October/November 2016

Issue #75

Opinion
Simon Ferrigno introduces the due diligence concept in cotton sourcing and asks whether due diligence is more than compliance and risk management.
Phil Patterson looks at the potential impact of the fast track restriction of key chemicals used to make textiles and says the whole process amounts to flawed thinking.
Features
The H&M Foundation has entered a partnership with The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) with the goal of developing technologies to recycle blend textiles into new fabrics and yarns.
Cotton Incorporated and Archroma have joined forces to develop what it believed to be the first ever cellulosic textile dyes derived from cotton biomass.
News
Press reports from New Zealand and Australia suggest merino wool farmers which avoid the practice of mulesing are achieving better wool prices.
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