Ecotextile News

Podcast: the Higg MSI and scaling sustainability

Mon, 17 May 2021

WAKEFIELD – In our latest Ecotextile Talks radio show, Jeremy Lardeau, vice president of the Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), and Cash East, director of analytics at tech firm Higg Co discuss their work developing the Material Sustainability Index ...

Podcast: the Higg MSI and scaling sustainability

IKEA renews partnership with WWF to 2025

Mon, 17 May 2021

LEIDEN - Swedish-owned homeware giant IKEA has renewed its partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) until 2025 in a bid to drive forward action to reduce biodiversity loss. The partnership reaffirms a joint commitment to protect, manage and restore key ...

IKEA renews partnership with WWF to 2025

Construction underway on new Spinnova production site

Mon, 17 May 2021

JYVÄSKYLÄ – Fibre innovator Spinnova and its partner Suzano, the world’s largest pulp producer, have announced that construction is underway on their new smart factory in Finland that is expected to produce one million tonnes of Spinnova fibre annually within the next ...

Construction underway on new Spinnova production site

BACK ISSUE ARCHIVE

- Regenex 'dyeing to cut carbon emissions'
  
  Monday, 17 May 2021
  BRADFORD - Commercial linen revival specialists Regenex says its new textile...
  
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- Garment factories hit by COVID third wav...
- Tchibo backs call for new Accord agreeme...

- Sedex tool highlights forced labour indicators
  
  Monday, 17 May 2021
  LONDON – Ethical sourcing organisation Sedex has developed the 'Forced Labour...
  
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- OCA launches guidelines on GMO contamina...
- Mulliez brands to set up reshoring denim...

- CmiA reports uptake growth of 120% in 2020
  
  Friday, 14 May 2021
  HAMBURG – The Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative has reported record gains for...
  
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- Engelhorn joins Fur Free Retailer progra...
- Diesel to focus on 'made to stay' denim

Sponsored Content
- Enhancing Sustainability Through Supply Chain Partnerships
  
  Thursday, 01 April 2021
  As bluesign technologies enters its second decade of operations, CEO Jill Dumain says supply chain transparency and partnerships will be essential to keep sustainability on track following the global pandemic. As a former Patagonia executive, Dumain was one of the...
  
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- AEO collection aligns with EMF Jeans Redesign principles
  
  Friday, 14 May 2021
  PITTSBURGH – US retailer American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has become the third...
  
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- GFA launches new Fashion CEO Agenda
- LA garment factory fined for worker viol...

- Dutch authority investigates greenwashing claims
  
  Thursday, 13 May 2021
  AMSTERDAM – The Dutch consumers’ authority ACM has launched an investigation into companies in...
  
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- Unions to pull out of worker safety body
- MacArthur Foundation network welcomes ne...

- Adidas and Allbirds produce low carbon shoe
  
  Wednesday, 12 May 2021
  HERZOGENAURACH / SAN FRANCISCO - Sportswear giant Adidas and sustainable footwear...
  
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- Brands back new initiative for garment w...
- Dutch firm Schijvens adopts tracing tech

Features
- Why legislation is vital to accelerate progress
  
  Thursday, 29 April 2021
  Even as a very small handful of leading brands and retailers begin to meaningfully reduce the environmental footprint of their business, the overall impacts of the apparel industry, which are shockingly large, are still accruing faster than the improvements. This was...
  
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- Are the robots coming for garment workers?
- Death knell sounded for Chinese cotton?