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 |
Related Articles
Progress on zero toxic textile chemicals |
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LONDON – Leading apparel brands involved in the road map to zero discharge of hazardous textile chemicals in their supply chains by 2020 have reported strong progress after the most recent meeting in Portland, Oregon. Latest initiatives include plans for new pilot studies in China, Vietnam and Taiwan and the setting of a timeline next year for the phase-out of C8 fluorine-based chemistry commonly used in water and stain repellant clothing.
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