Apparel

Nordic Council adopts new roadmap for transparent fashion industry

The Nordic Council has adopted a new recommendation urging Nordic governments to strengthen sustainability standards across the fashion and textile industry. The move aims to improve transparency, reduce greenwashing,...

Kontoor to sell Lee brand to Authentic in $1 billion deal

Kontoor Brands has agreed to divest the Lee brand to Authentic Brands Group in a deal worth up...

Why are stakeholders divided over Bangladesh’s labour reforms

Bangladesh’s labour law amendments are widely seen as one of the country’s most important reforms in recent years,...

| US T&A imports fall 11.9% by volume in Q1, exports also decline

United States (US) recorded an 11.93 per cent year-on-year decline in textile and apparel import volumes across all...

India’s textile & apparel export down 3.4% to $2.88 bn in April 2026

India’s textile and apparel exports declined 3.42 per cent in the first month of fiscal 2026-27 (April-March). Apparel...
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Fibarcode: Stitching transparency into textiles & reduce greenwashing

A University of Michigan spin-out named Fibarcode is on a mission to permanently link textiles to their life-cycle data — from manufacturing origin to end-of-life fate...

Nike signs long-term offtake agreement for Twistâ„¢ polyester made from textile waste

Nike has entered into a multi-year offtake agreement with Loop Industries, securing future supply of Twist™, the company’s virgin-quality polyester resin made exclusively from...

Bio-based hosiery rises: Oroblu–LYCRA collaboration charts a greener fashion path

Oroblu’s latest partnership with The LYCRA Company has opened a new chapter for the global hosiery market, unveiling a next-generation bio-derived sneaker tights line...

Prada expands empire with Versace takeover

Italy’s luxury fashion landscape entered a new era this week as Prada Group officially acquired Versace in a landmark $1.38 billion deal. The move...

Uzbekistan emerges as Central Asia’s next integrated textile manufacturing hub

Uzbekistan’s textile industry has quietly undergone one of the fastest modern transformations in Central Asia — shifting from raw cotton exports to a complete...

Arena unveils bio-based swimwear line with LYCRA EcoMade fibre

Arena has introduced its first-ever swimsuit collection made with renewable LYCRA EcoMade fibre, marking a significant shift toward bio-based innovation in performance swimwear. The...
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