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How can brands and retailers navigate EU textile and garment regulations?
In the European Union, a person consumes on average 19 kilograms of textiles per year according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). Of those, 8 kilograms are clothing, 7 kilograms are household textiles and 4 kilograms are shoes. “Nineteen kilograms basically compare to what can fit in a large travel suitcase,” compared EEA expert on...
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Fashion's deforestation challenge: COP30 urges action among leather supply chains
COP30 remains ongoing in Belém, Brazil, where its close proximity to the Amazon rainforest has highlighted an urgency for businesses to act on deforestation risks. Heightened scrutiny towards some of fashion’s biggest players, alongside upcoming European regulations, has intensified pressure on the sector. Despite growing awareness, significant...
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Paris urges Brussels to take action against Asian platform Shein
Paris, November 6, 2025 (AFP) - The European Commission “must take action” and sanction the online platform Shein, which is “clearly in breach of European regulations,” urged the French minister of foreign affairs on Thursday. “It has been three years since the regulations were adopted; the European Commission must take action,” stated Jean-Noël...
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Inventory accuracy and visibility for omnichannel logistics
By Matthias Vandecasteele, Sales Manager for Lifestyle at Bleckmann For fashion and lifestyle brands with an omnichannel strategy, inventory accuracy and visibility are paramount. Read on to discover how changing consumer expectations, new transparency regulations, and the complexity of modern supply chains have increased the need for...
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Mango partners with TextileGenesis to trace its supply chain
Madrid – The Dutch company TextileGenesis, which specialises in traceability solutions for the textile and fashion industries, has just announced its partnership with the Spanish fashion multinational Mango. They began a collaboration in 2023, which is now scaling up. The Andic family's company is adopting TextileGenesis' tools to trace and shed...
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Fashion faces ESPR knowledge gap: Why education must catch up with regulation
Europe’s new eco-design laws are about to shake the global fashion industry, and most players aren’t ready. From Asian factories struggling with data demands to universities slow to update design curriculums, the knowledge gap is widening just as regulators and investors push for rapid change. At the centre of this shift, this year’s Redress x...
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EU parliament majority votes for weaker supply chain law
A majority of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a significant weakening of the EU supply chain directive. The proposal was passed with 382 votes in favour, 249 against, and 13 abstentions. Among other changes, the regulations will now only apply to a select number of very large companies, and there will be no obligation to develop...
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France suspends operations of online platform Shein
France has temporarily suspended the operations of the low-cost online platform Shein. At the direction of prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, the government has initiated proceedings to suspend Shein's site until the platform can demonstrate to the authorities that all its content complies with French laws and regulations, the Ministry of Economy...
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Euratex sounds the alarm and calls for an urgent industrial strategy
The European textile and apparel sector comprises 192,000 companies and 1.3 million employees, generating an annual turnover of 167 billion euros. The industry is now warning of an imminent loss of competitiveness. In a joint statement issued in Brussels on November 11, 2025, Euratex (the European Apparel and Textile Confederation) and...
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Recover joins the T2T Alliance, the textile recyclers' lobby
Spanish company Recover has just announced it has officially joined the T2T Alliance. This association of recycling companies includes other leading and pioneering textile recycling firms such as Circ, Circulose, RE&UP, Syre and Samsara Eco. The alliance seeks to promote policies across the European Union to accelerate circularity within the...
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