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EU forced labour goods ban is no CSDDD ‘substitute’ say experts

The EU's new regulation to ban forced labour-made goods would mean suspected use of forced labour would need to be …

Just Style Excellence Awards 2023: HKRITA

HKRITA - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel is a body established in 2006 to provide applied …

Retail stores of the future will be more about entertainment by 2030 predicts analysts

Social media and the culture around influencers will lead the future of retail as brick and mortar stores move to …

Huue secures funding for “world’s first” clean indigo dye

Biotech start-up Huue has secured $14.6m in funding to launch what it claims is the world’s first clean and scalable …

China’s resilience shines through in index of world’s most vulnerable apparel supply chains

China has come out on top as having the most self-sufficient apparel and textile supply chains in the world in …

Better Cotton criticised for ‘flawed’ audit into ‘dirty’ Brazilian cotton

Better Cotton has shared the findings from an independent audit investigating allegations made by Earthsight related to alleged "tainted" cotton …

Sainsbury’s deprioritises apparel as annual clothing sales fall 6.4%

Sainsbury's preliminary results for 2023/2024 (52 weeks ended 2 March 2024) highlighted its strength in grocery over the last year …

FESI backs ESPR but conscious of regulation banning unsold stock

FESI believes the European Parliament's revised ESPR is a step forward to improve "circularity and sustainability of products" available on …

Futureproofing fast fashion – can it ever be good?

Fast fashion. It’s one of those topics that has truly split audiences over the last decade and a bit. On …

Matrix supply chain aims to solve apparel sustainability, profitability

In a virtual forum called aim10x digital hosted by US-based software developer O9 Solutions, industry expert Bill McGrath reflected on …