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Reverse logistics firm ReturnPro details discrepancies between retail executives' confidence in their…
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Threads of Accountability: A New Era of Legislative Compliance
As regulation tightens and volatility hardens, brands face a choice: treat sustainability as compliance drag…
Stop Expecting and Start Inspecting the Road to 2030
Colin Browne, David Yurman president and chief operating officer, delivered the keynote address for Sourcing…
Harlem’s Fashion Row Reframes Progress as Participation
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Shuffle Board: Puma Continues Hiring, Boohoo Parent Group Names CTO
Puma hires two more leaders amid the German multinational retailer's turnaround while Debenhams Group names…
Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN Complete Recycling Loop for Polyester Textiles
The trio completed a semi-industrial trial of their "Rewind" PET process, demonstrating that polyester…
Material World: Fit for Duty to Innovate Responsibly
Circulose and CTA collaborate to use Circulose pulp for lyocell fibers, while Lenzing unveils a three-tier…
The Fashion Pact, Fashion for Good Team for Circular Fibre Collective
The Fashion Pact and Fashion for Good founded the cross-industry initiative to scale textile-to-textile…
Icebreaker Inches Closer to Plastic-free Future
Icebreaker achieved 98 percent plastic-free textile fibers — a record for the VF Corp.-owned brand, citing…
Earth Day Efforts Shift from Materials to End-of-Life Solutions
From regenerative cotton capsules to sheet recycling programs, brands are linking sourcing decisions with…
Trims Move to the Forefront as Traceability and Circularity Converge
From biodegradable threads to recyclable zippers, suppliers are targeting overlooked components to unlock…
Mussels and Mistletoe Inspire Next-Gen Materials
McGill researchers are translating biological assembly strategies into scalable, lower-impact alternatives to…
Textile Reuse Isn’t Broken, But the Narrative Around It Is
SMART president Brian London suggests that while closed-loop recycling should be explored and developed, it…
Shuffle Board: Spring Cleaning Comes to the C Suite
Patagonia hires an EMEA executive, Vuori onboards a chief product officer and Puma expands with a senior vice…