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Ecotextile News e-newsletter 15.06.16

By Stacey Dove
15 June 2016

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 15 June 2016

UK used clothing prices half in

three years

Textile industry stakeholders need to work more collaboratively and invest urgently in R&D in order to establish a stronger recycling market in the UK – that’s the view of a leading textile recycling industry chief.

Greenpeace wins Indonesian river lawsuit

Greenpeace has won a lawsuit against the Indonesian government which, it claims, will prevent permits being issued to companies allowing them to dispose of waste in the Citarum River.

New ‘informal economy’ regulations from ILO

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has adopted a new international labour standard aimed at moving millions of workers out of the informal economy where they are denied typical worker rights and social protection.

Bangladesh Accord comments on fires
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh says the remediation work currently taking place in the country’s ready-made garment industry “must be accelerated and completed on an urgent basis,” in the wake of four factory fires which have occurred in the past month.

M&S publishes interactive supplier map

Marks & Spencer has published its latest Plan A report, the first one under new CEO Steve Rowe.

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Valentino misses PFC elimination target

Italian luxury fashion house Valentino has missed its Greenpeace Detox targets according to the latest update on its efforts to remove potentially hazardous chemicals from its textile supply chains.

Apparel sourcing at Texworld USA

Billed as the largest apparel sourcing event in North America, Texworld USA returns to New York this July.

Designers, merchandisers, sourcing professionals and garment buyers will have the opportunity to see apparel fabrics, trims and accessories for children’s, women’s and menswear, with showcased textiles including cotton, denim, linen and wool.

Texworld USA will be held 12-14 July 2016 at the Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News June/July 2016

Actions speak louder than words, emphasis on practical, real-life, innovative solutions in Copenhagen, Phil Patterson says it’s not surprising we are witnessing a rise in the pooling of knowledge on textiles and environmental issues, Visitor numbers up at Performance Days, Re:newcell to build pilot plant for textile waste into pulp, Electro-chemical indigo, Award for nanocellulose dyeing research, Brands warned against Greenpeace’s MRSL, ‘Living wage’ from clothing premium, US business produces ‘plant-based polyester’ shirts, Levi jeans made using post-consumer cotton waste, A German retailer withdrew from the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles following the admission of Primark, New storm brewing for wool, Archroma leads sustainable denim pilot, H&M: smoke & mirrors? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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