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Apparel Coalition updates Higg Index
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has unveiled the eagerly awaited version 2.0 of its Higg Index, which uses a new web-based interface and adds the ability for users to share sustainability data between entire textile supply chains.
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Call for China water management change
Industries across China, including the textiles and apparel sector, should look beyond standard corporate social responsibility reporting on water risks, and instead adopt management systems that look further than their direct operations, according to a recent report.
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CmiA: no miracles from WTO talks
African cotton farmers should stop “waiting for miracles” from current WTO negotiations and instead learn from cotton sustainability measures that have been implemented by the Cotton Made in Africa initiative and its partners in West Africa.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
Leading European retailer C&A wishes to recruit an Environmental Manager for their growing sustainability team.
The Environmental Manager will report to the Head of Sustainable Business Development and lead the development of a range of policies to demonstrate their commitment to reduce environmental impact.
For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit: Careers in Textiles.
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Enzyme technology for China knitting industry
Danish bio-innovation company Novozymes and the China Knitting Industry Association have signed a strategic partnership in a bid to jointly promote sustainable development in the Chinese textile industry by using enzyme technology to lower energy use during production and improve waste water treatment.
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Concerns over India textile pollution levels
Major new concerns have been raised about pollution levels found in textile wastewater effluents along the Dombivali industrial belt of Mumbai in India – a major textile manufacturing hub, where increased COD, phosphate levels and high concentrations of heavy metals have been found.
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Eco-Textile Labelling Guide 2014 – Published May 2014
The publishers of Ecotextile News will publish a new, updated and improved version of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide in May 2014.
The printed ETLG is a 100 + page A5 booklet designed for manufacturers, retailers and buyers who are committed to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment and lists all the labels and environmental standards relevant to the global textile and clothing supply chain.
As well as covering raw materials, the 2014 edition of ETLG will offer information on social criteria, such as Fairtrade, Fair labour, SA8000 etc., and textile processing standards.
New additions will also include information on water standards, energy use, and sections on disposal and biodegradability.
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In the December/January 2014 magazine issue
Sustainability knocks on China’s door; a round-up of Planet Textiles 2013; Bamboo lyocell – what’s the story? BCI cotton update – latest facts, figures, challenges; US and Australian cotton – is it just protectionism? Textile Exchange report,Istanbul; DWR progress: zip or zipped up? Two Minutes with: Alexander Wessels, CEO, Archroma; Recycled polyester testing: who’s telling the truth? Portuguese knitwear producer ATB: energy and water case study; Business case grows for circular economy; Dyestuff prices – who foots the bill? Textile effluent: the clear picture; Public pressure pushes China policy change; and all the latest news, insight, analysis.
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