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Methane Report / Flawed Output

19 September 2025

 10 minutes

New Methane Report Is Elitist Skullduggery Masquerading as Settled Science

Ignoring pastoral livelihoods and just transition concerns, the analysis proposes radical changes without addressing global equity or feasibility challenges.

The new report Now or Never from Collective Fashion Justice claims to present fashion’s first methane footprint. Promoting a phase-out of animal-derived materials, it casts the industry as a major climate offender. Yet scrutiny suggests its arguments rely on ideology rather than robust analysis, raising concerns about credibility, methodology, and overlooked mitigation pathways.

  • Subir Ghosh
 Analysis
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Hemp Prospects / Valbiom Interview
Introducing new high-value crops brings strong agronomic and environmental benefits for farmers, creating opportunities that extend across marginalised communes and less-resourced agricultural communities.

Europe’s Bioeconomy at a Crossroads as Valbiom Pushes for Scalable Hemp and Bio-Based Materials

  • Subir Ghosh

17 September 2025
Culture Talk / Design Pratices Interview
What we need is a culture of dreaming and innovation. Students should be encouraged to think beyond the obvious, anticipate societal changes — in economy, culture, technology, climate — and respond with creative solutions. Design is not just about aesthetics, it is problem-solving.

How Indian Design and Craft Can Stay Relevant by Blending Tradition with Modern Innovation

  • Richa Bansal

16 September 2025
 
ITF Intertex Tunisia 2025
CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE
Circular fashion strategies risk backfiring, as lower costs and eco-friendly branding can encourage more purchases, wiping out many of the environmental gains from innovation.

Circular Fashion Innovations Risk Fuelling Growth in Global Textile Production Worldwide

The circular economy is often seen as fashion’s path to sustainability, with innovations in recycling and AI promising reduced waste. Yet new research warns these solutions may backfire. By fuelling increased production and consumption, circular strategies could intensify fashion’s environmental toll unless carefully managed through taxes, policies, and behavioural change.

Erez Yerushalmi, Krishnendu Saha
 
Cellulose Fibre and Sustainable Textiles 2025
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
GHG Emissions / FLAG Aspect
The GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance, often referred to as FLAG, provides detailed accounting and reporting guidelines for emissions and removals related to forests, land, and agriculture.

Cascale and Worldly Launch Standardised FLAG Emissions Methodology for Apparel and Footwear Sectors

  • Staff Writer
 Update

15 August 2025

Cascale and Worldly have developed a standardised methodology for apparel and footwear companies using the Higg MSI to calculate FLAG emissions. The method separates FLAG from aggregated GHG data, integrates land use change figures, and applies base and conservative assumptions. It delivers consistent baselines, enabling compliance with Science-Based Targets initiative requirements and alignment with forthcoming GHG Protocol FLAG reporting guidance.

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.

 
ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025
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ITF Intertex Spain 2025
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FOCUS: COTTON
The pilot provides an official structure to recognise regenerative practices and outcomes through a multi-level assurance process.

US Cotton Trust Protocol Debuts Field Partner Pilot to Recognise Verified Regenerative Practices and Measurable Outcomes

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has introduced a Field Partner Programme pilot designed to provide brands and retailers with traceable regenerative cotton. Beginning with the 2025 crop year, the initiative establishes a framework combining practices and outcomes, supporting sustainability goals, while creating clear supply chain pathways. It aligns with the Trust Protocol’s wider commitments to verification, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Staff Writer
 
Young India Fashion Survey 2025
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SPOTLIGHT EDITIONS: SELECT 4
State of Leather 2024
Has to be Leather All the Way!
Cotton for Good 2024
One Crop, One Fibre, Many Stories
 
 

Highlights: Sea Change

"Quote Unquote"

Thomas Höpfl
Thomas Höpfl
Head of Sales
Mahlo
Historically, Mahlo systems focused on visible defects like fabric distortion. Today, the shift toward invisible deviations—such as thickness variations in battery coatings—requires a new approach. Mahlo is responding by enhancing its sensor logic with real-time analytics, AI-assisted feedback loops, and predictive modelling.
MORE: How Mahlo Reinvented Textile Quality Control Through 8 Decades of Engineering Expertise

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Daphna Nissenbaum
Daphna Nissenbaum
CEO & Co-Founder
TIPA Ltd
The way I see it, the responsibility lies within all players across the lifecycle of a garment—from manufacturing, shipping, distribution, retailers, and consumers. Looking at the industry as a whole, however, single-use plastic packaging is a common thread woven throughout. Reducing the wasteful reliance on traditional plastic packaging would affect the entire fashion industry.
MORE: Withering Heights: Fashion’s 1.8m Polybag Problem and TIPA’s Compostable Solution
 
 
FOCUS: LEATHER
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

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on Thursday, removes steep tariffs on Indian exports of textiles, apparel, leather and footwear. With duty-free access to 99% of Indian goods, the deal unlocks significant growth for manufacturers across sectors. Exporters expect major gains in UK market share, driven by price competitiveness and improved supply chain efficiency.

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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