SUSTAINABLE
Moving Fashion Into the Next Generation of Sustainable Production
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | October 3, 2025
California Apparel News asked apparel sustainability experts: How are companies blending nature with technological tools to advance sustainable progress in fashion?
Functional Fabric Fair Reveals Fall Focus Topic, New Offering
Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days’ upcoming edition Nov. 11–13 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., will focus on Textile 2 Textile (T2T) Recycling—The Role of Recyclers and debut a Future Fabrics Expo Innovation Hub.
New Initiatives at Kingpins NY Include the Jeanius Hub and Made in Japan
The love of denim fabric, jeans and a passion for how denim is made was celebrated at the invitation-only Kingpins show held July 23–24 at Pier 36 / Basketball City in New York.
Sustainability and Transformation at Texworld and Apparel Sourcing NYC
The summer editions of Messe Frankfurt’s Texworld and Apparel Sourcing, held July 23–25 at the Javits Center in New York (and July 29–31 in Los Angeles) once again showed why they are go-to destinations for sourcing sustainable fabrics and drawing global exhibitors eager to build relationships with U.S. companies. The shows featured an impressive lineup of educational tech and trend topics as well as a large home-sourcing section.
Continuing Responsible Manufacturing Amid Tariff Confusion
California Apparel News asked experts in apparel sustainability: What steps can designers and manufacturers take to remain aligned with their sustainable goals amid the current uncertainty surrounding tariffs, sourcing and supply chains?
Two Moms. Too Much Waste. One Big Idea.
Mothers Kimberly Lau and Linda Young are filling the gap between good intentions and real solutions by lessening textile waste going to landfills. “As moms, we were watching perfectly good clothes cycle through our kids’ closets and head straight for the trash,” said both Lau and Young, co-founders of Project ReWear.
Nexus Moda Observes Earth Day With Eco-Fashion Leaders
Earth Day 2025 at the California Market Center had a fresh look with Nexus Moda, an event presented by Showroom 316, on April 22. The event blended fashion, art and technology—a concept from producer Cameron Harp and executive producers Marina Leight and Natashia Lunt.
Tricia Carey’s Next Steps in Circularity Advocacy Lead to FibreTrace
California Apparel News spoke with Carey regarding her work with FibreTrace in addition to the necessary steps forward that are crucial for creating change and making greater traceability progress in the apparel industry.
Fashion for Good, Microfibre Consortium Aim for Breakthrough
Fashion for Good and The Microfibre Consortium have released “Behind the Break: Exploring Fibre Fragmentation,” a landmark project they hope will advance the knowledge needed to mitigate the root causes of fiber-fragment pollution.
Identifying the Most-Trustworthy Certifications in Traceability
California Apparel News asked experts in apparel traceability: What certifications are crucial to supporting traceability commitments in the apparel industry and why do you value the standards of their certifying organizations?
Transparency Takes the Fashion Lead in 2025
California Apparel News asked fashion sustainability leaders: Why is transparency along all segments of the apparel supply chain more important in 2025 compared to years past?
Warning: Failure to Label in California Is Known to Cause Litigation Nightmares
Labels with a scary warning—that the product you are about to buy is known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm—are found on everything from cleaning supplies and furniture to bottles of hot sauce and even entire hotel buildings. Soon you will see them on more clothes and shoes—and this is a good thing.
Ambercycle Embraces Transparency in Apparel Circularity by Opening Lab Doors
Los Angeles–based Ambercycle, the textile-to-textile recycling company and maker of cycora regenerated polyester, opened the doors to its new lab in the West Adams neighborhood and hosted on-site tours of its facility for local apparel-industry insiders. The materials-sciences company is promoting supply-chain transparency in the apparel industry.
Goodwill, WM and Reju Join Forces to Achieve a Circular Economy
Goodwill Industries, now the largest workforce development network and secondhand retailer in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts even more thanks to a new partnership with WM, provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, and Reju, the progressive textile-to-textile regeneration company.
Remake Applauds LS&C Commitment to Safer Factories
San Francisco–headquartered Levi Strauss & Co. has signed the Pakistan Accord, an agreement that supports safe working conditions for garment workers in the country.
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