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Nike backs waterless dyeing
Nike has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based machinery builder that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines that use CO2 instead of water.
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EU mulls tighter textile import controls
The European Commission is considering the introduction of stricter legislation to help curb the import of clothing and textiles into the European Union that would be strictly forbidden to produce in member states, writes Tone Tobiasson.
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Study says PFC’s compromise children’s health
Harvard scientists have released a new study saying children exposed to fluorine-based chemicals from textiles and food packaging, may have compromised immune systems and are less likely to respond to routine vaccinations. Perfluorocarbons (PFC’s) are widely used to give stain- and water-repellent finishes to outdoor clothing and interior textiles.
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Munich warms to growing eco-selection
Visitors to the Munich Fabric Start exhibition, which took place in sub-zero temperature Germany this week, were warmed by the event’s growing dedication to those fabric buyers and specifiers looking to source environmentally friendly textiles.
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DyStar joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
DyStar is one of the latest members to join the one-year old Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), now that the organisation has been officially incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in the USA and is actively looking to widen its membership beyond a ‘founding circle’ of members.
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RECRUITMENT: Lead Auditor, Bluesign
Bluesign is looking for a Lead Auditor to plan, prepare and carry out audits. Locations: Augsburg/Germany or Hongkong/China; fulltime
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RECRUITMENT: Environmental Supply Chain Consultant, Made By
MADE-BY is a European non-profit organisation whose mission is to improve environmental and social standards in the fashion industry and communicate progress in a way that consumers understand.The consultant is responsible for creating and implementing a fitting environmental sustainability programme for the fashion brands that MADE-BY supports.
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Sustainable cotton guide launch draws closer
The Insiders Guide to Cotton and Sustainability, written by Simon Ferrigno and edited by John Mowbray, will be available for purchase from January 2012. Published by MCL Global, producers of Ecotextile News and Knitting Trade Journal, the 100 page booklet covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents.
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In the Next issue of the magazine – OUT NOW
Interviews: Two minutes with … Jason Kibbey, Executive Director, Sustainable Apparel Coalition; Doug Hoschek, co-inventor of Polarfleece.
Insight: Concerns on brand joint roadmap to zero discharge; Waterless dyeing and greenwash; Recycled synthetic fibres and labelling; Greening the blues vision for denim; Comment: Victoria’s Secret and cotton; Exclusive insight with top executives at Huntsman, Clariant and DyStar; A forecast of the Year Ahead; Interior textiles round-up from Heimtextil; Latest news, insight and analysis. And much more …
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