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China warns of retaliation over French law to curb fast fashion

"China warned on Wednesday (Jul 22) of potential retaliation over a French law aimed at curbing the rise of fast fashion, slamming the regulation as "discrimina...

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Rajasthan to connect nearly all Sanganer textile units to CETP network by August

"Industrial wastewater management in Rajasthan’s Sanganer textile cluster, located on the outskirts of Jaipur and known for its traditional hand block printing ...

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Prolonged border closure forces Hi-Tech Apparel factory to suspend work, lays off 2,500 workers
Jul 22 1 min read

Prolonged border closure forces Hi-Tech Apparel factory to suspend work, lays off 2,500 workers

"A second factory in Poipet SEZ border was forced to shut down due to falling orders and disrupted supply chains caused by the prolonged Cambodia–Thailand borde...

Canada vows action after US slaps 50% tariff on apparel and other goods
Jul 22 1 min read

Canada vows action after US slaps 50% tariff on apparel and other goods

"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to take “any measures necessary” to safeguard the nation’s economy and workers, following the US’ announcement of...

Extreme heat drains garment worker wages
Jul 22 1 min read

Extreme heat drains garment worker wages

"Garment workers in India are losing weeks of income each year to extreme heat, according to new research." ...

Parliament recommends national strategy to reactivate the wool industry
Jul 22 1 min read

Parliament recommends national strategy to reactivate the wool industry

"The Assembly of the Republic recommended to the Government the creation of a national strategy for the valorization and sustainability of the wool sector, incl...

California textile EPR faces court test
Jul 22 1 min read

California textile EPR faces court test

"US apparel group challenges Landbell USA’s role in California’s new textile recycling law as brands scramble to meet deadlines." ...

Is durability fashion’s next competitive advantage?
Jul 22 1 min read

Is durability fashion’s next competitive advantage?

"For more than five decades, Margaret Howell has held fast to a simple credo: clothes must be fit for purpose and built to last. It’s a philosophy shaped as muc...

Textile dye recovery meets reality – Part II
Jul 22 1 min read

Textile dye recovery meets reality – Part II

"The second part of our series asks the harder question: what exactly are you buying – and can colour management cope when the dye comes with a history rather t...

ILO training strengthens pathways for women workers to lead in Ethiopia’s garment, textile and leather factories
Jul 21 1 min read

ILO training strengthens pathways for women workers to lead in Ethiopia’s garment, textile and leather factories

"A four-day Training of Trainers in Bishoftu has equipped SCORE trainers and experts with practical leadership, coaching and mentoring skills to help more women...

Green fashion remains confident at 58th INNATEX
Jul 21 1 min read

Green fashion remains confident at 58th INNATEX

"The sustainable fashion industry is approaching the challenging economic climate with realism and pragmatism. This was the conclusion as INNATEX closed its doo...

Boohoo legal claims over sweatshop scandal rise to $329m
Jul 21 1 min read

Boohoo legal claims over sweatshop scandal rise to $329m

"Boohoo’s Leicester sweatshop scandal refuses to die. Six years after news broke that employees at the ultra-fast-fashion purveyor’s suppliers in the English ci...

Zalando continues job cuts in Berlin while expanding operations in Romania
Jul 21 1 min read

Zalando continues job cuts in Berlin while expanding operations in Romania

"Amid structural simplification, the German e-commerce powerhouse may see 200 positions impacted, yet anticipates growth with 60 new hires at its Bucharest loca...

The ongoing probe into Italy’s supply chains, explained
Jul 21 1 min read

The ongoing probe into Italy’s supply chains, explained

"Two years ago, Italian prosecutors uncovered worker exploitation in factories allegedly supplying luxury fashion brands. The process exposed the cracks in the ...

Finding beauty in Bangladesh’s forgotten garment industry scraps
Jul 21 1 min read

Finding beauty in Bangladesh’s forgotten garment industry scraps

"In the bustling alleys of Bangladesh’s garment districts, “waste” is a word used far too often. Mountains of denim scraps and leftover textiles are usually des...

Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds
Jul 21 1 min read

Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds

"Low-income Indian workers, many of them migrants from rural areas hit by climate change, are paying for worsening extreme heat through lost working days and he...

Carbios offers PET recycling licences after demo
Jul 21 1 min read

Carbios offers PET recycling licences after demo

"Carbios says PET biorecycling process is ready for the textile market after a successful industrial demo." ...

Manufacturers ‘unprepared for digital product passports’
Jul 21 1 min read

Manufacturers ‘unprepared for digital product passports’

"Most garment makers admit they are not ready to provide the data needed for new digital product passports for textiles." ...

Wool waste turned into antibacterial textile finish
Jul 21 1 min read

Wool waste turned into antibacterial textile finish

"New study turns wool waste into functional finish for recycled banana cotton fabric." ...

Inditex sharpens water limits for core wet processes
Jul 21 1 min read

Inditex sharpens water limits for core wet processes

"Zara owner tightens water‑use limits for core wet processes but relaxes criteria for more constrained routes – including mills that service luxury brands – und...

Textile dye recovery meets reality – Part I
Jul 21 1 min read

Textile dye recovery meets reality – Part I

"Can dyes themselves become circular, or is the industry chasing a technically impressive but commercially marginal fix? Part one of this three-part series exam...

RACE trials help producers match cotton varieties to soil
Jul 21 1 min read

RACE trials help producers match cotton varieties to soil

"Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation trials in Oklahoma are managed by Oklahoma State University specialists who help both growers and seed companies underst...

Too hot to work, too poor to rest: health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban India
Jul 20 1 min read

Too hot to work, too poor to rest: health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban India

"Extreme heat is imposing a large and rising burden on India’s informal workers, who face continuous exposure both at work and at home. Rising temperatures are ...

TMAS welcomes ReSpin as Swedish textile recycling accelerates
Jul 20 1 min read

TMAS welcomes ReSpin as Swedish textile recycling accelerates

"As the latest company to join TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – ReSpin has this year established what is just the latest in a succession of Sw...

Soko introduces sustainable denim finishing technologies
Jul 20 1 min read

Soko introduces sustainable denim finishing technologies

"Italian chemical company Soko introduces sustainable denim finishing technologies. These innovations reduce environmental impact during the garment washing pro...

Open call for trade union advocacy for labour rights (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)
Jul 20 1 min read

Open call for trade union advocacy for labour rights (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)

"Deadline: 31-Aug-2026 Trade unions and civil society organisations in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka can apply for funding to strengthen worker-led monitoring, labou...

Edo NLC crisis: Textile Union dissolves executive, suspends activities in state
Jul 20 1 min read

Edo NLC crisis: Textile Union dissolves executive, suspends activities in state

"The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has dissolved its Edo State Executive Committee and suspended indefinitely al...

From farm to fashion: how India is reimagining the future of cotton
Jul 20 1 min read

From farm to fashion: how India is reimagining the future of cotton

"Every cotton shirt has a story. It begins long before it reaches a wardrobe or a retail shelf–on farms where millions of Indian growers contend with unpredicta...

Textile waste turns into artificial stone in Chromaterico furniture collection
Jul 20 1 min read

Textile waste turns into artificial stone in Chromaterico furniture collection

"Turns discarded polyester, elastane, and natural fibers into a durable, load-bearing material." ...

Zalando is reportedly cutting more jobs in Berlin
Jul 20 1 min read

Zalando is reportedly cutting more jobs in Berlin

"The fashion platform Zalando appears to be cutting further jobs at its Berlin headquarters. “As we have been communicating transparently for some time, we are ...

Inditex commits €6.5 million to Conservation International over three years to support the protection of the Amazon rainforest
Jul 20 1 min read

Inditex commits €6.5 million to Conservation International over three years to support the protection of the Amazon rainforest

"The three-year initiative will support the protection and restoration of protected areas across the Amazon in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Suri...

Humanistic values ​​create a sustainable advantage
Jul 20 1 min read

Humanistic values ​​create a sustainable advantage

"Amidst the challenges facing the textile and garment industry, including geopolitical instability, tariff policies, and increasing competition, Hoa Tho Garment...

Fire reported at Colcci factory in Santa Catarina
Jul 20 1 min read

Fire reported at Colcci factory in Santa Catarina

"A large fire was recorded this Wednesday (15) at the Colcci fashion brand factory on the north coast of Santa Catarina." ...

Fashion apparel resale market goes mainstream
Jul 20 1 min read

Fashion apparel resale market goes mainstream

"The resale, or re-commerce, market is now mainstream and poised for explosive growth thanks to changes in consumer behavior." ...

PT Samwon Busana Indonesia  closes, 670 jobs at risk
Jul 20 1 min read

PT Samwon Busana Indonesia closes, 670 jobs at risk

"PT Samwon Busana Indonesia, one of the largest and oldest garment companies in Jepara Regency , is confirmed to stop all operations starting August 1, 2026. Th...

"These products were seen as waste": In La Courneuve, the Reekom factory gives defective clothing a second life.
Jul 20 1 min read

"These products were seen as waste": In La Courneuve, the Reekom factory gives defective clothing a second life.

"Starting July 19th, large European companies can no longer destroy their unsold textiles and shoes. Near Paris, Reekom has specialized in repurposing defective...

M&S appoints new Fashion and Beauty Director of Sourcing, Quality and Sustainability
Jul 20 1 min read

M&S appoints new Fashion and Beauty Director of Sourcing, Quality and Sustainability

"Marks and Spencer has appointed Jane Robson as its new Fashion, Home & Beauty Director of Sourcing, Quality and Sustainability, effective in August." ...

Canada Goose marks 50% reduction in operational emissions as it sets the course for its next sustainability chapter
Jul 20 1 min read

Canada Goose marks 50% reduction in operational emissions as it sets the course for its next sustainability chapter

"Building on the foundation established through its first five-year sustainability strategy, Canada Goose’s FY26 Impact Report highlights measurable progress ac...

Zeeman reaches agreement on closing Spanish stores
Jul 20 1 min read

Zeeman reaches agreement on closing Spanish stores

"Zeeman will ultimately close 13 stores in Spain, rather than the planned 15. The Dutch textile discounter has reached an agreement with the unions on the colle...

US fashion quietly keeps sustainability central
Jul 20 1 min read

US fashion quietly keeps sustainability central

"New survey finds US fashion brands consolidating sourcing but keeping sustainability and social compliance firmly on the agenda, despite mounting tariff pressu...

Advance Denim to bring Avalo’s low-footprint cotton to jeans
Jul 20 1 min read

Advance Denim to bring Avalo’s low-footprint cotton to jeans

"Agricultural biotechnology company Avalo is one step closer to seeing its low-impact cotton used in jeans." ...

Aussie activewear brand Stax owed $6.7 million to staff, ATO and suppliers before collapse
Jul 20 1 min read

Aussie activewear brand Stax owed $6.7 million to staff, ATO and suppliers before collapse

"Collapsed Australian activewear brand Stax owed a total of $6.7 million in unpaid debts to staff, the tax office and suppliers before it was placed into receiv...

AliExpress hit with $629 million EU fine over sales of illegal, counterfeit products
Jul 20 1 min read

AliExpress hit with $629 million EU fine over sales of illegal, counterfeit products

"Commission says AliExpress left counterfeit goods, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics online for weeks AliExpress faces October 20 deadline for remedies AliEx...

Boohoo faces further £10 million legal claims over Leicester supply chain scandal
Jul 20 1 min read

Boohoo faces further £10 million legal claims over Leicester supply chain scandal

"Boohoo is facing £10 million worth of new legal claims from investors who are alleging that its top leaders knew the company was using ‘sweatshops’ in Leiceste...

New Zealand firm set to launch digital wool passport
Jul 20 1 min read

New Zealand firm set to launch digital wool passport

"A new digital tracking platform aims to create a verifiable “passport” for wool bales, preserving fibre provenance and supply chain transparency." ...

Should you use AI to check if brands are sustainable?
Jul 20 1 min read

Should you use AI to check if brands are sustainable?

"As a consumer trying to make more ethical choices, are you getting overwhelmed, not knowing where to start or how to figure out if a brand is actually telling ...

ILO chief arrives in Dhaka on two-day visit
Jul 19 1 min read

ILO chief arrives in Dhaka on two-day visit

"Discussions during the visit are likely to cover the improvement of labour standards, workplace conditions, workers' rights, social protection, skills developm...

Lauren Sánchez's sustainable fashion video sparks criticism
Jul 19 1 min read

Lauren Sánchez's sustainable fashion video sparks criticism

"Lauren Sanchez faces backlash for promoting sustainable fashion alternatives on Instagram despite critics questioning her and Jeff Bezos' lavish lifestyle. San...

Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour?
Jul 19 1 min read

Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour?

"Fast fashion giants will be incentivised to resell, repurpose, or donate leftover stock that arises from returns or overproduction." ...

Evitex Dress Shirt wins Most Sustainable Garments Factory of the Year award
Jul 19 1 min read

Evitex Dress Shirt wins Most Sustainable Garments Factory of the Year award

"The accolade recognizes the company’s pioneering role in sustainable manufacturing and its commitment to responsible industrial practices within Bangladesh’s R...