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A volatile commodity, the global trading of cotton has seen more than its share of turbulence. Ben Eaves, Director of Liverpool Cotton Brokers Ltd, elaborates on the situation and how it is impacting the world of textiles.

Armed with the vision to see fashion invest in farming and set the template for radical supply chain transparency across the world, UK-based start-up, Materra’s mission thus is to make farmers the stewards of the land, give nature a voice and make cotton a real force for good. texfash.com talks to one of the three Co-Founders and CSO Edward Hill.

The first event created especially for functional fabrics for sports, fashion and work clothing, the two-day Performance Days fair in Munich is all set to open on 20 March. texfash.com in conversation with Chief Executive Officer Marco Weichert.  

Second-hand will not save the planet! To ensure global sustainability, in line with agreed climate and environmental goals, the industry needs to look at, and challenge, existing business models, overproduction/ overconsumption, the way we shop, says a new study.

A conversation that began in the late 80s should have covered a lot of ground till today. Unfortunately, it did not and while the industry is making a lot of noise around value chain decarbonisation, it continues to place a disproportionate burden on the manufacturer, says a new report in a new bottle commissioned by a group of manufacturers.

The Apple FineWoven material that was touted as a more environment-friendly alternative to leather has failed the elementary test of durability, apart from the fact that the tech giant's unqualified claims have been exposed by laboratory tests.

Swedish textile recycling pioneer Renewcell has decided to file for bankruptcy. The reason for the company going bust has nothing to do with either its product or facilities, but a global fashion  industry that is still unwilling to increase its uptake of recycled fibres.

The UK discards 1 million tonnes of textiles every year, with about a third ending up in landfill or incineration, and the football sector is a big contributor to this. Lindsay Pressdee, Senior Lecturer in Department of Materials Faculty of Science and Engineering at University of Manchester, talks about the urgent need to tackle sportswear garment waste on a footing at par with fast fashion.

Swedish nonprofit Axfoundation has been running the Swedish Wool Initiative, which aims for zero wool waste. The project has launched the Swedish Wool Standard, the first Swedish classification system for wool. Johan Sidenmark, Project Manager, Circular Economy, speaks at length about Swedish wool, and the Standard in particular.

The textiles-fashion industry is living in a bubble where nature does not exist and all that babble about sustainability is just that. That's the impression one gets after reading between the lines of the annual Materials Benchmark of nonprofit Textile Exchange. Like always, there’s been a lot of progress, but a lot also remains to be done.