Sustainability

TU Wien Scientists Develop Breakthrough Method To Fully Recycle Blended Textiles

Textile Insights November 27, 2025

In a major advance for textile sustainability, researchers at TU Wien have unveiled a novel recycling method capable of almost perfectly recovering both cotton and polyester from blended fabrics, one of the industry’s most challenging waste streams. The innovation comes at a time when global

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NTTM Unveils India’s First Scientific National Flag Recycling Model

Textile Insights November 27, 2025

The National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), under the Ministry of Textiles, has supported a landmark initiative that is redefining sustainability in India’s technical textiles industry. The project, which led to the establishment of the Atal Centre of Textile Recycling and Sustainability at IIT Delhi’s Panipat campus, brings together technology, innovation and national

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Lululemon Releases FY24 Impact Report, Unveils Ambitious Impact Agenda 2030

Textile Insights November 17, 2025

Lululemon has released its fifth annual Impact Report, detailing progress made in FY24 across its social and environmental commitments, while also announcing a refreshed Impact Agenda 2030, a renewed strategic framework that will guide the next phase of the company’s impact journey. The updated agenda builds on learnings since 2020 and focuses on deepening the […]

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Ireland Faces Mounting Textile Waste Challenge As Consumption Soars

Textile Insights November 13, 2025

Ireland is facing a growing textile waste crisis, with new data showing that the country’s clothing consumption is more than double the European average. The National Centre for the Circular Economy has warned that Ireland will need significant investment in textile sorting and recycling facilities to meet new EU obligations and manage the rising volume […]

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Textile Exchange Adopts Revised RMDF To Strengthen Traceability In Recycled Textiles

Textile Insights November 11, 2025

Textile Exchange has announced the adoption of its revised Reclaimed Material Declaration Form (RMDF), a new standardized framework designed to improve transparency and traceability of textile waste across global supply chains. The updated RMDF is the result of the Tracing Textile Waste project, led by Fashion for Good and launched in August 2023, involving waste […]

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Textile Renewal Alliance Unveils Brand And Website

Textile Insights November 11, 2025

Textile Renewal Alliance, a new 501(c)(3) organization formed to support producers in meeting their obligations under U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, has unveiled its brand identity and launched its official website: textilerenewalalliance.org. The launch represents a major step in the organization’s effort to become the designated Producer Responsibility

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Morocco’s Textile Sector Shifts Upmarket With Focus On Technology and Sustainability

Textile Insights November 11, 2025

Morocco’s textile and clothing sector is undergoing a major transformation driven by automation, digitalization and sustainability, said Anass El Ansari, President of the Moroccan Association of Textile and Clothing Industries (AMITH). Speaking at the opening of the 22nd “Maroc in Mode” (MIM) exhibition, he highlighted that the industry is steadily moving upmarket and

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VERDEinMED Launches Knowledge Platform To Support Circular Transition In Textile Industry

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The European VERDEinMED project has launched a new Knowledge Platform designed to accelerate the shift toward a circular textile industry. Funded by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the platform was developed by the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) with contributions from project partners across the Mediterranean. Serving as a digital hub, the platform

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Preventing Pollution Delivers Major Health, Economic And Social Benefits, Experts Say

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Many of the impacts of pollution are invisible, making their scale difficult to measure. Yet experts warn that preventing pollution is far more cost-effective than addressing its consequences, and doing so offers benefits across health, economic growth, food security and social equality. Pollution remains the world’s largest environmental cause of disease and premature

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Keeping Clothes In Circulation: How EU Research Is Transforming Textile Waste

Textile Insights November 9, 2025

Europe is taking bold steps to slash textile waste by up to 80% and make sustainable products the new standard. Across the continent, EU-funded researchers and manufacturers are working together to turn old clothes into high-quality new products, transforming the way Europe approaches textile recycling. In Waregem, north-west Belgium, an innovative machine accessible only