Ecotextile News

Ralph Lauren Foundation supports new cotton fund

Tue, 26 October 2021

NEW YORK – The Ralph Lauren Foundation has gifted the Soil Health Institute (SHI) a US$5 million grant which will be used to launch the institute’s US Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF). The cotton fund will be a farmer-facing, science-based initiative established to ...

Ralph Lauren Foundation supports new cotton fund

Brands 'fail to hit Scope 3 emission targets'

Tue, 26 October 2021

WASHINGTON DC - The majority of leading fashion and textiles companies are failing in their attempts to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets in their global supply chains, according to a new report. Global non-profit Textile Exchange and the Climate ...

Brands 'fail to hit Scope 3 emission targets'

BGMEA, Brac to develop worker database

Tue, 26 October 2021

DHAKA – The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka’s Brac University with the view to developing an industry-wide database of the country’s garment workers. The digital repository ...

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  Friday, 22 October 2021
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  Thursday, 21 October 2021
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  Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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Features
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  Thursday, 21 October 2021
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