary Mike Johanns joins agtech start-up Avalo to support AI-bred, low-carbon cotton." ...

Europe’s fashion waste ends up in Panipat. So do its consequences
Jun 10 1 min read

Europe’s fashion waste ends up in Panipat. So do its consequences

"Asia’s largest textile recycling hub is celebrated as a sustainability success story. Workers, residents and doctors tell a more complicated story." ...

Fashion’s Ozempic reckoning
Jun 10 1 min read

Fashion’s Ozempic reckoning

"As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a ...

Lululemon invests in renewable energy fund to accelerate supply chain decarbonization
Jun 10 1 min read

Lululemon invests in renewable energy fund to accelerate supply chain decarbonization

"Lululemon is investing in a renewable energy fund to help accelerate the transition to renewable electricity in its supply chain, supporting progress toward th...

57 illegal migrants were detained at a textile factory in Serpukhov
Jun 10 1 min read

57 illegal migrants were detained at a textile factory in Serpukhov

"During the raid, police checked the documents of more than 90 individuals from a Southeast Asian country who worked at a textile plant against departmental dat...

EU researchers aim to scale algae-based textile innovation
Jun 10 1 min read

EU researchers aim to scale algae-based textile innovation

"The Locality project, the European research effort to scale and validate innovative algae-based products to regional and global markets, has reached a signific...

Waste recycling could generate more than 30,000 jobs and $1.9 billion in investment in Morocco, according to the IFC
Jun 10 1 min read

Waste recycling could generate more than 30,000 jobs and $1.9 billion in investment in Morocco, according to the IFC

"A pilot study conducted by the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, concludes that textile waste recycling is technically and economically viable in Morocco....

Nigerian manufacturers caution on hasty ban on textile imports
Jun 10 1 min read

Nigerian manufacturers caution on hasty ban on textile imports

"The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for stakeholder engagement over the Senate’s request for a ban on the import of textile materials." ....

Amazon workers are dying for lack of a fire exit. It is time to bargain
Jun 10 1 min read

Amazon workers are dying for lack of a fire exit. It is time to bargain

"We are not asking for the impossible. We are asking for fire exits. We are asking for ventilation. We are asking for the right to refuse work in conditions tha...

Seaweed fibre pioneer files for bankruptcy
Jun 10 1 min read

Seaweed fibre pioneer files for bankruptcy

"Keel Labs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US after a landlord dispute put fresh pressure on the seaweed-based textile startup." ...

ThredUp launches peer-to-peer selling feature
Jun 10 1 min read

ThredUp launches peer-to-peer selling feature

"Online resale platform ThredUp is expanding beyond its resale model with the launch of "Direct Listing", a new peer-to-peer selling experience designed to give...

Scientists create textile dyes from wastewater sludge
Jun 10 1 min read

Scientists create textile dyes from wastewater sludge

"Researchers create prototype garments dyed with pigment recovered from wastewater sludge for the first time." ...

German consumers are prioritizing differently: price trumps brand, health trumps sacrifice
Jun 9 1 min read

German consumers are prioritizing differently: price trumps brand, health trumps sacrifice

"BCG study shows: 64% of Germans rate the economic situation as poor Four out of ten German consumers would therefore save any additional income rather than spe...

Finisterre partners with Plant One
Jun 9 1 min read

Finisterre partners with Plant One

"Finisterre highlights connection between ocean and forests in new campaign partnership." ...

Trump's trade war has a new target: forced labor. The case behind it is far from simple
Jun 9 1 min read

Trump's trade war has a new target: forced labor. The case behind it is far from simple

"President Trump's Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is proposing new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 countries and the European Union based on an investigat...

IndustriALL calls for sanctions and responsible exit at ILO Myanmar session
Jun 9 1 min read

IndustriALL calls for sanctions and responsible exit at ILO Myanmar session

"IndustriALL Global Union called on the ILO and its constituents to cut the flow of funds to Myanmar's military junta through sanctions, diplomatic isolation an...

Fair trade watchdog slaps $327,000 fine on Coupang for misleading ads
Jun 9 1 min read

Fair trade watchdog slaps $327,000 fine on Coupang for misleading ads

"South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Tuesday slapped a 500 million-won ($327,000) fine on the South Korean arm of Coupang for posting misleading advertisements...

How this business is changing sustainable packaging for all your favourite fashion brands
Jun 9 1 min read

How this business is changing sustainable packaging for all your favourite fashion brands

"Luxury is often built upon moments of anticipation. It's in the weight of a box in your hands. The slow lift of a lid. The crinkle of tissue paper unfolding. T...

Kering's efforts to create sustainable fashion brands
Jun 9 1 min read

Kering's efforts to create sustainable fashion brands

"Luxury house Kering achieved a 34% reduction in carbon emissions by reimagining raw material sourcing, circular manufacturing, and supplier decarbonisation." ....

Ecommerce Europe publishes recommendations for a successful DPP implementation
Jun 9 1 min read

Ecommerce Europe publishes recommendations for a successful DPP implementation

"Ecommerce Europe supports the introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP), as a tool which has the potential to enhance product information for consumer...

Cellulose fibre matches spider silk toughness
Jun 9 1 min read

Cellulose fibre matches spider silk toughness

"Chinese team spins ultra-tough cellulose fibres using cherry-bark-inspired microfluidics to rival spider silk for textile applications." ...

Eileen Fisher explores remanufacturing at scale in California
Jun 9 1 min read

Eileen Fisher explores remanufacturing at scale in California

"What do the three garments—an A-line mini dress, gathered skirt and boxy top—that make up Eileen Fisher’s forthcoming collection have in common?" ...

‘Far from the spotlight,’ Veja’s supply chain workers get their due
Jun 9 1 min read

‘Far from the spotlight,’ Veja’s supply chain workers get their due

"A pair of short films features the people who are responsible for growing, collecting and assembling the raw materials that make up the brand's iconic sneakers...

Protests are taking place at U&G and LIDA Myanmar garment factories in Shwepyithar Township over alleged violations of workers' rights
Jun 9 1 min read

Protests are taking place at U&G and LIDA Myanmar garment factories in Shwepyithar Township over alleged violations of workers' rights

"For over a month, U&G (Myanmar) Fashion Co., Ltd (GTIG-1), a garment factory located at No. 140, Wah Ti Yar Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyi Thar Township, employing ...

PT Sai Apparel's overtime wage violations and the threat of quiet quitting in the generation Z era
Jun 9 1 min read

PT Sai Apparel's overtime wage violations and the threat of quiet quitting in the generation Z era

"Healthy working relationships always begin with a sense of fairness. When employees willingly sacrifice their rest time to work beyond normal hours to meet pro...

Textile recycling crisis: Le Relais eliminates 60 jobs and cuts 15,000 tonnes of clothing collection
Jun 9 1 min read

Textile recycling crisis: Le Relais eliminates 60 jobs and cuts 15,000 tonnes of clothing collection

"In a press release published on June 9, Le Relais, a major player in textile sorting and collection in France, announced the closure of 4,300 textile collectio...

Garment factory workers block road in Kachukhe
Jun 9 1 min read

Garment factory workers block road in Kachukhe

"Police say that after the Uniform Textile Factory located in Tamanna Complex in Kachukhet was closed, the workers first came down and blocked one side of the r...

Bangladesh should avoid the US cotton trap, while ending forced labor
Jun 9 1 min read

Bangladesh should avoid the US cotton trap, while ending forced labor

"The Trump Administration’s emergency tariff route may have failed in court, but Washington’s pressure campaign against Bangladesh has simply found another leve...

Massive fire engulfs textile factory in Gaziantep
Jun 9 1 min read

Massive fire engulfs textile factory in Gaziantep

"A large fire broke out at a textile factory in the city of Gaziantep in southern Türkiye." ...

Hydrogel ‘super sponge’ targets dye waste
Jun 9 1 min read

Hydrogel ‘super sponge’ targets dye waste

"Scientists develop cellulose-based hydrogels that can strip multiple synthetic dyes from textile wastewater." ...

Retail Vinted boss sees ‘fundamental’ shift in consumer patterns, as secondhand firm notches $9 billion valuation
Jun 9 1 min read

Retail Vinted boss sees ‘fundamental’ shift in consumer patterns, as secondhand firm notches $9 billion valuation

"Vinted has seen an explosive growth in recent years, boosted by consumers increasingly looking for value amid rising costs of living globally. The consumer-to-...

Loop's Samir Kamnani on how optimising returns can unlock new revenue and strengthen customer loyalty
Jun 9 1 min read

Loop's Samir Kamnani on how optimising returns can unlock new revenue and strengthen customer loyalty

"Loop helps brands and retailers simplify reverse logistics to increase revenue opportunities and build stronger customer loyalty." ...

New York passes bill banning prices based on personal data
Jun 9 1 min read

New York passes bill banning prices based on personal data

"New York state lawmakers have passed a ban on businesses setting ‌individualized prices for consumers based on their personal data, in the strongest move yet b...

Recover launches recycled cotton yarns
Jun 9 1 min read

Recover launches recycled cotton yarns

"Textile to textile recycler unveils a portfolio of yarns containing its recycled fibres to give brands ready access to circular cotton." ...

From Ecoalf to Drelife: Manel Echevarria becomes president of the second-hand company
Jun 9 1 min read

From Ecoalf to Drelife: Manel Echevarria becomes president of the second-hand company

"The circularity services company for the fashion industry has appointed Echevarria as executive chairman, while its founder remains as CEO. Ecoalf currently ha...

Too hot to ignore: extreme heat in garment supply chains
Jun 9 1 min read

Too hot to ignore: extreme heat in garment supply chains

Grasim to invest $300m on lyocell push
Jun 9 1 min read

Grasim to invest $300m on lyocell push

"Indian viscose giant in push to lift specialty man-made cellulosic fibre capacity towards one million tonnes by 2030." ...

Stop job cuts in garment, other factories: labour leaders
Jun 9 1 min read

Stop job cuts in garment, other factories: labour leaders

"Labour leaders on Monday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government to take steps to stop the job cuts of workers in...

Shein opens new Irish warehouse and logistics facility
Jun 8 1 min read

Shein opens new Irish warehouse and logistics facility

"Global online fashion giant Shein opened a new 16,000 sq ft warehouse and e-commerce logistics facility in Ireland on Monday, which will create 30 jobs when fu...

Regenerative wool or greenwashing? Zentera responds to critics
Jun 8 1 min read

Regenerative wool or greenwashing? Zentera responds to critics

"When New Zealand wool company Zentera rebranded earlier this year, some observers noticed a subtle but significant change. References to being the world’s lead...