Sustainability
GORE-TEX® KIDSWEAR launches innovative membership scheme for kids’ jackets
With its revolutionary new membership model, GORE-TEX® Kidswear now offers families a simple, flexible and sustainable way of kitting out their children in top-quality jackets. It is aimed at the parents of children aged between five and ten and kicks off with a choice of functional winter jackets.
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H&M Foundation funds pioneering initiative to build the factories of the future
The H&M Foundation is committing SEK 53 million (approx. EUR 5 million) towards Future Forward Factories, a five-year initiative led by Fashion for Good, to address fashion’s most polluting stage: tier 2 textile processing.
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Coats commits to circularity with textile-to-textile thread innovation
Proof-of-concept innovation aligns with Company’s broader sustainability goals, aiming to reduce Scope 3 emissions by cutting down on waste to landfill across its value chain.
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YKK to exhibit at Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Lisbon
YKK Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koichi Matsushima; hereafter, YKK) will exhibit at the Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Portugal, held from Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17, to showcase its products and initiatives that contribute to the realization of a circular economy in the fashion industry.
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SAITEX releases 2024 impact report, showing decarbonization at scale and industry-leading circularity
SAITEX, a global pioneer in sustainable apparel and denim manufacturing, has released its 2024 Impact Report, highlighting measurable progress toward net-zero operations, renewable energy expansion, and community-driven innovation across its vertically integrated platforms.
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Textile Exchange Conference 2025 kicks off next week in Lisbon
From October 13 to 17, 2025, the Textile Exchange Conference will take place at the Lisbon Congress Centre, bringing together brands, supply-chain partners, innovators, farmers, NGOs, academics, and more for a week of collaborative learning and exchange. Under the theme “Shifting Landscapes”, this year’s agenda highlights the urgent need for the textile industry to adapt rapidly to changing environmental, political, and economic conditions, while linking adaptation to broader systems transformation.
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Global fiber production reaches record levels in 2024
Textile Exchange has released its latest Materials Market Report, alongside the Materials Benchmark Insights and Trends and an updated Climate+ Dashboard. The findings highlight both record growth in global fiber production and the challenges of aligning the industry with Paris Agreement climate goals.
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Indorama Ventures in Lisbon to help unlock systemic change in the textile industry
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, joins leading brand owners, technology players, weavers, knitters, and alike at the Textile Exchange Conference in Lisbon on October 13-17. Under the conference theme of Shifting Landscapes, Vipin Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer for Indorama Ventures’ Fibers Business, will join the debate on how to unlock opportunities for systems transformation.
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DITF send a signal for climate protection
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have successfully implemented extensive investments in photovoltaic systems at their site in Denkendorf. The systems installed on the roofs of the buildings and covered parking lots have a total installed capacity of 840 kilowatt peak (kWp). The DITF invested 1.6 million euros in this with the support of the state of Baden-Württemberg. The system was ceremonially put into operation on September 17, 2025.
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Fashion For Good unveils “The Next Stride”, a new footwear project to replace fossil fuel mate-rial with bio-based sole innovation
Fashion for Good today announced the launch of The Next Stride: Bio-Based Materials for Footwear Soles, a 12-month project to transform the $400 billion footwear industry¹ by reimagining one of its most impactful components: the sole. In partnership with adidas, Target, and Zalando, alongside leading material innovators Algenesis Labs, Balena, Evoco, KUORI, and Yulex, the initiative will test and validate bio-based polymers as high-performance alternatives to the fossil fuel–derived materials that dominate footwear production. By focusing on the sole (the foundation of every shoe), The Next Stride aims to accelerate the industry’s shift toward scalable, circular solutions.
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Pioneering sustainability: Teijin Carbon published its first Sustainability Report
Teijin Carbon has published Sustainability Report 2024, sending a strong signal for climate-friendly innovation. From CO?-reduced high-performance fibers to digital product passports, the company’s advanced materials help transform entire industries.
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Sustainability
GOTS publishes update: Approval procedure & requirements for certification bodies – Version 4.0
The updated Version 4.0 has been aligned with the requirements of ISO 17065 and incorporates revised conformity assessment procedures and methodologies for Certification Bodies. These updates reflect best practices in evaluating management systems, thereby strengthening quality assurance, and safeguarding the integrity of certified products.
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Global Change Award 2026: Nominations now open
On 1 September, the H&M Foundation launched the nomination round for the Global Change Award 2026. The international innovation challenge is looking for early-stage ideas that can drive the textile and fashion industry towards circularity and climate neutrality.
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Better Cotton partners with Planboo to reduce emissions using cotton crop waste
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has teamed up with climate technology startup Planboo to help cotton farmers reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – and earn carbon credits for it.
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