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EXCLUSIVE: Textile Recycler Recover to Open New Factory in Vietnam

Expansion into the key market follows a $100 million investment from Goldman Sachs and a new CEO.

Lab-Grown Leather Start-up Faircraft Closes 15-million-euro Series A Round

The Paris-based company is working with French luxury brands and will scale up production on its leather…

Uncaged Innovations Launches Bio-based Leather Alternative, Elevate, With Products From 10 Indie Brands

The alternative materials company will have its first accessories to market in January in partnership with…

Cascale Updates Higg Index, Partners With Open Supply Hub

Over the past three years, Cascale has worked with a team of stakeholders to create a cotton-specific…

King’s Foundation Show Spotlights Luxury With a Sustainable Twist

Outfits on display at Chelsea Barracks in London have been made with fabrics created from Tencel fibers, and…

Launchmetrics Parent Company Lectra Launches AI Platform to Reduce Waste; Woolmark’s Anti-synthetics Campaign

Insulation company Thermore launched Invisiloft padding from recycled PET bottles.

Is Hydroponic Cotton the Future of Sustainable Fashion?

Magtech is the first firm in the European Union to work on the cultivation of cotton fibers by way of…

Are the Twists and Turns Needed to Ditch Synthetics Self-inflicted?

Triarchy and Proclaim discuss shunning synthetics during a panel at the SJ x Rivet sustainability conference…

Brand-owned Resale’s ROI Goes Beyond Green Gains

More than just a circularity strategy, the financial and business case for branded resale is strong…

Gov. Gavin Newsom Ratifies California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act

He signed off on SB 707, a history-making textile EPR bill, on Saturday.

Monica Vinader, Amy Powney Create a Shirt and Jewelry Collection With a Green Edge

Vinader has designed cufflinks and other jewelry to work with Powney's 100 percent cotton and Tencel Lyocell…

Lab-grown Cotton Start-up Galy Raises $33 Million Series B Round From Inditex, H&M

Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the round focused on improving quality and scaling up.

Ecco Leather Supports Young Fashion Talents With 1 Granary Partnership

Knwls, Johanna Parv, Duran Lantink and Charlie Constantinou are among the first to gain access to the Ecco…

EU Council’s Anti-greenwashing Bid Poses ‘Risk of Injustice,’ Farmers Say

Hundreds of farmers and farmer organizations say the Product Environmental Footprint favors fossil…

Ambercycle Partners With MAS Holdings to Scale Cycora

The manufacturing giant has agreed to purchase enough regenerated polyester from Ambercycle to make roughly…