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Conflict Aftermath / Tigray Study

6 August 2025

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Ethiopia’s Northernmost Region Rebuilds Garment Sector Through Reskilling Amid Infrastructure Loss and Labour Shortage

The war destroyed over 60 large factories and thousands of SMEs, severely weakening the region’s industrial and commercial ecosystem.

Tigray, the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia, is attempting to rebuild its textiles and garment industry following catastrophic wartime destruction. A new study documents the scale of industrial damage and economic loss, highlighting the urgent need for resuming production and restoring labour capacity. The research focuses on supply chain collapse, asset destruction, and employment disruption — all factors now shaping how firms attempt to regain stability in a fractured post-war environment.

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India-UK CETA / Trade Prospects Report
Indian apparel and leather goods could soon find space in UK street fashion as the new trade agreement opens tariff-free access to British markets.

FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports

  • Subir Ghosh

25 July 2025
 
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics
CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE
Retail shops in both urban and rural areas of Guatemala serve as key distribution points for secondhand clothing imports.

Policy Proposals in US Raise Concerns for Guatemala’s Secondhand Clothing Retail Networks

A new report outlines the flow of secondhand clothing from the United States to Guatemala. The study details the scale, reuse rates, and employment generated by this trade. It also raises concerns that proposed regulatory changes in exporting countries could affect resale operations and local value addition in recipient countries.

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ITF Intertex Tunisia 2025
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
Climate Crisis / Fashion Emissions
The fashion industry is falling further behind on its climate commitments, with emissions surging in 2023 despite increased investments in decarbonisation. Polyester demand and ultra-fast fashion are outpacing efforts to reduce impact.

Polyester Boom Drives 7.5% Spike in Fashion Sector Carbon Output, Finds AII Study

  • Staff Writer
 Update

23 July 2025

The apparel sector’s carbon footprint grew sharply in 2023, underscoring the gap between climate commitments and actual performance. The rise in emissions was driven primarily by polyester usage, particularly virgin fibres. Despite growing investment in greener practices, the sector remains far off course for its 2030 goals, according to a new report from Apparel Impact Institute.

Handmade Sector / Artisans
The study uncovers systematic environmental blind spots that undermine claims about sustainable craft production. Most concerning is the complete absence of benefit-sharing disclosure under the Nagoya Protocol.

The Hidden Environmental Cost of Luxury: How Fashion Brands Fail Their Artisans

  • Special Correspondent
 Report

2 July 2025

A groundbreaking study reveals that luxury fashion brands score just 37% on average for transparency around artisan production impacts. The first-ever Artisans' Index exposes how brands from Gucci to Wayfair fail to monitor environmental and social conditions for millions of craftspeople creating embroidered handbags and apparel, block-printed textiles, and handwoven homeware.

 
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Cellulose Fibre and Sustainable Textiles 2025
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FOCUS: COTTON
The commitment of growers to accelerating sustainability efforts has helped optimise soil health and biodiversity, while reducing pesticide application and improving water use efficiency across the regions where Better Cotton operates.

New Report Dissects Producer-Reported Trends from Better Cotton’s First Ten Years in the United States

A new ten-year report from Better Cotton maps the evolution of cotton farming practices in the United States using producer-reported data. The report identifies regional contrasts and commonalities in areas such as soil health, biodiversity, irrigation, and pest management across the Southeast, Mid-South, Southwest, and Far West cotton regions.

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ITF Intertex Spain 2025
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State of Leather 2024
Has to be Leather All the Way!
 
Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Highlights: Sea Change

British Pasture Leather is the first and only producer of leather from the hides of cattle raised on regenerative farms in the UK, certified by Pasture for Life. It connects designers with ecosystem restoration through the production of leather, working from the farm level to produce a material which is 100% vegetable tanned, and traceable to regenerative sources.

Pasture Leather: A Journey from Field to Fork to Fashion

  • Richa Bansal
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20 March 2025

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Tetiana Pushkarova
Tetiana Pushkarova
Development Manager
Re:inventex
Fibre sorting remains one of the biggest technical and economic hurdles in textile recycling, particularly for mixed-material fabrics. At Re:inventex, we’ve adopted a pragmatic approach that combines manual sorting with basic composition testing and pre-sorting based on visual and tactile assessments.
MORE: Re:inventex Builds Scalable Textile Recycling Solutions from Wartime Ukraine

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Eda Dikmen
Eda Dikmen
Head, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility
Soorty Enterprises
The right events provide an opportunity to engage directly with the denim community, share our latest advancements, and foster partnerships. Kingpins Amsterdam stands out with its community as well as strong focus on sustainability, and innovation which align with Soorty’s brand values. Attending allows us to connect with our global clients and industry leaders, explore trends, and exchange ideas that will shape the future of denim.
MORE: Kingpins Amsterdam @10: Assessing the Denim'ite Journey of an Inspiring Event
 
FOCUS: LEATHER
Apyterewa is the ancestral land of the Parakanã Indigenous People and one of Brazil’s most egregious cases of deforestation in recent years.

The Hidden Price of Luxury: Coach Handbags Linked to Amazon Deforestation

Coach luxury handbags have been linked to illegal Amazon deforestation through Brazilian leather supply chains connected to cattle ranching on stolen indigenous land, new investigation reveals. European fashion brands risk complicity in environmental crimes whilst marketing sustainable products to consumers seeking ethical luxury goods.

Subir Ghosh
British Pasture Leather is the first and only producer of leather from the hides of cattle raised on regenerative farms in the UK, certified by Pasture for Life. It connects designers with ecosystem restoration through the production of leather, working from the farm level to produce a material which is 100% vegetable tanned, and traceable to regenerative sources.

Pasture Leather: A Journey from Field to Fork to Fashion

  • Richa Bansal
 Interview

20 March 2025
 
 
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