supply chainSep 15 1 min read
Could a Levantine garment hub emerge from the ruins?
"For generations, the Levant has been home to a skilled textile and garment industry. Aleppo, Syria, in particular, was once a major regional centre for fabrics...
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RMG workers block road in Narayanganj over unpaid wages
"Workers of United Apparel Composite Limited blocked a road in Fatullah of Narayanganj, on Tuesday, demanding payment of their outstanding wages and reopening o...
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Spent coffee grounds fiber market gains ground as textile makers scale functional recycled materials
"The spent coffee grounds fiber market is entering a faster commercialization phase as textile manufacturers seek recycled materials that can support functional...
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supply chainSep 15 1 min read
From cotton to value: the story of Sudan’s textile industry, from the glory of the past to the economy of the future
"Sudan could have written much of its modern economic story through a single crop: cotton. It was not merely a cash crop exported from the Gezira Scheme to glob...
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reportsSep 15 1 min read
Nobody Buys Sustainability [Ninguém Compra Sustentabilidade] addresses the challenges of sustainable fashion
"Using concrete examples from the Portuguese textile and clothing industry, Joana Campos Silva's book, to be presented on September 19th, invites consumers, bra...
supply chainSep 15 1 min read
AltMat spins natural fibre out of agro-waste
"AltMat is developing a natural cellulose fibre that is made from an underutilised resource, crop waste, and the pollution that disposing of it can cause." ...
brandsSep 15 1 min read
More brands are betting on protecting nature. Now comes the hard part
"As extreme weather and nature loss threaten fashion’s access to key raw materials, the industry is looking for ways to shore up supply chains. Early results sh...
environmentSep 15 1 min read
Steven Kolb takes leave after restraining PETA protester at NY Fashion Week
"Steven Kolb, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), took a voluntary professional leave after a video showed him physically restraini...
manufacturingSep 15 1 min read
EU project targets low-impact textile colouration
"EU-backed MELANGE initiative will test fibre-stage colouration and circular design approaches for Europe’s interior textiles sector." ...
reportsSep 15 1 min read
Just 15 fashion giants could slash nearly 9 million tons of carbon by 2040, analysis finds
"Stand.earth Research Group (SRG) analysis finds buyers responsible for more than 25% of Bangladesh’s apparel exports could cut 1.26 million tons annually as gr...
brandsSep 15 1 min read
CFDA chief apologizes after physically restraining PETA protesters at New York Fashion Week show
"The head of America's leading trade association for fashion has apologized after he was captured on video physically restraining two animal rights protesters w...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
The right to repair your wardrobe
"After gaining traction in tech, repair is finding a foothold in fashion as brands and communities embrace mending to extend the life of clothes, reduce waste, ...
supply chainSep 14 1 min read
2026 State of Worker Well-Being 2026
"For buyers and retailers, the question is no longer simply whether suppliers meet social compliance requirements. It is whether supply chains have the stabilit...
reportsSep 14 1 min read
Ralph Lauren 2026 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report
"At Ralph Lauren, our work is rooted in our Purpose — to inspire the dream of a better life through authenticity and timeless style — delivering for consumers a...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
Amid New York Fashion Week, Gillibrand, Nadler reintroduce Fabric Act to bring accountability and transparency to the fashion industry
"Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) announced the reintroduction of their Fashioning Accountability and Buildi...
supply chainSep 14 1 min read
Farmers report extortion, falsification of quotas and delayed payments in Uzbekistan’s silk industry
"State-imposed cocoon production quotas, coercive contracting practices and delayed payments are forcing farmers and home-based producers of silkworm cocoons to...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
Bluesign’s first campaign is a fight against greenwashing
"The Swiss certification system, better known to sourcing, product and sustainability teams than to shoppers, is launching its first global awareness campaign, ...
manufacturingSep 14 1 min read
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
"Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres." ...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
PETA activists plan to file police report against CFDA CEO Steven Kolb, seen restraining them during Cos’ runway show
"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activists said Sunday they are filing a police report and planning to pursue criminal charges against Steven Kolb, ...
ecotextileSep 14 1 min read
Scientists explore PFAS-free white fabrics
"Foam-based process produces whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide pigments or PFAS." ...
ecotextileSep 14 1 min read
Global Standards launches Responsible Textile Standard
"New benchmark officially extends widely used Organic Textile Standard to a broader range of certified fibres." ...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
Fayed victims seek up to £150 million from Harrods after abuse
"Almost 300 women who say they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed want as much as £150 million ($203 million) in compensation from th...
manufacturingSep 14 1 min read
Burkina Faso opens cotton apparel complex
"The West African country has opened an integrated cotton-to-garment complex aimed at reducing reliance on imported textiles." ...
brandsSep 14 1 min read
Shein opens automated distribution center in Indiana
"The 737,000-square-foot facility, slated to begin operations this month, features a goods-to-person fulfillment system to boost efficiency and employee safety....
ecotextileSep 14 1 min read
Vietnam factories face labour shortage, higher wages
"Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is facing a labour supply crisis, exposing a widening gap between wages and workforce availability." ...
supply chainSep 14 1 min read
Bangladesh fashion face $6.6bn price tag to cut carbon, but factories cannot pay alone: Cascale
"Cleaner power, stronger energy infrastructure and accessible financing will be critical if manufacturers are to meet their 2030 climate goals, Joyce Tsoi, seni...
supply chainSep 14 1 min read
Laid-off Ashulia factory workers demand reopening, due wages
"Workers of a laid-off garment factory at Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, staged a sit-in on Sunday demanding the reopening of the factory and payment of th...
supply chainSep 13 1 min read
MOL assists laid-off workers in finding new jobs
"The Ministry of Labour is making arrangements to assist workers who were laid off from the Wool Factory operated by Wan He Garment Factory Co., Ltd. in Hmawby ...
environmentSep 13 1 min read
4NML’s Anya Oleynik on making animals beneficiaries of luxury fashion
"Fashion house 4NML is built around the idea that animals can share in the economic value created by luxury. SustainabilityOnline spoke to founder Anya Oleynik ...
supply chainSep 13 1 min read
China’s textile industry faces further contraction as nearly 1,500 firms exit official data pool
"China’s textile and apparel industry is showing signs of further contraction, with around 1,500 companies estimated to have exited the regime’s official indust...
brandsSep 13 1 min read
Fashion’s most disgusting product
"As part of a monthlong fashionpalooza, designers will then travel to London, Milan and Paris for more of the same, all to feed the $1.9 trillion industry that ...
supply chainSep 13 1 min read
Unions seek $250.66 minimum wage for garment workers in 2027
"Six trade unions are calling for a $250.66 minimum monthly wage for garment, travel goods and footwear workers for 2027, as the current $210 wage does not suff...
supply chainSep 13 1 min read
By 2034 a robot in the US will undercut Kenyan garment workers. That is the clock Africa's industrial strategy is running against
"In 2034, it will be cheaper to produce a garment with a robot and 3D printing in the United States than to have tens of people make the same item in Kenya." .....
supply chainSep 13 1 min read
Two fire incidents broke out in New Delhi; six injured after jumping from building in panic
"In the Swaroop Nagar fire, the fire broke out on the ground and first floors of a factory manufacturing judo dresses and boxing gloves." ...
brandsSep 13 1 min read
What August 12th did to UK Fashion
"A little-noticed EU packaging law has redefined what counts as packaging. Small UK fashion ought to know about it." ...
supply chainSep 12 1 min read
Workers at 5 factories have repeatedly protested in the last 4 days
"Over the past four days, thousands of workers at at least five factories in two different provinces have been protesting continuously, protesting against insul...
environmentSep 12 1 min read
Scientists turned coconut waste into a water-cleaning material. It removed 95.5% of textile dye in 80 minutes
"Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC) Advances published a study which found that green coconut husk waste could remove 95.5% of Congo red dye from water within 80 m...
brandsSep 12 1 min read
Op shop owner travels thousands of kilometres to donate clothes to outback communities
"Barbara Carroll loads her van with boxes of donated clothes each month and heads north to the red dirt of Western Australia's remote Pilbara." ...
brandsSep 12 1 min read
Salomon wants to make outdoor gear more circular, but its sustainability boss admits there’s one very big problem
"I spoke to Salomon's Global Director of Sustainability and Impact about growth, emissions, and how to tackle circularity in an ever-growing company." ...
environmentSep 12 1 min read
Hide and chic: are clothes and apparel made from alternative leathers better for the environment?
"Vegan leathers are complicated by questions of commercial viability and sustainability. How do they compare to traditional leather?" ...
supply chainSep 12 1 min read
Why labour codes offer little climate protection for women in manufacturing
"Women workers are paid less than their male counterparts, are present in smaller numbers, and in sectors such as garment manufacturing, are concentrated in sma...
supply chainSep 12 1 min read
Their factories are still there. Their jobs are not
"The experience of Beximco shows another way industrial disruption can turn into a wider economic loss. In December 2024, the group laid off nearly 40,000 worke...
brandsSep 11 1 min read
Absolut champions trash with sustainability-focused fashion show
"Catwalk to celebrate vodka brand's limited-edition recycled bottle during London Fashion Week." ...
supply chainSep 11 1 min read
How old jeans find new life in upcycled denim accessories
"As the country’s denim industry grows, entrepreneurs are finding ways to transform rejected and used garments into new products — but regulation and limited ac...
supply chainSep 11 1 min read
Firefighters control blaze in clothing factory in Imbaba
"Civil protection forces in Giza managed to control a fire that broke out inside a clothing factory in the Imbaba area, after the civil protection sent a number...
supply chainSep 11 1 min read
Dozens of garment workers in Hue hospitalized suspected of food poisoning
"The Hue City Department of Health has formed an inspection team after dozens of workers from Scavi Hue Textile Company were hospitalized with symptoms suspecte...
manufacturingSep 11 1 min read
Compost microbe yields enzyme that tackles polyurethane foam and nylon
"Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have taken a new approach in the search for enzymes capable of breaking down some of ...
manufacturingSep 11 1 min read
Portuguese footwear association APICCAPS joins leaders at United Nations to discuss a changing industry
"Executives representing Portugal’s footwear and fashion industries appeared at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday in tandem with New York ...
supply chainSep 11 1 min read
Gas, Power: More factories may close if crises continue
"Acute shortages of gas and electricity are crippling production at over 400 factories, mainly RMG units, across major industrial hubs, with 202 facing the risk...
manufacturingSep 11 1 min read
'Nobody looks at clothes as waste'
"It is to prevent textile waste from going to landfills that Prasad Lingawar and Nachiket Acharya -- both engineers from VIT, Pune -- founded NoKasa in 2024 in ...