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David and Goliath: Small Australia Firm Wins Landmark Case Against American Brand

David and Goliath: Small Australia Firm Wins Landmark Case Against American Brand

13 August 2025

A local Australian company, FanFirm, has won a landmark trademark case against the global retail giant, Fanatics. The dispute highlights the critical importance of a meticulous trademark strategy in Australia, as the court's final ruling powerfully affirmed that a local business's first-to-market presence and due diligence take precedence over an overseas brand's international reputation.

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How Denim Industry Competitors Got Together to Measure and Reduce Indigo Dyeing Water Use

How Denim Industry Competitors Got Together to Measure and Reduce Indigo Dyeing Water Use

13 August 2025

Seven denim manufacturers from Pakistan, Türkiye, Italy, and China recently collaborated on measuring and comparing water use in indigo dyeing, and wrent on to establish a shared benchmark. Andrew Olah, Founder of Transformers Foundation, and Rashid Iqbal, Executive Director at Naveena Denim, share experiences and ideas on the backdrop and the project's significance.

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FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports

FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports

25 July 2025

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on Thursday, removes steep tariffs on Indian exports of textiles, apparel, leather and footwear. With duty-free access to 99% of Indian goods, the deal unlocks significant growth for manufacturers across sectors. Exporters expect major gains in UK market share, driven by price competitiveness and improved supply chain efficiency.

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The Hidden Price of Luxury: Coach Handbags Linked to Amazon Deforestation

The Hidden Price of Luxury: Coach Handbags Linked to Amazon Deforestation

24 June 2025

Coach luxury handbags have been linked to illegal Amazon deforestation through Brazilian leather supply chains connected to cattle ranching on stolen indigenous land, new investigation reveals. European fashion brands risk complicity in environmental crimes whilst marketing sustainable products to consumers seeking ethical luxury goods.

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Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

18 April 2025

The path to circularity in fashion is not paved with singular solutions or isolated innovations. It is shaped by the willingness of stakeholders to come together, question assumptions, and collaborate in new ways. The ESCF project has shown that manufacturers, when given space and voice, are not just implementers—they are co-creators of the future. 

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Denim creativity

For Designers and Small Players, Denim PV Is that Platform to Showcase and Connect

29 November 2024

If you are looking for creativity that reeks of inspiration with out-of-the-box designs in some happy blues then the Denim Première Vision is where you must head to, and in the same direction again if you are a solo designer, a small label or looking to make MOQs.

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Agra leather waste

India's Footwear Hub Agra Faces Challenging Task in Handling 45 tonnes of Waste Every Day

11 November 2024

Shoemaking that had thrived during the Mughal Era, surviving British Raj, and burgeoning after Independence, today sees itself back to where it had all started. The city of love in India needs to find a feasible solution to the carcinogenic waste of its footwear industry.

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Crime of Fashion

H&M and Zara Linked to Deforestation, Rights Abuses and Land-Grab; Asian Suppliers Sourcing Dirty Cotton from Brazil with Better Cotton Label

11 April 2024

UK nonprofit Earthsight’s investigations reveal nearly a million tonnes of tainted cotton from some of the most notorious estates in Brazil to clothing manufacturers in Asia, and being supplied to fast fashion behemoths H&M and Zara.

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Second-hand clothing trade

Current Trajectory of Second-Hand Clothing a Distraction from More Important Questions

11 March 2024

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.

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Ethiopian industry

It’s Now or Never for Ethiopia’s Garment Industry

27 November 2023

There’s an urgent need for Ethiopia to yank off from a never-ending cycle of low productivity and high labour turnover if the country wants to remain an attractive location for the global textile industry in spite of rising labour costs.

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