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EU ban on destruction of unsold apparel and footwear starts for large companies in July 2026

New measures under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear, will apply...

Clean Clothes Campaign sues Levi’s over misleading advertisements

Together with a group of individual Levi’s consumers, the Netherlands-based foundation Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has launched a court case against Levi's on 14...

Ege University joins international GreenTEX project for sustainable textiles

Supported under the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, the “GreenTEX – Sustainable Textile Skills for the Future” project is being implemented through the strategic partnership...

Will “Genetically Enhanced” Turkish Cotton replace GMO-Free Turkish Cotton?

Türkiye, one of the few countries producing GMO free cotton alongside Greece and Spain, has successfully branded this unique position globally through the sustainable...

“Good Cotton,” “Bad Plastic”: Are the labels attached to raw materials really justified?

What if we were to say that without plastic, airplanes wouldn’t be able to fly, cars wouldn’t run, and even artificial intelligence wouldn’t exist?...

Textilegence March–April 2026 issue is out now!

Textilegence continues to keep its finger on the pulse of the textile and printing industry. Despite significant overall losses recorded by the Turkish textile...

The limits of textile production: Sustainable Growth or Controlled Scaling?

In the first article of our series, where we rethink the limits of production and consumption in the textile and fashion industry, we discuss...

Textilegence January–February 2026 issue now available!

As the textile industry continues to reshape itself amid an intense global agenda in the first months of the new year, Textilegence presents a...

Three companies from the Turkish textile industry enter the 2025 CDP A List

Despite ongoing global challenges, more than 23,100 organizations worldwide — including companies, cities, states, and regions — voluntarily disclosed their environmental data through CDP...

Reducing energy costs in the textile industry by 15% is possible

Energy costs represent a significant expense for the textile sector, a key driver of Türkiye’s exports. Currently ranked as the world’s fifth-largest producer in...

A first in DTF: Turkish company develops recyclable alternative to PET films

Turkish company Canapa, specialised in paper and printing technologies, has developed the first innovative and recyclable paper-based transfer paper for textile printing to replace...

A solution from Trützschler to recover blow room waste in spinning

The Online Fiber Recovery Line enables the in-line reprocessing of blow room and card waste, allowing fibers to be recovered and returned to the...

Materials Matter Standard to strengthen systemic change in textiles

Textile Exchange has published the final criteria for its Materials Matter Standard—a major milestone in the organization’s multi-year transition toward a unified, impact-driven standards...

Itema push forward green transition in textile by joining Ivy Decarb

Itema established a strategic partnership with Ivy Decarb, the digital platform helping textile companies measure and reduce their carbon footprint. As one of the...

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