Vaude aims for full eco-product range
[08.02.10] Sporting goods brand Vaude is a step closer to its goal of eco-friendly manufacturing throughout its entire range of products after agreeing a new partnership with bluesign accredited Sympatex Technologies.

DyStar in at Sam's Club
[05.02.10] Wal-Mart owned Sam’s Club warehouses are the latest US retailer to feature DyStar’s Econfidence hangtag program in its stores.

BCI embarks on viability push
[04.02.10] The BCI has embarked on a three year programme aimed at proving that the Better Cotton System model can work as a mainstream solution for sustainability in the cotton textile sector.

M&S: Plan A is ‘profit positive’
[04.02.10] Sir Stuart Rose has revealed that Marks & Spencer’s much touted Plan A is ‘profit positive’ and says the UK top clothing retailer will consider reporting Plan A separately in its financials.

FTC warns retailers on bamboo labels
[04.02.10] Leading US clothing retailers have been warned by the FTC to stop labeling and advertising viscose textile products as bamboo or face punitive measures.

CLASS partners take the stage
[03.02.10] C.L.A.S.S., the sustainability forum for textiles and design, will showcase a range of its partners’ innovative and eco-friendly products at this week’s Immagine Italia event.

Award for Sainsbury’s wipes supplier
[02.02.10] A supplier to one of the UK’s leading supermarkets has won a nonwovens industry award for its range of baby wipes that contain 75% cotton T-shirt offcuts.

Paris show puts on recycled pants
[01.02.10] Organic cotton and environmentally friendly dyeing techniques were much in evidence at last week’s Interfiliere exhibition in Paris along with fabrics made from recycled synthetic and natural fibres.

ISPO awards assess eco-performance
[29.01.10] Assessed on their production techniques, eco-compatibility and CSR initiatives, the winners of this year’s ISPO’s Eco Responsibility Awards include leading companies such as Patagonia and Lenzing.