14th- 18th July 2025
Ecotextile News
The purpose-led multimedia news platform for sustainability in the global fashion and textile industry.
We’re back with another Weekly Briefing! Get caught up with the most important news of the week👇🏼
Monday
📍We started the week with the news that LVMH brand Loro Piana has become the latest luxury fashion house to be placed under court administration over worker exploitation in its Italian supply chain.
A court in Milan put the cashmere brand under judicial administration for subcontracting production of apparel, including jackets, to the Chinese-owned Evergreen Fashion Group which allegedly exploited workers.
📍We also reported that UK researchers have found that some species of microbes in the human gut can digest PFAS – the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ found in textiles and other consumer goods.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge discovered that bacterial species isolated from the human gut, which were inserted into mice, can rapidly accumulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals ingested by the rodents.
Tuesday
📍On Tuesday, we underlined a new study from Solidaridad and the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) which disclosed that poor farming practices are putting biodiversity at risk in cotton growing regions.
The ‘Cotton and Biodiversity’ report says agrochemical overuse, the expansion of monocultures and poor water management are threatening biodiversity across three levels – genetic, ecosystem and species diversity.
📍We also reported via our Radar (your new remedy to confusing, biased social media feeds)- Vietnam’s textile and garment exports have surged in the first half of 2025
Wednesday
📍On Wednesday we discussed that sustainable materials company Brightplus has raised €2 million ($2.3m) in a funding round to accelerate the development and scaling of its recyclable, bio-based textile coatings.
Brightplus ’s proprietary BrightBio technology claims to transform agricultural waste into advanced bio-sourced materials that are renewable and recyclable.
📍We also saw that textile chemical specialist Archroma has launched a new washing-off auxiliary that claims to improve productivity and reduce resource consumption in cellulosic dyeing.
Branded as Cyclanon XC-W e, the new treatment is also said to deliver high quality colour fastness, even in difficult high-electrolyte or hard water conditions.
Thursday
📍On Thursday, we reported that Swiss material science company Livinguard Technologies claimed its recently launched textile protection treatment reduces fibre fragmentation by up to 80% and extends the product’s useful life.
📍We also reported that Textile Exchange will launch the approved criteria for its new ‘Materials Matter’ standard on 12th December, 2025.
The new certification scheme is a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and initial processing of raw materials. It establishes what best practice looks like for different materials in various settings, from farms to recycling facilities.
Friday
📍Today we released a new exclusive feature- Shivam Gusain explains why textile industry decarbonisation and water stewardship do not exist on parallel tracks
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