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Cascale resets 2030 strategy as industry pushes beyond sustainability measurement

Sustainability
The Higg Index steward wants its next phase to convert years of environmental and social data into investment and...

Kyoto researchers create PFAS- and TiO₂-free route to white, water-repellent textiles

Dyeing & Finishing
The Nature-published technology generates whiteness and water repellency through microscopic structure rather than conventional pigments and fluorinated coatings, with...

EU’s €4 million MELANGE project targets 50% cut in textile dyeing water and chemicals

Environment
The Horizon Europe initiative moves colour decisions upstream to the fibre stage, aiming to reduce wet-processing intensity while turning...

Bluesign takes greenwashing fight to consumers with new bluepass label

Environment
The certification specialist is moving from back-end factory assessments to consumer-facing proof, just as new EU rules tighten scrutiny...

Archroma wins ICIS innovation award for sulfur dyes made from wool waste

Chemicals
FiberColors replaces part of conventional petroleum-derived dye feedstock with discarded wool while retaining the performance and processing routes required...

RE&UP’s Next-Gen Cotton fibers power Zalando t-shirt collection crafted from recycled textiles

Cotton
RE&UP Recycling Technologies’ Next-Gen Cotton powers a new collection from Zalando’s private labels, marking a step forward in bringing...

Taiwan consortium develops 99.5%-pure polyester recycling route for complex footwear waste

Recycling
The award-winning process tackles polyurethane and elastane contamination while supporting a wider shift toward mono-material polyester footwear designed for...

UKFT sustainability conference spotlights seaweed fibres, PFAS-free finishes and physical traceability

Environment
The 2026 innovation programme shows where textile sustainability is moving next: bio-based stretch, agricultural-waste fibres, safer chemistry and technologies...

OEKO-TEX says traceability is shifting from competitive advantage to market-access requirement

Environment
Its 2025/26 annual report shows rapid growth in traceable organic cotton and product labelling as regulation increasingly demands verifiable...

Bangladesh makes plastic EPR mandatory with 15% collection target

Sustainability
New rules shift responsibility for post-consumer plastic to producers, importers and brand owners, introducing collection, recycling, reporting and plastic-credit...

UK-backed project to turn Pakistan’s crop waste into bio-coal for textile mills

Environment
The £1.25 million SAFER PLUS project will build a commercial-scale demonstration plant in South Punjab capable of converting 5,000...

EU packaging rules trigger compliance concerns across textile and apparel sector

Environment
The PPWR now applies across the EU, bringing new manufacturer, documentation and registration obligations for everything from cartons and...

California textile EPR deadline passes as landbell urges late producers to register

Environment
Brands selling apparel and household textiles into California are already inside the compliance window, even though the statewide collection...

bluesign tightens PFAS controls with new 25 ppb individual limit

Environment
The 2026 chemical lists broaden PFAS coverage and update testing methods, raising the evidence burden for mills, chemical suppliers...

Sustainability becomes a management tool at the CHT Group

Sustainability
The 2025 Sustainability Report documents measurable progress in climate protection, transparency, and social responsibility In fiscal year 2025, the CHT...

Natural-Fibre Coalition presses EU to broaden textile ecodesign metrics

Environment
Make the Label Count warns that an excessive focus on recycled content and recyclability could unintentionally favour synthetics over...

Harvard engineers turn weft knits into shape-switching textile metamaterials

Innovation
Standard industrial knitting can create fabrics that mechanically “snap” between stable forms, opening routes to soft switches, movement sensors...

Biomimicry pilots put decomposition back into fashion’s circularity strategy

Innovation
Three projects in Ghana, Germany and the Netherlands argue that recycling alone cannot manage fashion’s most contaminated, blended and...

WGSN and Sorona identify three bio-based textile trends shaping 2027

Innovation
Bio-based content alone will not secure orders: brands will increasingly expect climate-responsive performance, sensory comfort and verifiable material claims. Bio-based...

California textile EPR deadline passes as SB 707 moves toward 2031 rollout

Environment
The immediate obligation is producer registration, but the larger challenge is building the product data needed for future fees,...
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