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"Telangana’s major textile clusters are expected to benefit from a new national plan that promotes a mix of recycling technologies to turn textile waste into fr...
"The fire broke out around 6:45pm after gas cylinders exploded in a lorry parked in front of a Pretty Group garment factory, officials said." [Ed's note: see en...
"A new vocational training opportunity has begun to be offered to incarcerated individuals and former inmates in Canhotinho. A clothing factory has started oper...
"A warehouse storing scrap fabric and plastic waste in An Giang province unexpectedly caught fire. Many nearby residents had to evacuate people and property to ...
"Group's Head of Sustainability was the sole voice from Bangladesh's RMG and textile manufacturing sector at this year's Forum, spotlighting a decade of measura...
"BGMEA president Mahmud Hasan Khan placed several specific proposals before the government for both immediate and structural solutions for ensuring smooth suppl...
"The IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) has demanded that the wage board be reconstituted by 30 September and a new minimum wage for garment workers be fixed ...
"California resale platforms from San Francisco to Oakland have turned thrifted clothing into a high-fashion, high-tech industry, helping drive a $240-billion s...
"Cambodia’s third round of tripartite negotiations on the 2027 minimum wage ended Friday without agreement, with employer representatives maintaining the curren...
"Crafts such as knitting and crochet provide an ideal mix of challenge and repetition that can help with mood and attention span. A neuroscientist says some cra...
"Steven Kolb of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was filmed during an altercation at New York fashion week." ...
"The programme, organised by the National Garments Workers Unity, began around 11:00am at Baipail crossing, with workers of InGenitex BD Ltd and InGenitex Activ...
"A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a garment factory in Sector 63 on Friday morning, prompting a firefighting operation that lasted nearly 90 minutes." .....
"As many as 261 employees of PT Cartini Lingerie Indonesia in Teras District, Boyolali Regency, lost their jobs after the company reduced its workforce from Jul...
"Kenya and Ethiopia are integrating green and circular-economy skills into vocational training to equip young people with skills to turn textile waste into mark...
"For too long, fashion and other textiles companies have placed their products on the UK market without being held responsible for the resulting disposal. Could...
"Since the Spring/Summer 2027 shows kicked off last Thursday, Peta protestors have crashed the runway twice. At Cos in New York and H&M in London, animal rights...
"The proposed $250 minimum wage lacks a clear research basis and does not fully reflect the seven criteria used in minimum wage negotiations, Collective Union o...
"Korean researchers have developed a method to strengthen biodegradable plastics using hemp hurd, an agricultural byproduct. The approach is expected to be appl...
"A new collaboration highlights how stakeholders across the denim supply chain can work together to produce plant-based, low-carbon denim." ...
"Cara Delevingne and denim made with Saxcell take center stage in Armedangels’ new campaign called “Never the Expected.”" ...
"Hoping to tackle the 50% of textile emissions associated with the dyeing process, a vaunted French startup has created non-toxic dyes that require substantiall...
"This June, Gap Inc. released a limited-edition collection that had all the markers of a smash hit." ...
"This week, an altercation with animal rights activists at the Cos show in New York has put a long-shot campaign against wool in the media spotlight." ...
"Garment factories across Yangon are preparing to shut down as orders dwindle and raw material imports become more difficult." ...
"Some long-time international clothing retailers and brands have been shifting their work orders from Bangladesh to other countries for strategic reasons, accor...
"Gender wage disparities remain large at global level. In Bangladesh, action is being taken. Evidence-based policy making can drive a more inclusive and gender ...
"Capri Holdings has appointed Catherine So to the role of chief legal and sustainability officer at the U.S. luxury firm, effective October 19." ...
"After PETA’s protest at H&M Group’s COS show in New York a few days ago, you’d have thought security would be tighter than tight at H&M’s own show in London on...
"Imports of textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear by air transport have exceeded one billion euros in the first half of the year for the first time since 20...
"VF Corporation executive says sustainability leaders must make a clearer commercial case for action as apparel businesses confront inflation, trade disruption ...
"If a sweater still looks and smells fine after one wear, does putting it through a full wash cycle actually do anything useful? For a lot of Americans, the ans...
"Over 700 organizations have trusted Climate Corps Fellows to realize ambitious sustainability goals and identify over $1.65 billion in energy savings." ...
"Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), founder and chair of the Slow Fashion Caucus, introduced the Textile Waste Reduction Act (TWRA), a first-of-its...
"Green Story, a leading textile environmental intelligence company, announced a partnership with Frontier, the AI-powered material digitization and management p...
"ALLIED Feather + Down, a longtime leader in supply chain transparency and responsible sourcing, today announced the integration of validated, cradle-to-gate ca...
"CENTRAL has recorded more than 34,000 workers involved in labour protests and disputes in the first nine months of 2026, with violations of economic and labour...
"Seattle startup says its purification process can recycle poly-elastane blends into virgin-quality fibre without a green premium." ...
"In Episode 86 of the Jeansland podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, Andrew Olah is joined by Jennifer Wright, professor and researcher at Fanshawe College in On...
"On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a reform of the EU customs system that will introduce processing fees on small parcels imported mainly from Chin...
"Amazon.com is raising the minimum hourly pay for its eligible full-time U.S. operations workers by $1 to $20, the e-commerce and cloud giant said on Wednesday...
"The former Renewcell chief executive looks back on the evolution of next-generation fibers, saying the company had “the privilege of a second chance” shaped by...
"Recycling and surplus-fabric sourcing took centre stage in Istanbul, but exhibitors warned investment needs stronger support from buyers." ...
"Indian researchers isolate a novel bacterium that degrades almost all of a stubborn synthetic textile dye and detoxifies the by-products." ...
"Proposed acquisition would bring key yarn-development capabilities in-house as it seeks to commercialise its wood- and waste-based fibre." ...
"Cascale’s new trade report and Greek government remarks put traceability, supplier finance and shared risk at the centre of more resilient sourcing." ...
"At Jeanologia, sustainability and business are part of the same strategy. For more than 30 years, the company has been developing technologies to reduce the en...
"Each year, more than 300 million trees are cut down, many from the world’s most climate critical and biodiversity rich forest ecosystems, to make viscose, lyoc...
""People are afraid of losing their jobs, working sick from five in the morning until six in the evening. Wages have only been raised on paper, and now women wi...