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2026-09-17

180 years of TESTEX: From Zurich silk testing to global certification

For 180 years, TESTEX has developed alongside the textile industry while maintaining the same underlying purpose: creating trust through independent and reliable measurement. Founded in Zurich in 1846 as the Zurich Silk Conditioning Institute, TESTEX has grown from a local institution serving the silk trade into an international Swiss testing and certification institute for textiles and leather.

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Sustainability

2026-09-03

New guidance to help organizations deliver the Material Matter Standard’s human rights commitments

Textile Exchange has published new guidance and tools to help organizations better understand and implement the human rights and livelihoods requirements of the forthcoming Materials Matter Standard.

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Sustainability

2026-08-20

Execs help steer Cascale’s consumer goods agenda in Athens

The 2026 Cascale Annual Meeting, taking place September 15–17 in Athens, Greece, will convene leaders from across the global consumer goods value chain to tackle one of the industry’s defining questions: how to accelerate meaningful, system-wide transformation. Guiding those conversations as this year’s co-chairs are Sean Cady, vice president, global sustainability, responsibility, trade, and government affairs at VF Corporation, and Dr. Delman Lee, vice chair at TAL Apparel Limited.

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Textiles & Apparel / Garment

2026-08-20

SAITEX reports efficiency gains and greater transparency in 2025 Impact Report

Vietnam-based denim manufacturer SAITEX has published its 2025 Impact Report, documenting progress in resource efficiency, chemical management, digital traceability and knowledge sharing across its manufacturing operations in Vietnam and the United States. Rather than focusing on sustainability ambitions, the report presents operational data, manufacturing developments and lessons learned from the past year.

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Raw Materials

Aid by Trade Foundation presents annual report for 2025: Market position and impact of sustainably verified natural fibres strengthened

Sustainability

Textile Exchange reports growth in certifications and industry engagement

Textile chemistry

bluesign updates chemical reference lists with stronger PFAS restrictions

Sustainability

GOTS releases Version 8.1 with clarifications and editorial updates

Sustainability

bluesign appoints Hanane Taidi as CEO to lead next phase of global impact

Sustainability

Updated supply chain taxonomy advances apparel alignment

Sustainability

The first widely accessible Life Cycle Assessment study for cashmere production published by Textile Exchange.

Sustainability

Indovinya advances sustainable solutions with agreement for the supply of renewable Oxygen from Air Liquide

Sustainability

Global Standards establishes new non-profit foundation to strengthen governance

Textile chemistry

DyStar releases FY2025 sustainability report, marking a new milestone towards its 2030 targets

Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Catalyst Club launches in Florence: Where conversations become catalysts for change

Sustainability

Renewables lower energy prices and play key role to reduce vulnerability to fossil fuel supply shocks

Recycling / Circular Economy

HKRITA signs MoU with Jeanologia and Looptworks to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem

Sustainability

Textile Exchange unveils agenda for 2026 conference in Vancouver

Associations

Textile PRO Forum calls for greater harmonisation of textile EPR systems across Europe

 
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