Ecotextile News e-newsletter 03.12.14

By Stacey Dove
3 December 2014

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 3 December 2014

KEMI calls for further phthalate restrictions

KEMI, the Swedish chemicals agency, claims current measures to reduce the use of four phthalates currently listed on Annex XIV of REACH – DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP – do not go far enough and is calling for further rules at EU and national levels to restrict their usage even more.

Greenpeace sees Puma as template to follow

Following the announcement of Puma’s enhanced commitment to the elimination of hazardous chemicals from its supply chain within the next two years; Greenpeace says its Detox campaign cannot be ignored as it calls for more significant corporate action and government policy changes in 2015.

M&S weighs up Myanmar sourcing

Marks & Spencer has confirmed it is examining the potential for sourcing from Myanmar, although the company believes the country currently lacks a suitable audit framework and sophisticated human resource management systems.

Positive lists: a demand or a request?

In an in-depth look at the potential scale and use of positive lists, our textile chemicals correspondent Phil Patterson asks whether a positive list should apply to a handful of selected chemicals or all chemicals used in manufacture in the next issue of Ecotextile News.

Debate on fair garment worker wages

New innovative ways are needed to support garment workers in the move towards fair wages in production countries that supply the textile industry, according to a debate between key figures in the fashion and sustainability industries.

CAREERS IN TEXTILES – NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY

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Is ‘zero’ focus best use of resources?

VF Corp executive Sean Cady has questioned whether Greenpeace’s focus on “hitting zero” detection for 11 particular chemical categories is necessarily the best use of industry resources.

Tesco launches online sustainability community

UK retailer Tesco has launched an ‘online sustainability community’, aimed at helping its 5,000 suppliers and producers incorporate a bigger focus on sustainability by sharing challenges, offering potential solutions and identifying future problems to sustainability issues.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Dec/Jan 2015

Dec Jan 15 Land grabs for cotton in Ethiopia, Textile Exchange sustainability conference report, Impact Economy Q&A, Extended producer responsibility for the apparel industry, Sustainability insight from Puma, New bio-based textile fibres technology, Pamela Ravasio discusses NGO activism versus progress, Sustainable Sourcing Map update, Vietnam gears up for growth, Environmental ‘cost’of making a cotton t-shirt: US$3.75,Made-By ups ambitions with new tool, The Bigger Picture – EU requirements for apparel,and all the latest news, insight, analysis.