YKK Corporation has announced it will supply sustainably dyed zippers to the University of Fukui’s Fukumira Design Factory for its exhibit at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The exhibit, titled “Science: Connecting You to the Future,” is backed by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and runs from August 14 to...
Jul 31, 2025
Long before sustainability became a checklist item, Cheshire Fashion Week (CFW) made it its primary focus. In 2021, it became the first fashion week in the UK to set mandatory sustainability requirements, including complete supply chain transparency, verified ethical labour, circular design commitments, and a ban on exotic materials. Four years...
"Made in Italy" has recently come under intense scrutiny, not only due to tariffs that continue to penalise many sectors despite recent trade agreements, but primarily because of persistent issues surrounding illegal labor exploitation. Companies are also grappling with significant difficulties in effectively monitoring their entire supply...
Jul 29, 2025
There are countless sustainability initiatives, but who in the fashion industry is truly driving the transition—whether or not their efforts are visible to the broader public? We interview changemakers, consultants, sustainable fashion experts and activists. What can we learn from their work? In this third installment, FashionUnited speaks with...
Jul 28, 2025
The Secondary Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), the largest international trade association for textile reuse and recycling, is imploring local governments to support using clothing bins nationwide to address the growing textile waste crisis. Citing the importance of bins as “indispensable for effective textile waste management,” SMART...
Jul 24, 2025
The apparel industry, already under scrutiny for its environmental footprint, recorded a 7.5 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, according to the Apparel Impact Institute’s (Aii) annual report Taking Stock of Progress Against the Roadmap to Net Zero 2025. The findings underscore a troubling reversal: it is the first...
At the recently concluded Milano Unica trade fair, 735 exhibitors showcased their new products for autumn/winter 2026/27. What about companies’ progress in terms of sustainability? “Yarn manufacturers have invested heavily in sustainability and made great progress,” Giusy Bettoni, founder and CEO of Class, told FashionUnited. Class, an acronym...
Jul 23, 2025
Finnish green-tech materials company Brightplus has successfully raised 2 million euros in funding to accelerate the growth, development, and industrial scaling of its high-performance, recyclable, bio-based textile coatings. The funding round was led by impact investor Collateral of Good, and co-led by Nordic Butterfly Ventures, with additional...
Jul 18, 2025
Global non-profit Textile Exchange introduced its new Materials Matter Standard at its annual conference last year, a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and initial processing of raw materials. After a successful vote by the International Working Group (IWG) as an independent decision-making body, Textile Exchange will launch...
CELYS is not just another alternative fibre. It is the world’s first certified compostable polyester, engineered to deliver high performance without the environmental trade- offs long associated with synthetic textiles. Most crucially, CELYS eliminates microplastic pollution without relying on chemical additives, an often-overlooked flaw in...
Jul 17, 2025
For traceability, simply making declarations is no longer enough. Fairly Made, a French green tech company specialising in sustainable fashion, has unveiled a new tool, Supply Chain Intelligence, to help leaders in fashion meet regulatory requirements, such as the CSRD, ESPR or AGEC. According to a survey conducted by the auditing firm...
Jul 15, 2025
The global warp knitting machine market is expected to experience strong growth in the coming years. According to an article published on July 15, 2025 by Knitting Trade Journal (“Strong growth predicted for warp knitting machine market”, Haydn Davis), this market could reach 4.5 billion US dollars by 2032. This impressive figure is not limited...