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Fashion & Textiles
From fibre and dye to factory, brand and label: how clothing and textiles are made, and what is claimed about them.
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EU tightens rules on ‘eco-friendly’ clothing claims
New restrictions cover broad environmental promises, sustainability labels and product claims based on carbon offsetting. Clothing already in shops has no blanket exemption, though authorities may allow for genuine transitional difficulties.
Investigations
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Can Microbial Dyes Replace Synthetic Textile Dyes?
Microbial dyes are moving from laboratory development into industrial textile production.
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Sustainability Check
Nudie Jeans: the brand EU policy cites as a reference
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Sustainability Check
PANGAIA: The 2025 net-zero deadline that came and went without proof
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Tech Check
Recycled polyester: solving one pollution problem while generating another
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Tech Check
Chemical textile recycling: the technology that works but cannot yet pay for itself