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COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite be...
25/09/2025

COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite being a business-to-business event. This is after the Danish Consumer Ombudsman said it has decided not to pursue a complaint about its sustainability claims on prioritisation grounds, because the event is not consumer facing.
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/copenhagen-fashion-week-warned-over-misleading-marketing/

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support to sw...
24/09/2025

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support to switch to renewable electricity. The initiative pairs Levi’s supply-chain reach with Schneider Electric’s advisory expertise. The LS&Co. Energy Accelerator Program (LEAP) provides, “in-depth training modules, financial analysis, and access to Schneider Electric’s advisory services, all at no cost,” said Jeffrey Hogue, chief sustainability officer at LS&Co.
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/levi-strauss-launches-free-renewables-help-for-suppliers/

GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI...
20/09/2025

GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI and optoelectronics company. The new system combines machine vision and hyperspectral imaging to sort post-consumer garments by fibre type and blend, hitting purities of over 90 per cent for polyester, cotton and nylon and identifying common elastane blends. Throughput is around two tonnes per hour
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/china-automates-textile-waste-sorting-at-scale/

TEXAS – Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) tied to textile fibres have risen around a fifth in five years, according to new...
19/09/2025

TEXAS – Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) tied to textile fibres have risen around a fifth in five years, according to new modelling from Textile Exchange. The group says the spike mirrors record fibre output, which reached roughly 132 million tonnes in 2024 across all markets, the equivalent of around four tonnes of fibre produced every second. Between 40 and 75 per cent of that volume is estimated to flow into fashion and home sectors.

The figures illustrate the scale problem facing brands that signed up to Paris-aligned goals a decade ago, and which appear unable to decouple growth from emissions
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/fashion-linked-emissions-rise-by-a-fifth-in-five-years/

MONTREAL – A ground-breaking new study has provided the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing microfibre pollution...
16/09/2025

MONTREAL – A ground-breaking new study has provided the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing microfibre pollution from cotton and polyester. For the first time, scientists directly compared the impacts of natural fibres such as cotton and viscose with synthetics like polyester when they enter rivers and oceans as microfibres

To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/new-study-fills-gap-on-microfibre-impacts/

LISBON – A new study has unveiled a fashion sustainability index that combines environmental, social and durability meas...
15/09/2025

LISBON – A new study has unveiled a fashion sustainability index that combines environmental, social and durability measures into a single A–E score. The research, led by Anabela Gonçalves and colleagues in Portugal, was published in Sustainability earlier this month. It introduces a Product Sustainability Index (ProdSI) designed to simplify complex assessments into a consumer-facing rating, echoing energy-efficiency and Nutri-Score food labels.
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/researchers-propose-a-e-sustainability-index-for-fashion/

GREENSBORO – VF Corp has agreed to sell Dickies to brand manager Bluestar Alliance in a US$600m all-cash deal. The move ...
15/09/2025

GREENSBORO – VF Corp has agreed to sell Dickies to brand manager Bluestar Alliance in a US$600m all-cash deal. The move is the latest step in the US group’s portfolio reset under CEO Bracken Darrell. The transaction is slated to close by the end of calendar 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. VF said proceeds will help reduce net debt.
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/vf-corp-to-sell-dickies-to-bluestar-alliance-for-us600m/

PARIS – France’s data watchdog has fined Shein €150m for unlawfully placing advertising cookies on users’ devices. This ...
11/09/2025

PARIS – France’s data watchdog has fined Shein €150m for unlawfully placing advertising cookies on users’ devices. This is the biggest European privacy sanction yet levelled at the ultra-fast fashion group. The decision by the CNIL lands amid mounting regulatory pressure on Shein across Europe and the US. The company says it will appeal, calling the sanction “wholly disproportionate.”

To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/france-hits-shein-with-e150m-cookie-fine/

EINDHOVEN – Textile innovator RE&UP is working with Bestseller-owned women’s brand ONLY to launch a new jersey made from...
10/09/2025

EINDHOVEN – Textile innovator RE&UP is working with Bestseller-owned women’s brand ONLY to launch a new jersey made from next-gen recycled polyester. The first styles have already reached stores, marking a significant milestone in suggesting that textile-to-textile recycling is ready for mainstream fashion adoption.
To read on visit: https://apparelinsider.com/only-launches-100000-recycled-tops-with-reup/

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