Visits: 17 Despite ongoing political wrangling, the European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) looks like it will finally make it into the statute book – albeit with significant concessions. But what’s this new directive about, who will …
California’s climate of disclosure
Visits: 23 With California’s newly-implemented climate disclosure laws said to be the most wide-ranging introduced so far, we take a look at what they will mean for businesses. There’s no doubt as to the alarming impact of climate change in …
Fashion’s fake GHG emission claims
Visits: 18 Lutz Walter, secretary general of the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles, outlines why the claim that the fashion industry is to blame for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions is wrong – and why this …
Textile Exchange production report unpacked
Visits: 36 LONDON – Textile Exchange’s 10th annual Materials Market Report, formerly the Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report, paints something of a bleak picture of the industry’s sustainability efforts. It found that global fibre production increased to a new …
Ecosystex – bridging the innovation gap
Visits: 35 More than 100 stakeholders from 16 countries converged on Barcelona for the first conference of the Ecosystex coalition of research and industry experts involved in EU-funded innovation projects for textile sustainability. Launched earlier this year, Ecosystex now involves …
Q&A – next gen vs recycled leather
Visits: 29 Searches for next gen leather alternatives have grabbed the attention of those keen to find a more sustainable alternative to animal-based leather in recent years. H&M has featured the cactus-based leather of Mexican company Desserto while Zara has …
Did the straw break the camel’s back?
Visits: 30 Did my football team win the last two matches because I was wearing my new white cap? No. Did its peak stop spots of rain falling on my glasses as I walked to the last match? Yes. Did …
The tough choices facing brands in Myanmar
Visits: 31 As human rights continue to deteriorate in Myanmar, more and more global brands are putting a halt on sourcing from the country. But what about the garment workers left behind? Swedish fashion giant H&M finally announced that it …
Brave new world(ly) – Higg rebrand interview
Visits: 39 “You can’t use that,” laughs James Schaffer, after tripping over ‘Worldly’ – the rebranded new name of the Higg technology company which runs the Higg Index suite of tools for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and is now …
Time out for sustainable textile materials?
Visits: 28 The elusive pursuit of sustainable new materials is unfolding at a pace more tortoise than hare, says Rogier van Mazijk, fund manager at the Textile Innovation Fund, who also believes that while numerous innovation categories have demonstrated significant …