Business Strain: Scotland’s Honesty Works, a soft-furnishings wholesaler supplying John Lewis and Laura Ashley, has collapsed owing £1.5m after years of losses, falling demand and rising costs. Export Ambitions: Pakistan’s APTMA and retail association CAP are teaming up to boost local sourcing and take homegrown fashion brands abroad, targeting $3bn in added textile exports within a year. Circularity: Fashion for Good has launched its Cotton Reloop project, while brands are joining forces to tackle textile waste; UK retailers are also backing a national textile-collection strategy. Materials & Machinery: Lycra says its 70%-plant-based renewable fiber is now at commercial scale; Karl Mayer will showcase textile technologies at India ITME in December, while Circ and Huafon plan a recycling facility in China. Jobs & Trade: Uttar Pradesh is targeting 70,000 textile jobs by 2033, and Cambodia’s garment-related exports rose 7.7% to more than $13bn in January–September. Workplace Rights: Surat textile workers are demanding eight-hour shifts and a weekly day off.