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Made-By has officially launched its new benchmarking tool, which enables apparel brands and retailers to accurately measure and communicate their sustainability activities. Brett Mathews reports from the launch in Holland.
International clothing retailer Esprit has once again partnered with Hong Kong based NGO Redress for its recycled textiles collection, developed using the company’s pre-consumer textile waste. 
The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan which aims to improve clothing and apparel sustainability throughout the supply chain, has announced a new textile design awards programme for fashion students and designers who can develop solutions for extending clothing life cycles.
A new report from KEMI, the Swedish Chemicals Agency has called for more research into the presence of potentially hazardous chemical substances in textiles, and broader, more far-reaching regulation of chemicals by REACH.
Materials Specialist Timberland – UK
Canada hosts sustainable fashion conference
Imagine a new mobile phone app that could be used by consumers to scan barcodes on clothing labels to flag up details of any potentially hazardous textile chemicals which may have been used in its production.
