Accelerating Circularity updates USA trial status and partners
USA
Accelerating Circularity, Inc. (ACP) embarked on trials in the USA in the fourth quarter of 2021 to demonstrate that spent textiles are too good...
Report finds industry-wide greenwashing
Sustainability certification schemes and voluntary initiatives serve as a smokescreen it is alleged.
Certification schemes, labels and industry initiatives aimed at steering the fashion industry...
Woolmark Performance Challenge 2021/22 innovations and winners
Hong Kong
Challenge encourages innovative thinking resulting in ground-breaking ideas whilst fostering the education and development of the next generation of game-changers.
The Woolmark Company, On...
Prioritising traceable and carbon positive fibres in Vietnam
Vietnam
Fashion Enterprise extends partnership with Fibretrace and Good Earth Cotton to advocate carbon positive and traceable solutions for textiles and fashion.
Vietnam-based manufacturer, Fashion...
Filo puts the spotlight on fibres
Milan
Milan show offers certain amount of optimism and a business-like agenda, despite gathering international uncertainties.
Filo 57 Milan, February 23- 24 in the modern setting...
Eight new innovators promoted by Fashion for Good
Developing technologies that can scale with major brands.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good is welcoming eight innovative companies into its 2022 Global Innovation Programme.
They are:
Dyerecycle...
Circular textile sourcing event returns to Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
RAW TO A T by RawAssembly, is a responsible, regenerative, and circular sourcing event for the fashion and textiles sectors.
Designed to increase awareness...
Winners of Shima Seiki student competition announced
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom
Shima Seiki Europe’s student competition awards two weeks industry specialist training to two knitwear students.
Shima Seiki Europe has named the winners...
Women in Textiles Summit reconvenes
Braselton, GA, USA
Women in textile industry reconvene at summit, leave enriched, energized, empowered.
Enriching, empowering and energizing. These are just some of the attendee descriptions...
Organic cotton organisation expands operations
Amsterdam
Organic Cotton Accelerator announces Jyoti Sharma to head up South Asia region.
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), a multi-stakeholder organisation dedicated to organic cotton, has...
New schedule announced for Performance Days events
Performance Days winter fair to be held at MOC on 3-3 November 2022, as one-off venue.
Preparations are now in full swing for the Performance...
Creative minds in demand
Frankfurt, Germany
Application opens for Texprocess Innovation Award 2022.
Texprocess 2022, which takes place from 21 to 24 June, will once again showcase innovative approaches to...
Lenzing opens world’s largest wood based fibres plant
Prachinburi, Thailand
Project delivered on schedule and at budget after two and a half years of construction despite challenges arising from a global pandemic.
The Lenzing...
Benetton revolutionises metaverse experience
Milan, Italy
Company will transform flagship store during Milan Fashion Week aligning new shop in metaverse.
United Colors of Benetton will transform its Corso Vittorio Emanuele...
Hyosung presents guest lecture series at leading universities
Seoul, South Korea
Inspiring students to consider all aspects of product development from fibre to fabric to garment.
With the intention of planting seeds in our...
Première Vision Paris: Another step towards normality
Paris
Shabby chic, bright stripes and eco responsibility set the tone at leading Paris fabrics show.
Premiere Vision, which took place in Paris from 8-10 February,...
New platform facilitates greater transparency in fashion
Amsterdam
Laudes Foundation launches the Transparency in Action portal.
Following the presentation of the Draft Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence by the European Commission last...
New Report: Sustainable product developments and innovations
United Kingdom
This report provides information on the latest product developments in relation to environmental sustainability.
Environmental sustainability is of growing importance within the global fibre,...
Positive hybrid Première Vision Paris
Paris
A successful edition marks the sector’s revival and rises to the challenges of tomorrow’s fashions.
Première Vision Paris, the leading trade show for the upstream...
Disrupting London Fashion Week
London
Changing Markets Foundation launches greenwash.com.
Changing Markets Foundation has launched Greenwash.com to expose ‘rife’ greenwashing in the fashion industry as London Fashion Week draws to...