Ecotextile News

Walmart aims for zero emissions by 2040

Mon, 28 September 2020

BENTONVILLE - Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is targeting zero emissions across the company’s global operations by 2040 without the use of carbon offsetting. Walmart, together with its charitable arm, the Walmart Foundation, is also committing to help protect, ...

CCC challenges brands to commit to wage assurance scheme

Mon, 28 September 2020

AMSTERDAM – Workers’ rights group Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has today kick-started a new campaign which challenges brands and retailers to commit to a wage assurance scheme that will guarantee supply chains workers are paid adequately. A report from the CCC last ...

CCC challenges brands to commit to wage assurance scheme

Canopy joins UN Fashion Charter

Mon, 28 September 2020

VANCOUVER – Environmental NGO Canopy has joined the United Nations’ Fashion Charter (UNFCCC) as a supporting organisation, and says it will work alongside the likes of Nike, Stella McCartney, Burberry, Chanel, Inditex as it vies to make a case for low-carbon raw ...

BACK ISSUE ARCHIVE

- Allbirds closes US$100 million funding round
  
  Monday, 28 September 2020
  SAN FRANCISCO - Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds has announced the successful...
  
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- PETA stages London Fashion Week protest
- M&S reintroduces Shwopping scheme

- Respite for Cambodia as US orders increase
  
  Friday, 25 September 2020
  PHNOM PENH – The Asian Development Bank has revised its economic projection for...
  
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- PETA calls on Italian PM to ban fur farm...
- Dyeing auxiliary improves water savings ...

- Bestseller, Spinnova forge new partnership
  
  Thursday, 24 September 2020
  HELSINKI – Finnish fibre innovator Spinnova will embark on a “long-term...
  
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- PFI introduces Recycled Material Certifi...
- Brands failing on living wages, CCC repo...

Sponsored Content
- C3.tools to simplify chemical compliance
  
  Tuesday, 01 September 2020
  Multiple RSLs, risk matrices per materials, age, use, etc. multiple limits and substances aggregations, tests and more tests. Even in the ZDHC era we are still far from the harmonisation of chemical management. Life for suppliers is now more complicated. C3.tools can...
  
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- New Sateri fibre meets Recycled Claim Standard
  
  Thursday, 24 September 2020
  SHANGHAI – Viscose producer Sateri has unveiled a new recycled fibre at the ongoing...
  
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- Amazon spotlights sustainability with ne...
- US legislation over Xinjiang imports gai...

- PETA urges Capri Holdings to ban exotic animal skins
  
  Wednesday, 23 September 2020
  LONDON – Animal rights organisation PETA will attend the annual meeting of Capri...
  
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- NGOs set out to identify forced labour c...
- Lenzing launches carbon-zero Tencel fibr...

- Survey: consumers allured by sustainable packaging
  
  Tuesday, 22 September 2020
  DUBLIN – A new survey conducted by packaging specialist Smurfit Kappa highlights...
  
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- Remake initiative looks ahead to broader...
- Myanmar unions deem COVID guidelines “un...

Features
- Cleaning up the industry's act
  
  Thursday, 06 August 2020
  With hygiene a top concern for customer uptake, an eco-cleaning and repair infrastructure is badly needed to loop garments into a circular economy. Traditional dry cleaning won’t cut it because clothing reuse business models ought to positively impact the environment and...
  
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- Could COVID-19 help cotton find a future
- Tough measures on fluorochemicals loom

Editor's Pick
- The United States of Amazon
  
  Wednesday, 29 July 2020
  One of the few firms to have seen profits leap during the coronavirus crisis, Amazon has never been stronger. With even greater clout in multichannel retail – including an ever-growing stake in fashion – the question lingers on whether the online superpower will use...
  
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- Reporting mechanisms fail on apparel transparency
- The road to nowhere?