As the Headline Sponsor of Better Cotton Conference 2025, USB Certification had the distinct honour of opening the conference today in İzmir where the future of cotton takes shape.Together with Better Cotton, we proudly embraced this year’s powerful theme: “It starts with farmers” a timely reminder that real transformation begins at the roots.The opening featured…
On June 10, 2025, the French Senate overwhelmingly approved a law targeting ultra-fast fashion platforms such as China’s Shein and Temu, imposing advertising bans and new environmental obligations. The legislation seeks to address the environmental harm caused by mass-produced, low-cost clothing and introduces specific restrictions for non-EU platforms. The Senate version distinguishes between “ultra” fast…
This year’s Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, held under the theme “barriers and bridges,” reflected the fashion industry’s blend of optimism and disillusionment. Attendees voiced concerns over falling behind on climate goals and criticized the rollback of environmental policies in the EU and US as weakening momentum. A key shift in this year’s event was…
The inaugural Textile Recycling Fair was held in Brussels on June 4–5, 2025, marking a turning point for the sector with 126 participants from 67 countries and 3,336 visitors. The event began with opening remarks by Aurel Ciobanu‑Dordea, Director of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Directorate, bringing together waste management giants, recycling firms, producers, and…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is extending the public comment period for its proposed new front-of-package nutrition labelling system. Comments on the system, known as ‘Nutrition Info,’ can now be submitted until 15 July 2025. The new labelling system aims to enable consumers to quickly and easily assess the…
The European Commission signed an important regulation on 14 May 2025. With the amendment to Implementing Regulation No. 2021/1378, new rules facilitating the import of organic products from third countries outside the European Union have entered into force. The regulation was prepared based on Article 46 of the Organic Farming Regulation No. 2018/848. Thanks to…
The European Commission has launched a new Pesticide Residue Monitoring Programme covering the years 2026-2028. This comprehensive programme aims to assess whether pesticide residues in food across the European Union are within current legal limits. Under the new regulation, member states will collect samples from specified agricultural products and analyse pesticide residue levels in these…
The fashion industry is caught between tradition and technology in its choice of core materials: cotton or polyester. Cotton has long been celebrated as a natural, biodegradable, and renewable fiber, but it faces criticism over its high water consumption and environmentally taxing agricultural practices. As global cotton production stalls at around 25 million tons annually,…
Global Standard, the nonprofit organization behind the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting significant advancements in sustainable textile certification and organizational strategy. In 2024, GOTS Version 7.0 was fully implemented, marking a milestone in due diligence and sustainability criteria. Concurrently, the revision process for GOTS Version 8.0 commenced, aiming…
After five years of development and two rounds of public consultation, the European Commission has officially published the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Apparel and Footwear. This long-anticipated release provides a harmonized methodology for assessing the environmental impact of textile and footwear products across the European Union. Unlike France’s national system—which remains a…
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