FASHION AND RETAIL
| Walmart unveils its own Bangladesh plan |
| Political push to ‘reclaim responsibility’ |
| Engelbert Strauss supports African cotton |
LABELS AND LEGISLATION
| Bluesign revises criteria – adds new partners |
| EU clothing industry energy saving tool |
| Europe boosts GOTS certification |
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION
| H&M remains committed to Bangladesh |
| “Invisible hand” not enough to stabilise OC market |
| New water and stain repellents for textiles |
DYES AND CHEMICALS
| Eco-costs threaten small suppliers |
| Indigo-free denim knits |
| DyStar provides discharge data report for top brands |
SHOWS AND EVENTS
| Planet Textiles adds high profile speakers |
| Ethical Fashion Show reports new interest |
| Copenhagen Fashion Summit date released |
ECOTEXTILE MACHINERY
| Greener soft coating for textiles |
| Texprocess to feature green textile assembly trends |
| Milan selected to host ITMA 2015 |
Textile industry urged to join global organic cotton campaign |
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HONG KONG - Major players in the international textiles industry have been challenged to sign up to a new campaign promoting organic cotton. Speaking at the Sustainable Textiles Conference in Hong Kong, Lord Peter Melchett, Policy Director of the UK’s Soil Association, asked textile industry leaders: “Have you cottoned on yet?”
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