Textile Exchange's latest Materials Market Report and Materials Benchmark reveal a widening gap between participating fashion brands and the wider industry: reporting companies increased their use of preferred and recycled materials in 2025, while global fibre production reached a record 139 million tonnes, driven largely by virgin fossil-based fibres.
The transformation to a climate-neutral economy is fundamentally putting the use of carbon to the test.
Packaging consumption in the food retail sector remains high and poses fundamental challenges for the circular economy.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste reports new waste management projects, investment activity and progress under its Strategy 2030.
Rising raw material prices, geopolitical uncertainties and ambitious climate targets are changing the foundations of industrial competitiveness.
A network of 63 community repair projects in Scotland repaired more than 13,000 items and served over 17,000 people within one year.
Whether the stakeholders achieve the ambitious targets of the PPWR depends largely on the design of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems.
A study shows economic weaknesses in European battery recycling and examines approaches for sustainable cycles.
Europe's cities are driving the transition to a circular economy. But there is still a clear gap between am-bitious goals and reality.
