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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has proposed an International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000, ‘General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements’. Released for public consultation, the standard is designed to guide limited and reasonable assurance engagements on sustainability information.…

Textile suppliers have been navigating a growing and confusing world of sustainable standards and certifications while trying to meet clients’ diverse requests.  

“This is very difficult because every company has different requirements. So as of today, it is a bit of the Wild West.…

Gorpcore’ fashion, wearing outdoor functional clothing as fashionable streetwear, is rising in popularity, so much that much specialist apparel specifically designed for mountain environments will “never see a mountain,” a performance clothing designer has told WTiN. 

Their expensive materials and complex designs have “attracted fashion and streetwear to outdoor clothing,” Richard Dannah, an outdoor performance sportwear designer with more than 20 years’ experience in the field, told WTiN.…

Canada’s successful shift towards electric vehicle production is seeing the country’s auto-sector expand from its traditional Ontario base across the country, according to new research. This has been undertaken by non-profits the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing, (which raises public and investor awareness), and Accelerate, an alliance of mining, batteries, fuel cells, R&D, the public sector, Indigenous peoples’ interests, labour, vehicle manufacturing and infrastructure groups.…

With New Zealand’s raw wool exports falling during the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s wool sector is witnessing “a historic change”, transforming from farmers as providers of raw material traded as a commodity into that of farmer-owned brands – sold direct to consumer as high-value goods.…

The Ukraine and Russian paint and coating sectors have both experienced major change since Russian military forces invaded Ukraine last February (2022), but as with the war, Ukraine’s industry has suffered much tougher damage.

Indeed, all sectors of the victim country’s economy have been hit hard by Russian military attacks and economic disruption, but none more so than Ukraine’s vulnerable chemical-based industries.…

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has shelved investigations into two major mining companies on the eve of a new director’s arrival. Current Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Nick Ephgrave takes over at the end of September.

As the term of predecessor Lisa Osofsky expires, the agency (on Aug 23) an announced long running corruption investigations into the Anglo-Australian mining major Rio Tinto Group and Kazakhstan-focused mining Eurasian Natural Resources Corp (ENRC) were being scrapped.…

Textile companies and researchers are developing innovations within finishing to reduce the release of microplastics from clothing, while legislators pressure the sector to combat this harmful pollution.
Synthetic textiles, geotextiles, coatings and detergent capsules for laundry are among the main sources of microplastics, which researchers agree harm ecosystems (1).…

Footwear specialists have been warned to focus on ways to implement artificial intelligence (AI) in specific use cases within their own niche area rather than being tempted to utilise the technology to extend their range into new product areas, in which they may lack familiarity.…

Large paint and coatings companies operating in the European Union (EU) will now almost certainly have to comply with the first European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), now released by the European Commission. Assuming they are backed by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers (which is expected), they will become mandatory for EU listed companies (except micro-companies), who will start sustainability reporting according to ESRS from 2025.…