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Uncertainty in India as coronavirus halts Chinese trade
Thursday, 20 February 2020KOLKATA – India’s textile industry is braced for a turbulent period as exports and...
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‘Least sustainable’ brands most popular, survey suggests
Wednesday, 19 February 2020LONDON – Findings from a new British consumer survey indicate that sustainability isn’t...
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Compostable pouches 'could replace plastic bags'
Wednesday, 19 February 2020NEW YORK - Fashion designer and artist Heron Preston has launched a new compostable...
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Sponsored Content
Reducing the carbon footprint in textile manufacturing
Friday, 31 January 2020
It is well known that the textile industry has a sustainability problem. It is projected that by 2030 global clothing consumption will increase by 63% which is the equivalent of 500 bn new T-shirts. Over recent years the industry has come under the microscope,...
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France considers labelled apparel ratings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020PARIS – Within two years it may be mandatory for apparel brands and retailers in France...
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Campaigners call for action after fatal fire
Monday, 17 February 2020AHMEDABAD - Workers' rights campaigners and trade union leaders are calling for...
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H&M reveals first Circulose garment
Friday, 14 February 2020STOCKHOLM - Retail giant H&M says its new clothing made with Re:Newcell's Circulose fabric...
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Features
Is sharing caring?
Friday, 31 January 2020
Elaine O’Hare, senior associate at law firm Stevens & Bolton LLP, explains how brands can shout about sustainability innovations while still protecting their intellectual property. Fast fashion’s terrible reputation for ‘sustainability’ means there is ever-increasing...
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Editor's Pick
Rooted in healthy soil
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Wrangler’s Rooted Collection claims to be the world's first cotton sustainability programme to link individual farms with finished garments while revealing their reduced environmental impact in field-level detail. The denim brand is working with cotton farmers in an...
