Still a niche segment globally, fashion rental has great potential for expansion in India with growing awareness on sustainability and rising internet usage. An increasing appetite for branded clothes is also driving the growth of this market in India. ‘Hygiene’-an important factor in clothing re... Read more
Fashion for Good, the global platform for fashion and textile innovation for a better tomorrow, launched the ‘Sorting for Circularity Project’ in India to understand the pre-consumer and post-consumer textiles waste streams. This consortium project to pilot sorting and mapping solutions in I... Read more
Blockchain technology was introduced to provide immediate, shared and completely transparent information stored on an immutable ledger that can be accessed only by permissioned network members. The technology is yet to be widely adopted in the fashion industry though stakeholders have been eyeing it for years t... Read more
The growth curve of global ethical fashion market risen to touch $6,345.3 million in 2019, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7 per cent from 2015. Growing further, the market is expected to be worth $8,246.1 million in 2023 at a CAGR of 6.8 per cent, states a report ‘Ethical Fashio... Read more
Though the pandemic has led to a 45 per cent dip in luxury sales, it has also given the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry an opportunity to tap the potential of digital shows in a post-COVID world. Last month, New York Fashion Week held it first online presentation while the London Fashion Week also live-... Read more
Textile and apparel recycling, which prevents the fashion industry’s growing of pile of waste from being dumped into landfills, is reeling under COVID-19. Thrift shops and clothing banks outside stores and on streets across the world are deluged with more clothes than could be sold on, reports China Dai... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an inge... Read more
Brax, Jolo Fashion Group and Shinsegae have joined Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). Cotton made in... Read more
While prices of conventional cotton have more than doubled compared to the beginning of Q2 2020... Read more
For years, Bangladesh reigned as the world’s most preferred apparel sourcing de... Read more
Winners of the 2021 edition of C.L.A.S.S. Icon competition and Sustainability Formula were hono... Read more
Surat-based-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA) has developed an ozone t... Read more
Number of production facilities registered by members of the Dutch Agreement on... Read more
Public bodies and textile firms working across Amsterdam and civic authorities ... Read more
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparels (HKRITA) plans to lau... Read more
Members of the Cotton 2040 Impacts Alignment Working Group, which includes the ... Read more
Launched a year ago, Huntsman Textile Effects’ all-in-one ErioponE3-Save ... Read more
In a recent report, Forum for the Future and leading fashion manufacturers Coba... Read more
Nylon producer Nilit has set up a cogeneration power plant on-site at its prima... Read more
Simco Spinning & Textile, manufacturers of Cyclo recycled fibers, has colla... Read more
According to the Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020 found that younger gene... Read more
With its motto of protecting others and the planet, Plymouth-based Project Plan... Read more
The Sustainability Report 2019 report highlights the key sustainability initiat... Read more
Yarn Expo Autumn, to be held from September 23-25 at National Exhibition and Co... Read more
During Kingpins24, representatives from the denim supply chain said the sector ... Read more
Google and WWF Sweden are partnering to create a data-driven platform to enable... Read more
According to Martin Boschen, President-Textiles, Bureau of International Recycl... Read more
Textile Exchange has begun work on a Responsible Alpaca Standard. The draft Res... Read more
A study by the UK charity WRAP reveals, 67 million clothing items — mostl... Read more
India-based integrated textile manufacturer Vardhaman Textiles has launched a n... Read more
Leading Italian knitter Carvico has launched Xlance, a whole range of eco-susta... Read more
The global sustainable footwear market is expected to expand by 5.8 per cent CA... Read more
US-based global non-profit Textile Exchange recently released the 2025 Sustainable Cotton Chall... Read more
VF has started reopening its outlets, and now plans the mid-calendar year 2020 to reopen all st... Read more
Spinnova, the sustainable fiber company, has entered long-term collaboration with the global ch... Read more
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has handed over all its operations to the RMG ... Read more
Zalando, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Higg Co, have announced a new collaboratio... Read more
The Lycra Company, an innovator in the apparel industry and wool spinner Südwolle Group, h... Read more
A new report from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (R... Read more
Albini Group, best known as a dress shirt fabric supplier to companies including Kering, Armani... Read more
Copenhagen Fashion Week has been selected as one of the 30 semi-finalists of the 2020 European ... Read more
By comparing performance from 2014 to 2019 in the industry’s eight most important sustain... Read more
Organic Trade Association recently organized an online discussion on ‘GOTS Version 6.0 &a... Read more
Bemberg has developed a new sustainable fiber. The lifespan of Bemberg’s regenerated cell... Read more
H&M has opposed Sweden’s proposed tax on substances of very high concern in clothes a... Read more
The LYCRA Company, a leader in sustainable solution for the apparel industry, will exhibit its ... Read more
Taking a stand up to business as usual approach, renewable wood fiber producer the Lenzing Grou... Read more
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) has released version 6.0. The revision process is undert... Read more
A revised version of Bluesign criteria has been released. The intent is to simplify the plannin... Read more
Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose fiber, has successfully produced viscose ... Read more
E-commerce company Global Fashion Group has set targets for 2022. All top 30 brands it sells wi... Read more
Iluna’s smart laces are beautiful, innovative and responsible and totally made with recyc... Read more
Earth Logic Action Plan urges businesses across the global fashion sector to radically transfor... Read more
A new report by The Gaurdian states, the fashion market is belatedly responding to the growing ... Read more
The number of sustainable shoppers in the UK has increased by a third in the last 12 months. Cu... Read more
Touchpoint and Spinnova have jointly launched an apron. The objective of the collaboration is t... Read more
Concerned about the environment consumers are turning more and more to buying used clothes or r... Read more
With the fashion industry being considered one of the world’s most polluting businesses-s... Read more
For years, Coats has had a robust approach to sustainability and 2019 saw progress made in the ... Read more
Euratex welcomes the proposed new EU industrial strategy but wonders how the proposed principle... Read more
The number of GOTS-certified facilities around the world increased 35 per cent in 2019. India a... Read more
YKK Corporation will continue to identify and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its business a... Read more
H&M Group has announced a major initiative, called Treadler, around sustainability and its ... Read more