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In a big blow for the Higg MSI tool, Norway has ruled that the former is not sufficient as a basis for the environmental claims that fast fashion retailer H&M and outdoor brand Norrona have used in marketing themselves and their products, and asked the two entities to change or remove the relevant marketing using the Higg MSI from their product pages within the stipulated time.

The Treadler project of the H&M Group, hailed as a fashion gamechanger, is being shelved for not growing fast enough. Ironically, the Treadler project served as a 'case study' on the Higg Inc website for making a difference. And, Higg has been time and again accused of furthering the interests of companies like H&M.

The Big Daddies in the textiles-apparel-footwear-fashion ecosystem are the hands behind some of the most followed sustainability benchmarks. The charge is that they have been using the cloak of opaqueness and secrecy and also the lack of credible data to greenwash themselves. texfash.com recaps the brouhaha.

Plans for a minimum tax on profits of multinationals will have major implications for investment policy, the UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 has warned. Developing countries could lose out on tax revenues due to capacity and legal constraints on the implementation of needed reforms.

Nigeria should explore opportunities in nanotechnology to revive its textile sector. At the moment, it is not benefiting from nanotextiles’ economic potential as it produces none. Together with higher cotton production, nanotextile products can return this country's textile industry to glory.

With a proven legacy of over 80 years, Lenzing AG’s sustainable production of botanic fibres has remained as the centrepiece of strategic focus of its core business. Avinash Mane, Commercial Director (South Asia), Lenzing Group, talks to texfash.com about the role the three-decade-old Tencel fibre has played in the business of denim.

It’s going to be fascinating to see how the market for NFTs develops. Total NFT sales for 2022 are heading for about £90 billion, more than double 2021 despite the fact that markets are sinking right now. The companies that succeed will probably be the ones that are alert to these risks, and view NFTs as a new revenue market to explore rather than a short-term opportunity.

Far away in the Iberian Peninsula of Portugal, a textile designer has developed a patent-pending solution from the abundantly available cork to handcraft sustainable rugs using traditional weaving techniques. Meet Susana Godinho.

Implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) along side supporting measures is widely believed to incentivise eco-design. texfash.com talks to Toby Connock, Consultant at Eunomia, the agency that was commissioned by the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) to conduct a study on the role of EPR and supporting policy measures in driving a circular economy for textiles in Europe.

The risks are becoming bigger. COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine war, Suez crisis, Shanghai situation—all these were unforeseen. But that's why those are called risks. Cem Altan, President of the International Apparel Federation discusses how apparel brands and manufacturers can mitigate risks.