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Contrary to promises, major fashion brands are actually using more synthetic fabrics

NGO Changing Markets Foundation has come to a sobering conclusion: major fashion brands have actually started using more synthetic materials, not less. This is evident from a survey of 50 fashion brands. Among the brands surveyed are 23 international clothing labels. Half of these indicate that they use more fossil fuel-based fabrics, mainly...

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Most garments donated to major fashion stores are destroyed, not repurposed

Major fashion stores, including H&M, Zara, C&A, Primark, Nike, The North Face, Uniqlo, and M&S, are falling short in their promises of reusing or recycling donated clothing, as revealed by the largest tracking investigation of its kind. The study conducted by the Changing Markets Foundation, using Apple AirTags to monitor 21 items, found that...

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EU revises Waste Framework Directive. A ‘missed opportunity’, says environmental campaign group

The European Commission released an updated Waste Framework Directive (WFD) on Wednesday with a focus on textile waste. The proposed new waste rules look to support the separate collection of textile waste, which will become mandatory in the EU in 2025. The EU Commision is proposing introducing mandatory and harmonised Extended Producer...

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Russian oil linked to western fashion, says report

A new report has linked Russian oil to the clothes made by the world's leading retailers and brands, with hidden supply chains and tier 3 manufacturing contracts, despite the global sanctions in effect. Of the many brands having exited or paused sales within the Russian market, there is ample proof some are producing collections using Russian...

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Fashion certification schemes can enable greenwashing, according to report

A new report by the Changing Markets Foundation has found that certification schemes and voluntary initiatives could be helping to facilitate greenwashing in the fashion industry. The report, which has been published ahead of the EU’s Textile Strategy, outlined that the largest of these schemes, such as The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC),...