The Fashion Impact Toolkit will help companies navigate the impact landscape by aligning with evolving regulatory standards. Credit: Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock. GFA and Deloitte’s Fashion Impact Toolkit serves as an interactive guide for businesses to pinpoint critical sustainability issues within the textile value chain and ensure compliance with changing regulations. It emphasises key environmental, social, and governance…
CHIC is one of China’s largest fashion and lifestyle fairs. Credit: TZIDO SUN/Shutterstock. The CHIC 2025 event in Shanghai is designed to facilitate business connections through a blend of creative trade show elements and experiential activities. Under the theme ‘Fashion Picnic in Autumn,‘ CHIC 2025 (September) aims to focus on tapping into burgeoning markets, showcasing…
Profitability dropped in the UK fashion industry amid excess level increase. Credit: William Barton/Shutterstock. New data from the Manufacturing Health Index provided by Unleashed indicates this growth occurred despite a decline in small-medium enterprise (SME) business confidence to its lowest point in two years. The negative sentiment among businesses due to global uncertainty, inflation, and…
Fashion brands and retailers will discuss common topics and challenges when integrating DPC, 3D, AI and other technologies into the fashion value chain. Credit: Pressmaster/Shutterstock. The 3D NEXT LVL event returns on 15 October 2025 and is set to take place at the University of Manchester (UoM), UK. The Association of Suppliers to the British…
Source Fashion is proud to provide a platform that connects UK and global buyers. Credit: Source Fashion. Source Fashion’s exhibitors list has come live after it announced the July 2025 edition will focus on guiding fashion businesses through uncertainty with an emphasis on responsible sourcing and sustainability. The exhibitor list includes Bello Valente, Bintem Collection,…
No fashion brand deserves an A for effort to wind down its dependency on fossil fuels for energy and materials, according to activist group Stand.earth. H&M Group earned a class-leading grade of B+ in the watchdog’s third Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard of 42 fashion brands, suggesting that even a fast fashion business can make sustainability strides….
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian) will host the BIRD Fashion Fair. Credit: China National Garment Association/JANDALI. China’s inaugural BIRD Fashion Fair is scheduled to take place on 11-13 June 2025 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Futian. It will feature more than 800 exhibitors from prominent womenswear hubs such as Hangzhou, Shenzhen,…
Percentil is a managed marketplace for secondhand fashion with operations in Europe. Credit: Svittlana/Shutterstock. MySize’s strategic acquisition for €610,000 ($679,000) follows the insolvency of Percentil’s previous proprietor within Spanish jurisdiction. It also marks MySize’s first foray into the circular fashion and recommerce sectors. The total cost of the acquisition includes a cash payment of €40,000…
UK clothing sales improved in April 2025 after lacklustre growth in recent months. Credit: Sean Lamb/Shutterstock. The latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor data shows UK non-food sales, which includes clothing saw a 6.1% year-over-year increase in April. This figure was an improvement from the 6% decline in the same month of the previous year and…
During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts,…