Conscious consumption can lead to a positive future in fashion
With top brands focusing on health, the global fashion industry has witnessed a major upheaval in 2020. Garments reflecting the current health concerns are being launched by brands. Diesel launched a new Upfreshing collection that features antibacterial coating, writes Bel Jacobs in ‘A new way of living... Read more
Sustainability demands more efforts from small innovators and inv…
The latter half of the 20th century brought about a revolution in the fashion industry with the rise of big, well known brands, high streets and shopping malls, and the emergence of the middle class. As per Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank’s book ‘Leading Sustainability: The path to Sustainable Bu... Read more
Aligning business with changing values to help sportswear brands …
It’s common to see people wearing suit with casual shoes, leggings with heels, or yoga pants at work. Growing interest in health, recycling and environmental protection is compelling consumers to mix sports and fashion and create new style trends. Sportswear brands are adapting to this new reality by co... Read more
Behavioral changes, sustainable materials can help brands manage …
The planet’s biodiversity is declining at a fast rate with the apparel industry being one of the most significant contributors to this loss. Indeed, global apparel companies have been launching myriad initiatives to become carbon neutral. However, measuring the impact of their operations on the environm... Read more
COVID 19: An opportunity for fashion retailers for a circular bus…
A report by GlobalData revealed post COVID-19, sustainability has become one of the most important theme for fashion businesses across the world. Public anger over the lack of action on climate change and corruption has accelerated sustainability discussions amongst fashion retailers. Retailers need to adapt... Read more
Creating long-lasting fashion to help high street brands become t…
Eco-friendly fashion is the new buzzword as high street fashion brands like Zara, H&M are launching sustainable collections with aspirational names like C&A's ‘Wear the Change’, Zara's ‘join life’ or H&M's ‘Conscious’. Capitalizing on the consumers’ ... Read more
Upcoming Intertextile Shenzhen to showcase trends for S/S 2021 …
To be held concurrently with the first Shenzhen edition of Yarn Expo, as well as CHIC and PH Value, Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics will offer China a comprehensive, convenient platform for sourcing between seasons. The rebranded expo will be held from July 15-17, 2020 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition a... Read more
Sustainability in plus size fashion will help industry invoke rea…
As adopting a sustainable lifestyle becomes more and more important today given the current situation with COVID-19, plus-size shoppers are at a disadvantage as sustainable clothes are normally not available in their sizes. Affordability hampers sustainability Independent brands do not normally create a ful... Read more
Activewear needs a fresh approach as consumers stay away from syn…
As COVID-19 forced gyms and workout studios to close doors, the activewear industry suffered huge losses. However, apparel makers still have a chance to improve sales if they start offering clothes in natural fibers with performance technologies. A recent NPD Group survey notes the adult activewear industry ... Read more
Profits with a purpose to be the new dictum in the fashion indust…
In its bid to prioritize profits over everything else, global fashion industry has been veering away from its original purpose for the last few years. The outbreak of COVID-19 has further exposed the industry’s deep-seated disregard for the environments. The only way forward is to infuse a social purpos... Read more
China Chemical Fibers Association reignites Green Fibre programme
Ever since China Chemical Fibers Association (CCFA) launched its green fiber program several years ago, about 30 chemical fiber companies have been qualified for the certificate of the green fiber logo and the green fiber-rich products. China Chemical Fibers Association (CCFA) recently organi... Read more
COVID-19 to test fashion companies’ resilience, sustainability in…
In their new report titled, ‘Weaving a Better Future: Rebuilding a More Sustainable Fashion Industry After COVID-19,’ Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and technology company Higg Co lay out a framework for a phased rebuilding of the fashion industry that elevates the role of social and environmental commitment... Read more
COVID 19 to propel fashion’s sustainability makeover
Experts and industry leaders have been highlighting the need for lessening the impact of fashion on the environment now; COVID-19 has accelerated the industry’s need to be sustainable. Sustainability is the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and contributing to greater... Read more
Inherent adoption of sustainability to secure brands’ future post…
Brands and manufacturers are debating as to whether sustainability initiatives will take a back seat after COVID-19, as economic resurgence takes precedence. The fifth Fashion Transparency Index published by Fashion Revolution Week explores how brands, manufacturers and thought-leaders are analysing current metrics and... Read more
New report urges brands to include suppliers in industry’s move to circular…
In a recent report, Forum for the Future and leading fashion manufacturers Coba... Read more
Nilit sets up cogeneration power plant
Nylon producer Nilit has set up a cogeneration power plant on-site at its prima... Read more
Simco Spinning & Textile nominated spinner of ‘Aware Integrity Solution…
Simco Spinning & Textile, manufacturers of Cyclo recycled fibers, has colla... Read more
Millennials reinforce sustainability values during COVID-19: Survey
According to the Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020 found that younger gene... Read more
Consider products’ end of working life, urges Project Plan B
With its motto of protecting others and the planet, Plymouth-based Project Plan... Read more
New report highlights Bestseller’s sustainability initiatives
The Sustainability Report 2019 report highlights the key sustainability initiat... Read more
Yarn Expo Autumn to focus on recycled products
Yarn Expo Autumn, to be held from September 23-25 at National Exhibition and Co... Read more
Kingpins 24 highlights the importance of collaboration, new tech in denim i…
During Kingpins24, representatives from the denim supply chain said the sector ... Read more
Google, WWF Sweden partner for a data-driven platform on sustainability
Google and WWF Sweden are partnering to create a data-driven platform to enable... Read more
Textile industry in a critical state: BIR
According to Martin Boschen, President-Textiles, Bureau of International Recycl... Read more
Textile Exchange begins work on Responsible Alpaca Standard
Textile Exchange has begun work on a Responsible Alpaca Standard. The draft Res... Read more
UK citizen to discard 67 million clothing items post lockdown: WRAP survey
A study by the UK charity WRAP reveals, 67 million clothing items — mostl... Read more
Vardhman Textiles launches anti-COVID range of fabrics
India-based integrated textile manufacturer Vardhaman Textiles has launched a n... Read more
Carvico launches Xlance range of eco-sustainable fabrics
Leading Italian knitter Carvico has launched Xlance, a whole range of eco-susta... Read more
Global sustainable footwear market to reach $11.8 bn by 2027
The global sustainable footwear market is expected to expand by 5.8 per cent CA... Read more
Textile Exchange releases 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge report
US-based global non-profit Textile Exchange recently released the 2025 Sustainable Cotton Chall... Read more
VF to open stores by mid-2020
VF has started reopening its outlets, and now plans the mid-calendar year 2020 to reopen all st... Read more
Spinnova collaborates with Kemira for eco-friendly dyeing method
Spinnova, the sustainable fiber company, has entered long-term collaboration with the global ch... Read more
RMG Sustainability Council takes over Accord’s operations
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has handed over all its operations to the RMG ... Read more
Zalando, SAC, Higg collaborate for a new sustainability standard
Zalando, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Higg Co, have announced a new collaboratio... Read more
The Lycra Company partners with Sudwolle Group
The Lycra Company, an innovator in the apparel industry and wool spinner Südwolle Group, h... Read more
Invest in sustainable fashion, urges RSA report
A new report from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (R... Read more
Albini Group develops new anti-viral fabrics
Albini Group, best known as a dress shirt fabric supplier to companies including Kering, Armani... Read more
Copenhagen Fashion Week selected as semi-finalist in EUSIC 2020
Copenhagen Fashion Week has been selected as one of the 30 semi-finalists of the 2020 European ... Read more
Australia’s Cotton Sustainability report identifies areas for improvement
By comparing performance from 2014 to 2019 in the industry’s eight most important sustain... Read more
Organic Trade Association organize seminar on GOTS Version 6.0
Organic Trade Association recently organized an online discussion on ‘GOTS Version 6.0 &a... Read more
Bemberg develops new sustainable fibre
Bemberg has developed a new sustainable fiber. The lifespan of Bemberg’s regenerated cell... Read more
H&M opposes proposed tax on use of chemicals in clothing
H&M has opposed Sweden’s proposed tax on substances of very high concern in clothes a... Read more
The LYCRA Company to showcase stretch, performance innovations at Kingpins …
The LYCRA Company, a leader in sustainable solution for the apparel industry, will exhibit its ... Read more
Lenzing’s new report outlines sustainability practiices
Taking a stand up to business as usual approach, renewable wood fiber producer the Lenzing Grou... Read more
GOTS releases new version
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) has released version 6.0. The revision process is undert... Read more
Bluesign releases revised criteria
A revised version of Bluesign criteria has been released. The intent is to simplify the plannin... Read more
Sateri launches viscose made from recycled textiles
Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose fiber, has successfully produced viscose ... Read more
Global Fashion Group sets sustainability mapping targets
E-commerce company Global Fashion Group has set targets for 2022. All top 30 brands it sells wi... Read more
Iluna makes smart laces with recycled yarns
Iluna’s smart laces are beautiful, innovative and responsible and totally made with recyc... Read more
Earth Logic Action Plan proposes new sustainability model for fashion indus…
Earth Logic Action Plan urges businesses across the global fashion sector to radically transfor... Read more
Brands renew sustainability commitments through new initiatives
A new report by The Gaurdian states, the fashion market is belatedly responding to the growing ... Read more
UK shoppers turn down fast fashion
The number of sustainable shoppers in the UK has increased by a third in the last 12 months. Cu... Read more
Touchpoint, Spinnova collaborate to develop sustainable workwear collection
Touchpoint and Spinnova have jointly launched an apron. The objective of the collaboration is t... Read more
Clothing rentals displace fast fashion
Concerned about the environment consumers are turning more and more to buying used clothes or r... Read more
ISKO showcases R-TWO, its 100% responsible platform, at Drapers Sustainable…
With the fashion industry being considered one of the world’s most polluting businesses-s... Read more
Coats progress with its sustainability initiatives
For years, Coats has had a robust approach to sustainability and 2019 saw progress made in the ... Read more
The new EU Industrial Strategy: how do we get from principles to practice?
Euratex welcomes the proposed new EU industrial strategy but wonders how the proposed principle... Read more
India, Bangladesh record a spurt in number of GOTS facilities
The number of GOTS-certified facilities around the world increased 35 per cent in 2019. India a... Read more
YKK to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in two years
YKK Corporation will continue to identify and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its business a... Read more
H&M launches B2B initiative
H&M Group has announced a major initiative, called Treadler, around sustainability and its ... Read more
GOTS registers highest growth rate ever in 2019
In 2019, the number of GOTS certified facilities globally grew by 35%, from 5,760 to 7,765 loca... Read more
Sustainable initiatives come at a price for global apparel makers
Sustainable strides are being made in the denim world at large. But the apparel industry as a w... Read more
New initiative ‘Accelerating Circularity’ created to tackle waste
A new sustainability initiative ‘Accelerating Circularity’ is working with major ap... Read more
Delhi hosts maiden conference on sustainability in textile and apparels ind…
The First South Asian Conference on Sustainability in Textile and Apparel Industry was held in ... Read more
Textile sorting issues plague industry despite rising awareness about susta…
Despite a surge in the number of brands incorporating recycled materials into their products, s... Read more
France develops new scoring system for clothing
The French government is developing a scoring system for clothing, grading from A to E. The sco... Read more
Ikea reduces emissions by four per cent
Carbon emissions throughout the full value chain of Ikea furniture fell 4.3 per cent last year.... Read more
Utenos trikotažas becomes first Greenpeace-complaint company
Global environmental organisation Greenpeace has recognised SBA Group company Utenos trikotažas... Read more
Tirupur manufacturers adopt clean processes
Tirupur garment exporters are investing in sustainability. For example, Tirupur-based Sulochana... Read more
Invista builds ADN plant in China
Invista is building a plant in China which will produce up to 4,00,000 tons of adiponitrile (AD... Read more
Amae – a combination of fashion and sustainability
The Amae collection perfectly embodies the combination of high-end looks with a sustainable vis... Read more