Fashion and Textiles Legislation: Laying Down the Key Laws
An essential guide to to important fashion and textiles sustainability regulations that all fashion’s stakeholders should have on their radar.
Understanding Overproduction
The roots of fashion’s core sustainability challenge, and how we might tackle them through policy, technology, and consumer engagement.
The Next Steps Towards Supply Chain Traceability and Transparency
The urgent need for adopting traceability technology, and how it can help brands achieve a more transparent supply chain.
Italy’s Manufacturing Sector Gains Government Support, Shein Under Scrutiny Again, And Concerns Over The Tech-Fashion Connection
The Italian government gives Tuscany’s manufacturing sector support as it grapples with economic pressures, while their antitrust authority launches a probe into alleged greenwashing from Shein. And the relationship between tech and fashion companies continues to grow closer.
The Sustainability Report 2024 – Available Now
The Interline's second Sustainability Report- available to download for free - explores the developing role that technology solutions are playing in changing the sustainability profile of fashion, and how far the industry still has to travel.
Steps Forward For Simulations And AI Education, But Sustainability Still On The Backburner
What investment in simulation startups could mean for fashion, how Google is pushing to lead the conversation on AI impact, and findings from a new report showing that brands’ reliance on polyester and other fossil-fuel based fabrics is increasing.
Podcast: Talking Circularity, Innovation, and Save Your Wardrobe’s Sustainable Vision for Fashion
The Interline welcomes the Founder and CEO of Save Your Wardrobe about driving systemic change in the fashion industry through their solution for brands, local businesses, and consumers.
The Renewed Business Case For Digital Fabrics
With a global perspective on the practicalities of large-scale fabric digitization and use, The Interline and Cotton Incorporated take stock of the journey of digital product development, chart the changing use cases for 3D assets, and find a more meaningful business case than ever for comprehensive digitization strategies - for cotton and beyond.
The End of Impulse Buying: Tech’s Impact on Underconsumption Core
The role technology could play in de-influencing, underconsumption, and the ability of brands to respond.
Antitrust Regulations Close In On E-Commerce And The Frontier Of Worker Protections Continues To Shift
The European Union’s top court secures a win in its long-running effort to regulate the technology sector - this time in eCommerce - while a key piece of labour legislation for the fashion industry is on the verge of becoming law, with implications for AI and much more.
California’s Recycling Bill, Nvidia’s Antitrust Investigation, And A New Wedge For Consumer Body Scanning
The state of California celebrates a sustainability win, while Nvidia faces more scrutiny from the US DOJ around its practices. Over in the UK, a healthtech startup’s latest development may influence some changes for consumer attitudes to body scanning on the high street.
Woolmark Unveils Woolmark+: A New Roadmap To Accelerate The Wool Industry Towards Nature Positive
Woolmark+ aims to accelerate low-impact production, promote circularity and enhance animal wellbeing and woolgrower livelihoods.
Meta’s AR Shuffle, Secondary Market Scepticism, And The Multi-Pronged Fight For Workers’ Rights
The future of flatscreen AR in fashion is cast into doubt, and brands across different sectors are scrambling to gain a logical foothold in the secondary market. Meanwhile, workers rights in fashion’s manufacturing regions remain a cause for concern.
Origin of Material Matters: Isotopic vs DNA Testing for Cotton Traceability
With regulatory compliance and brand reputation hanging in the balance, brands are embracing scientific methods to substantiate their country-of-origin claims with science-backed data. Forensic science techniques like isotopic testing, along with data analysis, could be the key to meeting tougher regulatory standards and growing consumer expectations for physical proof of sustainable and ethical sourcing.