Ecotextile News

Stepping up your sustainability credentials

Thu, 15 November 2018

NEW YORK - Both the acceleration of sustainability within fashion or textile businesses and the role the UN's Sustainable Development Goals can play in this shift have long been prominent topics for discussion among industry stakeholders. Caterina Conti explores the ...

Stepping up your sustainability credentials

Line-up confirmed for Friends of ZDHC event

Wed, 14 November 2018

AMSTERDAM – Following on from the inaugural Friends of ZDHC event in 2017, ZDHC is gearing up for the second instalment of the event, which will see industry leaders, NGOs, multi-lateral organisations and associations attend an invitation-only event. The two-day ...

Line-up confirmed for Friends of ZDHC event

US cotton launches protocol to boost sustainability

Tue, 13 November 2018

MEMPHIS – A new integrated data collection, measurement and verification procedure that documents US cotton production practices and their environmental impact has been launched today at the on-going Cotton Sourcing USA Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. The ‘US Cotton ...

US cotton launches protocol to boost sustainability

BACK ISSUE ARCHIVE

- Reusable apparel packaging on the rise
  
  Wednesday, 14 November 2018
  HELSINKI/BEIJING – The upwards trajectory of online apparel orders being shipped in reusable...
  
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- MEC boss to step down
- Scaling support for five fashion firms

- New inductees to ZDHC programme
  
  Tuesday, 13 November 2018
  AMSTERDAM – ZDHC has confirmed the addition of seven new companies to its Roadmap to Zero...
  
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- Mission impossible?
- Polyester flame retardant gets Oeko-Tex ...

- AAFA launches new best practice resource
  
  Friday, 09 November 2018
  WASHINGTON – The AAFA (American Apparel and Footwear Association) has unveiled a new tool to...
  
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- Tool improves checks on resource use in ...
- CE100 Network adds DuPont and Mud Jeans

Sponsored Content
- Collaborating for a More Sustainable Bioeconomy
  
  Monday, 01 October 2018
  Over the last few years, the bioeconomy – a global economy that uses biological resources and waste from the land and sea as inputs to food, industrial and energy production1 – has been a major point of discussion for scientists and policymakers alike, as companies...
  
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- PODCAST: Citrus textile fibres? Biodegradable glitter? Who knew?!
  
  Wednesday, 14 November 2018
  WAKEFIELD – Did you know that fruit waste can be used to create clothing? Or that glitter can be...
  
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- Industry partnership serves up sustainab...
- GoLite wins outdoor award for bottling i...

- Big brands sign UK modern slavery protocol
  
  Tuesday, 13 November 2018
  LONDON – Several leading UK fashion brands and retailers have joined forces with enforcement bodies to...
  
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- UK inquiry confronts fashion brands’ buy...
- NGO claims Uniqlo Indonesian worker prog...

- Bluesign conference: Data drives transparency
  
  Friday, 09 November 2018
  MILAN – Transparency and the necessity of making big data readily available were key concepts...
  
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- Klopman seeks sustainability through new...
- Copenhagen Fashion Summit returns for te...

Features
- The way to B
  
  Monday, 22 October 2018
  The certification which self-identifies as being to business what Fair Trade is to coffee and USDA Organic is to milk, B Corp is becoming an increasingly sought after moniker in the apparel sector. David Styles assesses whether this easily recognisable and strictly...
  
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- SDGs offer opportunity for industry progression
- Smart by design

Editor's Pick
- REACH: benefit or burden?
  
  Friday, 19 October 2018
  European industrialists continue to rail against the REACH regulations as a crisis hits the global markets for textile dyes and chemicals.
- Consumers differ on what sustainability means
- Hide and seek