Sustainability

Global Standards Launches GRTS For Broader Range Of Textile Fibres

Textile Insights September 21, 2026

Global Standards has launched the Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS), a new textile processing standard covering a wider range of fibres, including plant, animal, synthetic, man-made cellulosic and recycled fibres. Developed using experience from the established Global Organic Textile

Sustainability

Traceability Becomes A Market Requirement: OEKO-TEX

Textile Insights September 8, 2026

Annual Report 2025/26 highlights sharp growth in certified organic cotton and MADE IN GREEN as regulatory scrutiny of textile supply chains intensifies Traceability is rapidly moving from a competitive advantage to a requirement for market access as regulatory scrutiny of textile supply chains increases across major markets, according to the OEKO-TEX® Annual Report

Industry

UK-Vietnam Trade Pact Boosts Textile Exports, But Compliance Remains Hurdle

Textile Insights September 7, 2026

Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to the UK have gained momentum under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), but exporters will need to strengthen supply chains and meet tougher sustainability and traceability norms to expand their market share. The UK’s share of Vietnam’s textile and garment exports increased from 1.7% in 2020 to 2% last […]

Special Report

Giriraj Singh Releases CMAI-GATS ‘CXO Blueprint 2030’ To Guide India’s Textile Export Growth

Textile Insights July 16, 2026

Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Government of India, released the India Textiles & Apparel CXO Blueprint 2030, a strategic report by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) and the Global Alliance for Textile Sustainability (GATS), at the Sustainability & Circularity Impact Pavilion during Bharat Tex 2026. The report outlines strategic

Corporates

PDEXCIL, AWARE Partner To Advance Digital Product Passport Readiness At Bharat Tex

Textile Insights July 15, 2026

The Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) and AWARE™, an Amsterdam-based neutral cross-border data infrastructure provider for textile producers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Bharat Tex 2026 to help India’s powerloom sector prepare for emerging European Union Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements. The MoU was signed by

Industry

Intertek Announces Launch Of Its Icare Platform In India

Textile Insights May 21, 2024

Intertek, a provider of total quality assurance (TQA) solutions, has announced launch of its innovative iCare platform in India. “This one-stop digital portal is specifically designed to address the needs of the textile industry, following its successful debut in Türkiye last November,” Intertek said in a press release. iCare empowers textile manufacturers to seamlessly

Industry

TextileGenesis & Eon Collaborate On Digital Product Passports

Textile Insights April 26, 2024

TextileGenesis, a platform which ensures material traceability for the textile and garment sector has collaborated with Eon to create comprehensive Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Eon offers product digitisation, enabling retail brands to turn products into traceable, valuable assets through the creation of Digital IDs. “This collaboration will enable brands to create

Industry

Textile Exchange’s ETrackit For Tracking Certified Materials

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

Textile Exchange has unveiled the Electronic Trackit, or eTrackit, which will enhance integrity of supply chain traceability, by tracking the volume of materials certified to Textile Exchange standards. eTrackit is part of the organisation’s two-tier traceability offering for materials certified to its standards, working alongside dTrackit (Digital Trackit) and is a first

Industry

Oerlikon & Haelixa Make Textile End Products Traceable

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

In cooperation with Haelixa, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions will in future be able to make the entire value chain of a textile end product transparent and hence sustainable. The two development partners are offering a solution for the comprehensive traceability of products, as required by the European Green Deal. In combination with Oerlikon’s atmos.io digital