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EU Council’s Anti-greenwashing Bid Poses ‘Risk of Injustice,’ Farmers Say
Hundreds of farmers and farmer organizations say the Product Environmental Footprint favors fossil…
Is Fashion Missing Organic Cotton’s Bigger Picture?
While organic cotton adoption has increased over the past year, less in-conversion cotton has been procured…
Ambercycle Partners With MAS Holdings to Scale Cycora
The manufacturing giant has agreed to purchase enough regenerated polyester from Ambercycle to make roughly…
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Textile-to-textile Recycling Is a $1.5 Billion Opportunity in the U.S.
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Ambercycle Teams With Corn-based Spandex-maker Hyosung
The Los Angeles textile-to-textile recycler is continuing to forge new supply chain partnerships across Asia.
Silk Laundry Merges Conservation With Material Innovation
The Australian brand integrated 100 percent organic cotton and pure mud silk into its new collection.
Wrangler to Upcycle Denim for Walmart, Beyond Retro and More
The heritage brand is working on small and commercial scale projects to reduce waste.
Can Fashion Kick Its Virgin Synthetics Addiction?
The industry won't meet its collective climate targets if it sticks with materials born from new fossil fuel…
Clothing With a Conscience: Uniqlo Stays True to Japanese Roots
Uniqlo's "LifeWear" doctrine promotes sustainability through reusing, recycling and upcycling garments…
From Compost to Catwalk: Denim’s Saucy New Chapter in Sustainability
Triarchy and Candiani Denim bring plastic-free stretch denim to Bergdorf Goodman.
Jewelry Designer Nigora Tokhtabayeva Designed the Trophy for Fashion Trust U.S. Awards
The woman behind Tabayer jewelry uses sustainable elements and fair-mined gold to create the trophies given…
EXCLUSIVE: Ecopel Launches 100 Percent Plant-based, Chemical-free Material Called Flur
The French materials innovator is launching the new biodegradable textile as it expands production in Europe…
What Went Wrong With Renewcell?
Following the textile recycler's bankruptcy announcement, the industry reacted with shock, sadness and…
J.Crew Recovers, Recycles Swimwear for Sustainable ‘Second Life’
SuperCircle powers the brand-agnostic program rewarding consumers who divert pre-owned bathing suits from…
With Numbers Down, Première Vision Was ‘Slow but Substantial’
The textile trade fair saw fewer attendees and exhibitors, but those on the floor reported making "very…