Ecotextile News e-bulletin 20.10.11

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planet  

Planet Textile Shanghai breaks new ground
The Greenpeace Detox report proved to be a major talking point at yesterday’s Planet Textiles event on sustainable sourcing here in Shanghai as a leading Chinese textile industry figure predicted major change in the way China’s textile sector will approach environmental issues. John Mowbray reports.

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M&S  

UK hosiery firm receives M&S eco-award
A hosiery manufacturer has become the first UK clothing factory to be awarded eco-factory status by Marks & Spencer (M&S).

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triumph  

Recycled bras fuel sustainability drive
A recycling initiative at Triumph International has seen the underwear maker collect more than 200,000 unwanted and old bras for re-processing into fuel for industrial use.

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berlin  

Berlin Fashion Week gets ethical boost
The Ethical Fashion Show Berlin will launch in January 2012 as an independent event in that runs in tandem with Berlin Fashion Week. The event, organised by Messe Frankfurt will take place at Berlin’s established fashion event venue ewerk.

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rite  

RITE event measures up to expectations
The RITE Group conference on textile supply chain traceability and ‘how to avoid greenwash’ attracted over 200 delegates to Central Hall, Westminster where the big issues turned out to be traceability and supply chain metrics and the issue of collaboration within the sector.

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madeby  

Recruitment: Environmental Supply Chain Consultant, Made-By 
Dutch-based eco-textile and ethical organisation MADE-BY is looking to recruit an Environmental Supply Chain Consultant. Click below for a full job description and contact details.

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cotton  

New guidebook on cotton and sustainability
MCL Global, the publisher of the influential Ecotextile News magazine will launch the ‘Insider’s Guide to Cotton and Sustainability’, a new handy booklet which will provide in-depth expert analysis and guidance on how to tackle the issue of sustainability in the global cotton supply chain.

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Interviews: Two minutes with Shrey Chaudary, CEO, Pratibha Syntex; Stefano Cochis, Director, Filature Miroglio; Toxic Shock: Response to the Greenpeace ‘Detox’ campaign. Green Standards: new eco-labels updates; Bioplastics – todays’s revolution? bio-crops such as sugar cane; Food, fuel or fashion? a case for man-made cellulosics; Eco-technical innovations; ITMA round-up: New eco- innovations from the show; China’s eco-textile city plan; Developments on the Yangtze river; Cotton LCA and organic analysis: insights into the sustainable cotton sectors.and all the latest news and analysis.

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