Articles by Simone Preuss
Simone Preuss is a freelance journalist specialising in apparel production, sustainability and social responsibility. She has been working with FashionUnited since 2012, gaining valuable insights into an ever-changing industry.
Textile Exchange to launch approved criteria of new Materials Matter Standard in December
Global non-profit Textile Exchange introduced its new Materials Matter Standard at its annual conference last year, a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and initial processing of raw materials. After a successful vote by the International Working Group (IWG) as an independent decision-making body, Textile Exchange will launch...
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New Reju and Circle-8 partnership to tackle large-scale textile-to-textile recycling in UK
Textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju and Lonond-based Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems have partnered to boost large-scale textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling in the UK and make a dent in the growing post-consumer textile pile. After opening pilot plant “Regeneration Hub Zero” in Frankfurt, Germany in October 2024, Reju announced its first...
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Tepid efforts dominate when it comes to corporate climate action
None of 55 major global companies achieved a high or even reasonable integrity in regards to their climate strategies. This is what the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) found out. The report analyses the climate strategies of 55 major global companies and evaluates the transparency and integrity of their climate pledges. It...
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Cotton and biodiversity: New report demonstrates key role of smallholder farmers
When it comes to cotton, many think of large companies responsible for its cultivation. However, according to Solidaridad figures from 2023, 70 percent of the world's cotton is produced by smallholder farmers. These are family farms of between one and ten hectares. Four key factors are responsible for agriculture contributing significantly to...
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Shein slapped with high fines in California, France
Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein needs to have deep pockets these days, given that the global e-commerce company is being slapped with fines in two countries at the moment. Shein just settled a consumer protection lawsuit in the United States, in California’s Napa, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sonoma counties, and agreed to pay 700,000...
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DressX launches first Roblox game together with Puma
Digital fashion retailer DressX has launched its first game on metaverse platform Roblox, together with partner Puma. The game called DressGo will allow players to dress up their avatars, participate in styling challenges and build personalised wardrobes by collecting items of varying rarity. Via a mystery box system, players can unlock looks...
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Accompanying report helps navigate new GFA Fashion Impact Toolkit
A new Fashion Impact Toolkit, presented by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and Deloitte at the Global Fashion Summit in June, wants to share a meaningful inventory of industry impacts for guidance on strategy assessment. But how to use it? And what are some of the key findings from the impact inventory? An accompanying report, published...
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Patrick McDowell and Sparxell pioneer dresses coloured with plant-based cellulose
Sustainable luxury brand Patrick McDowell has announced a new collaboration with colour platform Sparxell to create a printed couture gown and a commercially available shirt dress, thus integrating Sparxell’s innovative colourants for the first time into fashion. Sparxell was founded by University of Cambridge scientists Benjamin Droguet and...
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Study: Branded clothing sector contributes almost 332 billion euros to EU economy
A study released by the European Branded Clothing Association (EBCA) today presents new findings from Oxford Economics, which reveals that the European branded clothing sector contributes 331.8 billion euros to the EU’s GDP annually, which is nearly 2 percent of the total EU economy. It also highlights the sector’s role in driving jobs, trade...
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Global Fashion Agenda and Deloitte launch new open-source Fashion Impact Toolkit
An new open-source and free to use toolkit has been developed by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and Deloitte to share a meaningful inventory of industry impacts for guidance on strategy assessment. It keeps fashion sustainability teams in mind to help them understand, measure and leverage large amounts of data to drive positive change,...
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