Slow fashion, ethical brands, sustainable materials, and the push for a greener industry.
Plastic Waste Alliance Touts Gains as Scale Questions Linger
# Plastic Waste Alliance Reports Growth, But Scalability Concerns Persist The Plastic Waste Alliance, an industry-backed coalition, announced expande…
Nike, Lululemon, Patagonia and Target Support ChemForward’s Safer Chemistry Industry Baseline
Nike, Lululemon, Patagonia, and Target have joined ChemForward's Safer Chemistry Industry Baseline initiative, a move that reflects growing pressure a…
Max Alexander, 10-year-old Design Prodigy, Reveals Deal With Mood Fabrics for Sustainable Fabric Collection
# Max Alexander's Sustainable Fabric Line Signals Youth-Driven Design Innovation Max Alexander, a 10-year-old designer, has inked a partnership with …
The Transparent Thread: Cotton Supply Chain Traceability and Tech in 2026
# The Transparent Thread: Cotton Supply Chain Traceability and Tech in 2026 Cotton's opacity problem finally has a technological answer. Blockchain, …
Textile Exchange Releases New Human Rights Guidance
# Textile Exchange Advances Human Rights Framework with New Guidance Tools Textile Exchange, the nonprofit organization setting standards across the …
DOE Backs Protein Evolution’s Polyester-Eating Enzymes with $3M
# DOE Invests $3 Million in Enzyme-Powered Textile Recycling Breakthrough The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Protein Evolution $3 million to a…
Ashaki: The Clothing Brand Designing 'Heirloom' Fashion for the Contemporary Woman
Ashaki represents a counternarrative to fast fashion's disposability model. The emerging brand builds its identity around garments engineered for long…
Indonesia Moves to Boost Textile Industry and Sustainability
Indonesia's textile sector is entering a critical transformation phase as the government rolls out initiatives designed to strengthen manufacturing ca…
What to Watch: Confronting Climate Change, What Retailers Should Do
# Retailers Face Pressure to Evolve Against Climate Volatility Retailers across the globe confront an accelerating challenge. Severe weather patterns…
What to Watch: Is Made in Italy Still a Byword for Made Responsibly?
Italy's "Made in Italy" label commands premium pricing and cultural cachet across global luxury fashion. Yet behind the romantic narrative of Tuscan c…
Air Freight for Fast Fashion Has a Major Environmental Impact
# Fast Fashion's Airborne Carbon Crisis: Study Reveals Hidden Environmental Cost of Speed Concordia University researchers have quantified what susta…
UN Fashion & Lifestyle Network Brings Sustainability Agenda to NYFW
# UN Fashion Network Takes Sustainability Message to NYFW's Center Stage The United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network launches an ambitious progr…
Tod’s Launches First Digital Product Passport With Renoon
Tod's has become the first luxury brand to launch a digital product passport in partnership with blockchain platform Renoon, positioning itself ahead …
Bangladesh’s Factory Fans Get Second Wind
Bangladesh's garment manufacturing sector confronts a mounting crisis. The industry employs over four million workers across thousands of factories, m…
Spinnova Files for $15 Million U.S. IPO as Commercial Test Looms
Spinnova, the Finnish textile technology company pioneering wood-based fiber production, filed for a $15 million initial public offering on U.S. excha…
Safer Chemistry Impact Fund Launches Blueprint for Safer Chemicals
# Safer Chemistry Impact Fund Launches Blueprint for Safer Chemicals The Safer Chemistry Impact Fund has unveiled an open-architecture framework that…
UL Solutions Opens Center of Excellence in Italy
# UL Solutions Establishes Center of Excellence in Italy to Expand Service Access for Fashion and Retail UL Solutions has opened a Center of Excellen…
Vietnam Revises EPR Policy to Improve Circularity
Vietnam's Department of Environment has unveiled a revised Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy framework designed to accelerate circular eco…
CircKit Brings AI-Powered Circular Design to Fashion Schools
# CircKit Brings AI-Powered Circular Design to Fashion Schools CircKit, a startup focused on sustainable fashion technology, has placed its artificia…
Arc'teryx and BEAMS Repurpose Deadstock GORE-TEX for the STUFF SACK-ReCUT
Arc'teryx and BEAMS collaborate on circular design with the STUFF SACK-ReCUT, a limited upcycled accessory that transforms deadstock GORE-TEX and nylo…