No-show of fashion firms including John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and Next at HoC inquiry branded “poor performance” by EAC Chair
Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne has said he is “disappointed” in the 15 fashion firms who declined invitations to give oral evidence to the Committee’s meeting on 1st May.
New report warns major fashion brands and retailers face growing water-related risks
Planet Tracker has released a groundbreaking report uncovering the significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M, Inditex, Levi Strauss, Nike, PVH Corp, Ralph Lauren and VF Corp.
Synthetic dyes in wastewater pose a threat to plant, animal, human health and food chains worldwide
The ecological and health threats of synthetic dyes entering wastewater systems have been detailed in a new study, which calls for new laws worldwide on water management, and urgent investment in new sustainable treatment processes.
Eurocities publishes circular textiles policy statement aimed at making fashion more sustainable
Eurocities, the leading network of more than 200 European cities in 38 countries, has published its Circular textiles policy statement aimed at making fashion more sustainable.
Fast fashion, water and climate change
Institute of Water member Neil Kitching and author of Carbon Choices, reflects on water and climate change, through the prism of the hidden world of water footprints - how our obsession with fast fashion impacts on the global water cycle.
Parliamentary Committee follows up on Fixing Fashion inquiry due to ongoing environmental concerns
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry to its 2018 inquiry Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability.
New report warns global fashion & textiles sector “largely blind” to risks of water pollution
The global fashion and textiles industry is largely blind to the risks of water pollution and is failing to tap into water-related business opportunities, according to a new report published today by CDP, a global environmental non-profit.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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