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SIX DAYS TO GO!
This year’s Planet Textiles Conference is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai.
Jointly organised by Ecotextile News and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector.
See the full Planet Textiles 2013 programme here.
Speakers include VF Corp., Otto Group, Marks & Spencer, Esprit, ZDHC, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and more.
Reserve your place now.
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USA and Australia partner on responsible cotton
Cotton Australia and Cotton Incorporated have today launched the new ‘Cotton Leads’ program, which aims to highlight the responsible and transparent way that cotton is grown in Australia and the United States.
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Sweden wants tighter rules on textile chemicals
The Swedish Chemicals Agency recently submitted new proposals to the EU, which would further restrict the placing of textiles on the market that contain traces of hormone-disrupting nonylphenol (NP) derived from detergents, scouring agents and other surfactants used in textile production.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Sustainability Manager • European Outdoor Group, Lake District, UK.
The successful candidate will provide expertise and interpretation of complex sustainability issues in the textiles sector including chemicals, waste and energy. As well as having a broad understanding of sustainability issues, the job involves informing the board of the European Outdoor Group as well as membership on new issues leading to development of the EOG’s sustainability strategy.
For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit: Careers in Textiles. |
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Copenhagen Fashion Summit speakers announced
The first keynote speakers for sustainable fashion event the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, to be held next year, have been announced as Livia Firth, Eco Age creative director and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, Vanessa Friedman, Financial Times fashion editor and Marie-Claire Daveu, chief sustainability officer and head of international institutional affairs, Kering.
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CO2 dyeing: slower progress than first thought
Adidas executive, Molly Claiborne-Iskorkutan, suggested roll-out of Dyecoo’s much-heralded CO2 waterless dyeing technology is moving “slower than we would like” during a lively seminar today at the TITAS event in Taiwan, where she outlined the sports apparel giant’s ambitious goals on environmental sustainability, including its ZDHC commitments.
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Istanbul textile agenda takes shape
New bio-technologies and their potential impact on the textile industry is one of the more thought-provoking issues on the agenda at this year’s Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey between 11–13 November.
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In the October/November 2013 magazine issue
The latest zero discharge program update; the latest news from Gap Inc. on its sustainability initiatives; A snapshot of Chinese regulations on chemicals for the textile industry; Sustainability in the Japanese retailer sector. VF Corporation: practical advice on implementation of the Higg Index: Interview: Walther Hoffherr – Executive Director, ETAD; OTTO Group eco-analysis; Latest technical developments on sustainability in man-made fibres; The Cotton Made in Africa and BCI agreement – what it means in practise; Interview: Jason Kibbey reveals the next major moves for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition; The new cotton initiative from Bayer: does it stack up to sustainability?; C&A and its new water saving initiative; and all the latest news, insight, analysis.
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