Progress Update Report 2026
October 2026
Progress on the Microfibre 2030 roadmap and implementation
Summary
This report outlines progress made between June 2024 and May 2024, to meet a global commitment to work towards zero impact from fibre fragmentation from textiles to the natural environment by 2030.
Reasons to download:
In this report, you can find an overview of the most recent, and imminent, actions that TMC is taking to address fibre fragmentation loss and release from textiles to the natural environment.
Key Takeaways
First EU recognition: The EU's PEFCR for apparel and footwear now counts fibre fragmentation, with TMC's Data Portal as the required data source.
128% increase in testing since 2024: We now have 1,932 tested fabrics, making our data portal the world's largest fibre fragmentation dataset.
Mitigation Toolkit launching November 2026: Three tools to predict, guide and benchmark fabric shedding.
First large-scale root cause analysis: Over 1,000 fabrics analysed, with finishing identified as the highest impacting variable.
A deeper community: All responding signatories now include fibre fragmentation in their business strategy.
Wastewater testing at scale: A low-cost TSS indicator is being validated with ZDHC across 15 facilities.
“Fibre fragmentation is an increasingly
important issue for the fashion and textile
industry. As a member of The Microfibre
Consortium, we value the opportunity to
collaborate with peers and contribute to the development of credible, scalable solutions that are key to addressing this challenge. We are also continuing to work closely with our supply chain to build understanding of fibre fragmentation.”
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