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Progress on zero toxic textile chemicals
Leading apparel brands involved in the road map to zero discharge of hazardous textile chemicals in their supply chains by 2020 have reported strong progress after the most recent meeting in Portland, Oregon.
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ISPO Munich introduces Textrends Forum
Leading international sports business trade show ISPO Munich is adding a new forum to its innovation and trend portfolio, which will allow manufacturers of basic textile products like fabrics, membranes and zippers to present their innovations to international sports business professionals.
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Poole launches new co-polymer polyester
Poole Company has launched a new atmospherically dyeable, co-polymer polyester fibre which as well as resulting in deeper dye penetration over standard polyester or cotton, also allows mills to reduce energy consumption during the dyeing process.
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Greenpeace wants fluorinated textile ban
Global pressure group Greenpeace claims that leading outdoor apparel brands such as Jack Wolfskin, The North Face, Patagonia, Kaikkialla and Marmot are selling women’s and children’s clothing that have traces of potentially hazardous fluorine-based chemicals used in the membranes, coatings and repellant finishes of these fabrics.
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Levi’s joins Coca-Cola’s Ekocycle brand
Levi’s has joined Ekocycle, the brand initiative set up by Coca Cola and musical artist will.i.am to help educate consumers about everyday recycling choices and identify products – such as assorted plastic bottles and aluminium cans – that can be recycled for fashionable and lifestyle products.
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Eco-Textile Labelling Guide 2012 – now available
The 2012 edition of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide containing all of the relevant updates to over 50 different ecotextile labels and standards is now available in printed and electronic format.
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136-page Sustainable Cotton Guide:
The Insiders Guide to Cotton and Sustainability, written by Simon Ferrigno and edited by John Mowbray, is now available. Published by MCL Global, producers of Ecotextile News and Knitting Trade Journal, the 136 page booklet covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents.
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In the October-November 2012 issue of the magazine – OUT NOW
Interviews: two minutes with Detlef Braun, Member of the Board, Messe Frankfurt; and Joost Oorthuizen, Executive Director at IDH; Central Textiles completes module assessment ofHigg Index; an in-depth look at how retailers can ‘brand’ sustainability and choose between metrics; in-person report from Munich Fashion Start which delivered on sustainability; exclusive review of innovative new denim softening technology from Jeanologia; detailed advice on how to tackle GM issues; FAST Retail’s latest CSR report reviewed and all the latest news, insight and analysis.
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