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How fashion certifications help shoppers spot real sustainability

The right logo can expose a lie, but only if you know what it actually covers. From GOTS to OEKO-TEX, these labels separate proof from polish.

Sofia Martinez•6 min read•04:55 PM

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How to shop more responsible footwear, from sneakers to sandals

The smartest shoe purchases are the ones with proof: better materials, repairable construction, and transparent supply chains. Here’s how to spot responsibility without falling for greenwashed polish.

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Ponda scales BioPuff insulation to fund wetland restoration

Ponda is turning rewetted wetlands into a working insulation supply chain, using BioPuff to link restoration funding, farmer income and fashion’s need for scalable low-impact fill.

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Lindex and BASF bring textile-to-textile recycled polyamide to lingerie

Recycled nylon is heading into lingerie, where softness, stretch and recovery will expose whether loopamid can really compete with virgin polyamide at scale.

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Allbirds’ sustainability pivot exposes the pressure on venture-backed fashion

Allbirds went from climate-minded darling to AI pivot, showing how quickly venture-backed fashion can trade purpose for survival.

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Losanje raises 6.7 million euros to scale industrial upcycling

Losanje’s €6.7 million raise buys more than optimism: a new Nevers factory, faster robotic cutting, and the chance to make upcycling behave like real industry.

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Egypt plans carbon-neutral textile city with Cloud Chain in Port Said

Egypt is courting Cloud Chain for a 4.5-million-square-meter textile city in Port Said, a bet on jobs, exports and whether carbon-neutral manufacturing can be real.

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Bogotá labels bring craft and sustainable design to Madrid runway

Seven Bogotá labels took handwork and recycled materials to Madrid, betting that craft can win over Europe without losing price discipline.

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Philippines opens banana-fibre hub to turn waste into fashion materials

Banana stalks are being spun into fashion feedstock in Isabela, with a hub targeting 40 kilos of fibre a day and up to P9 million in annual income.

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Sustainable dress shoes for work, built to last longer

Formal shoes are one of menswear’s hardest sustainability tests, and the best pair is the one you can repair, not replace.

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Italy readies textile EPR rules as industry calls for clarity

Italy moved early on textile collection, but brands and recyclers now want rules that are clear enough to punish free riders and fund real change.

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Fashion brands face growing proof gap on product origin claims

Consumers no longer buy a made-in story at face value. Oritain found only 3% trust marketing claims, while 90% of brands tested in 2025 showed at least one prohibited cotton result.

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Cascale maps Higg Index to tougher global sustainability laws

Cascale’s new map shows fashion compliance is no longer one rulebook. Across 21 laws, the pressure is now on traceability, supplier control, grievance channels and disclosure timing.

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Secondhand or rental, which lowers fashion's footprint most?

Secondhand is usually the cleaner win, but rental can beat it for one-off pieces if shipping and cleaning stay light.

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Compostable fashion faces certification gaps and home composting limits

The pretty promise of soil-return fashion breaks at the bin: labels, certifications, and backyard piles rarely line up.

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Sustainable fashion turns to regenerative materials to restore nature

Regenerative fashion is moving from mood board to farm gate, where soil health, traceability and farmer livelihoods now matter as much as handfeel.

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Primark, H&M and Zalando back tax reforms for resale, repair

Primark, H&M Group and Zalando joined 69 fashion and textile organisations pushing tax changes that could lift resale margins to 55% and repair to 41%.

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Bad data could derail global textile circularity, experts warn

Bad textile data can mislabel waste, scramble trade, and wreck EPR fees, turning circularity from a promise into a liability.

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eco-conscious clothing brands using organic cotton and upcycled materials

Organic cotton and upcycled fabric are only the start. The real test is proof: repair, supplier disclosure, and third-party standards that survive scrutiny.

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US House moves to track textiles in recycling data law

A House committee put textiles into federal recycling data law, a technical shift that could change how circularity, EPR and investment are measured.

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Wove app scans clothes for PFAS, microplastics and greener alternatives

Wove's new app gives garments an A+ to F score for PFAS and microplastic risk, then points shoppers to cleaner-looking alternatives.

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Xinjiang cotton risks rise as EU forced-labour ban nears

Cotton leaves Xinjiang, but the labour risk does not. EU rules now force brands to prove traceability deeper than the factory gate.

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Zara, H&M and Primark keep T-shirt prices too low, report says

Bangladesh T-shirts are still being bought at prices that ignore inflation. Clean Clothes Campaign says that squeeze helps keep wages low and overtime high.

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Remake closure signals fading support for fashion sustainability advocacy

Remake shut down after funding for labor and climate justice work dried up, leaving #PayUp’s legacy and a thinner watchdog landscape in fashion.

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Denim Première Vision Milan deepens eco focus and circular production

A bio-based blue dye, Tunisia’s circular apparel push, and student labs turned Milan’s denim fair into a test of scale, not slogans.

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Bangladesh garment factories cut cooling as heat and power cuts bite

Fans and coolers are going dark in Dhaka factories as 37C heat and power cuts leave garment workers dizzy, cramping and fainting across Bangladesh’s export engine.

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Everlane sale to Shein raises questions over its sustainability claims

Everlane’s reported sale to Shein puts “radical transparency” on the spot. The brand says it cut Scope 1-3 emissions 60%, but its image now sits beside fast fashion’s most scrutinized name.

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Washington University creates biodegradable fiber that can be remade again

A WashU fiber made from spider silk, mussels and amyloids could be dissolved, remade and biodegrade if shed, targeting textile waste and microplastics.

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Africa pushes certified cotton sourcing to win textile value chains

Africa is trying to turn certified cotton into a sourcing advantage, after UNCTAD found more than 90% of its lint still leaves the continent raw.

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The Good Trade updates guide to 15 organic cotton clothing brands

Organic cotton is only a smart buy when the fabric comes with proof, tougher construction, and a supply chain that reads like more than a mood board.

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