Ecotextile News e-newsletter 10.12.14

By Stacey Dove
10 December 2014

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Levis chooses fluorine-free DWR

Levi Strauss has selected a fluorocarbon-free durable water repellent (DWR) coating from Schoeller Technologies for its latest ‘Commuter’ collection of functional urban denim.

Call for Benetton Rana Plaza compensation

Garment industry working conditions NGO Clean Clothes Campaign has reignited its campaign calling for Italian clothing company Benetton to provide compensation to victims and their families of the Rana Plaza building collapse.

Lidl makes Greenpeace Detox commitment

Lidl,one of the world’s leading discount retailers which boasts annual textile sales of one billion euros, has committed to eliminating all hazardous chemicals from its supply chains by 2020 as part of the Greenpeace Detox campaign.

Esprit eliminates PFCs ahead of schedule

Esprit has announced that it has achieved the removal of all PFCs from it supply chain four months ahead of schedule as part of its Greenpeace detox commitments.

Garment factory finance from VF

VF Corporation, whose brands include Timberland, The North Face, and Vans, and the International Finance Corporation have announced they have provided loans to three Bangladeshi garment factories under a new programme for funding safety improvements.

CAREERS IN TEXTILES – NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Careers in Textiles

KERING – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST – FRANCE

PUMA – CHEMICAL ENGINEER, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS -GERMANY

SDC conference to focus on sustainability

Sustainability in textile manufacture will be the main theme of a one day event being staged in Mumbai, India by the Society of Dyers and Colourists Education Charity (SDC EC, India) early next year.

Registration open for Planet Textiles

Planet Textiles is Asia’s premiere annual conference dedicated to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment. Register today. Early booking discount available until 16 January 2015.

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.