Oxfam to open ethical fashion boutique
[08.05.08] Oxfam is about to open its first boutique which will sell stylish Fair Trade clothing and garments made with organic textiles as it reveals a more fashion-conscious image for the ethically-minded shopper.
Organic Exchange conference in Portugal
[07.05.08] Portugal is the location for the next Organic Exchange annual conference which will take place in the city of Porto in October and is expected to attract over 350 people involved in the organic textile and clothing supply chain.
Goodbye for Nau
[06.05.08] Oregon-based Nau Inc., which sold a complete line of sustainable, eco-friendly clothing through 'webfronts' is to close its doors after failing to secure further investment for expansion.
The Textile Dyer launched
[30.04.08] Textile Dyer is a new on-line magazine for the textile dyeing, printing and finishing industry, which provides daily news, analysis and best practise advice to the complete textile and clothing supply chain.
Bossa to invest heavily in sustainable textiles
[30.04.08] Bossa, one of Turkey’s biggest textile mills is to invest half a million Euro’s to grow its new collection of sustainable denim fabrics and plans to make 10% of its cotton production organic accredited.
hessnatur to launch in the USA
[28.04.08] German organic clothing retailer hessnatur is to tap into the US market this summer through a new internet site and with the help of its new Creative Director Miguel Adrover.
Greenshield gets stamp of approval
[23.04.08] Canada's Victor Group is to be the exclusive mill distributor of GreenShield, a new eco-friendly nanotechnology-based stain and water repellent treatment for textiles based on silica.
Teijin raises bar on waste reduction
[23.04.08] Teijin, the Japanese textile fibre manufacturer has set new targets for reducing emissions from chemicals and industrial waste by 2020, which will supplement a series of other initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment.
