Sustainability
NEMO Equipment launches the first bluesign® product backpacking tent
Dagger OSMO™, a top-selling tent in specialty outdoor stores, and a favorite among backpackers and campers, is now a bluesign® PRODUCT. This milestone highlights NEMO’s commitment to clean chemistry and responsible manufacturing, adhering to the industry’s most rigorous environmental and worker safety standards. Made with solution-dyed, 100% recycled, PFAS- and FRC-free fabrics, the 2025 Dagger OSMO has more livable space without adding ounces thanks to new custom hardware and painstaking attention to every detail of the tent’s construction.
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Fashion For Good launches fibre fragmentation project: Behind the break
AMSTERDAM - Fashion for Good and The Microfi bre Consortium launch 'Behind the Break: Exploring Fibre Fragmentation,' a landmark study investigating the key drivers of fi bre fragmentation. The research aims to challenge root causes and assumptions, address data gaps, and validate test methods. Tackling the issue at the source, this project will advance the industry knowledge needed to mitigate fi bre fragment pollution.
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PUMA’s sustainability efforts receive ‘Leadership Level’ scores
Sports company PUMA has received strongly improved scores for its sustainability efforts regarding water security and forests and maintained a top score for its climate policy in the latest ratings by global environmental non-profit CDP. While PUMA kept its A ranking in climate change, it improved its scores in water security and forest to A-, from a score of B and C respectively in the previous year, meaning it was ranked at a ‘leadership level’ in all categories analyzed by CDP.
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Cascale issues 2025 Better Buying Partnership Index Report
After acquiring key assets of the Better Buying Institute (BBI) earlier this month, Cascale has published the 2025 Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI) Report—the first Better Buying report to be issued by Cascale. Since 2022, the BBPI has used anonymous surveys that assess buyer-supplier relationships across 12 interconnected areas of partnership performance. Annual data from the BBPI report helps buyers assess and improve business relationships with suppliers.
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Cascale announces Better Buying asset purchase to advance responsible purchasing practices and decent work for all
Cascale, the global nonprofit alliance formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, today announced the purchase of key assets of Better Buying Institute (BBI), including the widely-recognized Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) and the Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI). This milestone reflects Cascale’s commitment to advancing responsible purchasing practices and promoting fair, accountable, and socially just supply chains.
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Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City challenges consumer goods industry to act
The Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City, taking place on May 14-15, will bring together manufacturers, suppliers, brands, retailers, and key industry stakeholders to drive actionable solutions for decarbonization, environmental performance, responsible purchasing practices, and audit fatigue. With a focus on sustainable production, the forum underscores the critical role Vietnam plays as the world’s second-largest textile, apparel, and footwear exporter.
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Global Standard’s GOTS joins the MAKE THE LABEL COUNT coalition
Global Standard, the nonprofit that owns and operates the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has joined the Make the Label Count coalition of international natural fibre producers, manufacturers, brands, standards and environmental groups. As a recognised authority in the organic textile industry, Global Standard will contribute its extensive expertise and leadership, while ensuring that voices from every segment of the value chain are heard.
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New guidance on science-based targets for nature to support fashion and textile industry sustainability
Textile Exchange has released its latest publication, Guidance on Science-Based Targets for Nature, to help companies in the fashion, apparel, and textile industry set science-based targets beyond greenhouse gas emissions. The new guidance encourages brands and retailers to take a holistic approach to sustainability by addressing nature-related impact areas such as biodiversity, freshwater, and soil health, alongside their climate commitments.
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Global Standard receives Iseal innovations fund grant to provide cutting-edge GOTS due diligence training for auditors
Global Standard, the nonprofit that owns and operates the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has received an Impulse Grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund to develop a continuous learning policy for GOTS auditors and a specialised training programme on GOTS Due Diligence Criteria. These resources are another step by Global Standard to ensure progress is made on human rights due diligence within the textile industry value chain.
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Kordsa recognized on CDP 2024 ‘Global A List’ for climate change and water
Kordsa, a subsidiary of Sabanc? Holding, has been recognized on the 2024 Global A List of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), one of the world’s most prestigious environmental reporting platforms, for both Climate Change and Water themes. This marks the first time Kordsa has achieved an A rating in both categories.
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Meet Global Standard at VIATT 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City
Learn more about the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and meet Felicia Shi, Global Standard Representative in APAC, at the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT), the first trade show of 2025 hosted by Messe Frankfurt, 26-28 February. Shi will also deliver a presentation on GOTS and host a both at the event taking place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Outdoor industry leaders launch open-source tool to decarbonize textile mills
Cotopaxi, L.L. Bean, New Balance, Patagonia, REI Co-op, W.L. Gore & Associates, Global Efficiency Intelligence, and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) proudly introduce the Textile Heating Electrification Tool, an innovative open-source resource designed to help textile mills reduce emissions by transitioning to efficient, electrified heating technologies. Developed as part of OIA’s Clean Heat Impact CoLab, this initiative underscores the outdoor industry’s commitment to decarbonizing the textile industry and driving progress toward bold climate goals.
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bluesign® driving strategic transformation toward a safer and more sustainable fashion industry
With news headlines like “Fast Fashion is Made with Alarmingly High Amounts of ToxicChemicals” (Business Insider) the textile industry continues to be under intense scrutiny as revelations about the widespread use of hazardous chemicals highlight significant risks to human health and the environment. Recently released reports expose alarmingly high levels of toxic substances such as PFAS , phthalates, lead, and cadmium in clothing - ranging from children’s garments to activewear, raising urgent concerns about consumer safety and environmental impact.
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OEKO-TEX® - New regulations 2025
Fostering trust within the textile and leather industry remains the mission of OEKO-TEX®. Since trust relies on consistently high standards, the OEKO-TEX® Association has released the updated testing criteria, limit values and guidelines for its certifications, based on the latest scientific research and legal developments.
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