Textile Exchange sets new targets to improve industry's supply chain resilience

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New guidance requires Textile Exchange members to report material volumes and set sourcing targets from 2027

Leading textile and fashion companies are facing fresh calls to strengthen their sustainability targets, as part of a new initiative from the Textile Exchange standards body designed to curb environmental...

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