Design and physics students at Finland's Aalto University have worked together to create clothing with concealed solar panels, making the technology invisible to the naked eye.
On September 27, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Garment Worker Protection Act, which makes California the first state to ban piece-rate pay for garment workers, requiring instead that they be paid the minimum hourly wage.
The shortage of coal supplies, toughening emissions standards and strong demand from the industry have led to a record rise in coal prices in China triggering widespread curbs on usage.
Sustainability is becoming more and more important for European consumers. In the Home Decoration and Home Textiles (HDHT) industry, 62% of business owners have noticed a growing interest in ethical products. How can you benefit from this trend?
Spinning mills in the country are facing a tough time as they are unable to raise cotton yarn rates despite cotton prices soaring in domestic and global markets.
Gen Z-ers on TikTok declared a war on thrift shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that middle- and upper-class people shopping at thrift stores contribute to gentrification and limit opportunities for lower-income individuals to buy affordable...
Minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said a 5% basic customs duty and a 5% agriculture infrastructure and development cess was imposed on raw cotton in FY22 budget to benefit domestic cotton farmers
Arvind Limited, textile to technology conglomerate and the largest manufacturer of denim in India, has collaborated with Textile Genesis, a block-chain enabled digital transparency platform for the apparel supply chain. The collaboration will address the...
H&M’s collaboration with Indian label Sabyasachi announced last year is finally about to hit stores, following a delay due to the pandemic.
These fashion brands are definitely greenwashing: H&M, Primark, and many more (fast) fashion brands. What is greenwashing? Which brands are guilty of it? How to recognize greenwashing? How to help prevent it? This video is my contribution to Fashion Revo...
Following months of unpaid wages, garment workers in Tunisia have organized to demand payment, according to a Thomson Reuters Foundation report.
Textile technology innovation leaders, The LYCRA Company and HeiQ have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms that promises to bring more innovative, quality-enhancing, and sustainable textile technologies...
The textile and clothing industry here is looking at policy initiatives from the State government to boost the growth of the sector in Tamil Nadu.
Sustainability is now core to more brands, becoming almost mandatory. Today, textile companies can't even enter into a conversation with any sustainable clothing brand without that box being checked. Otherwise, the authenticity of their brand's environmen...
Published by Xinhua, citing data from the country’s General Statistics Office, Vietnam’s exports reached over US$12.2bn between January and May. For the month of May alone, Vietnam saw a 35.1% increase year-on-year in the export of textile and garments to...