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Shanghai set to introduce reusable face masks
Tuesday, 25 February 2020SHANGHAI – Shanghai’s government has announced that two textile manufacturers in the city...
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Myanmar braced for EU human rights probe
Monday, 24 February 2020YANGON – Authorities in Myanmar expect the European Union (EU) to kickstart a...
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Victoria's Secret sorry after bras found in bin
Friday, 21 February 2020CENTENNIAL - The Victoria's Secret lingerie firm has apologised after hundreds of its...
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Sponsored Content
Reducing the carbon footprint in textile manufacturing
Friday, 31 January 2020
It is well known that the textile industry has a sustainability problem. It is projected that by 2030 global clothing consumption will increase by 63% which is the equivalent of 500 bn new T-shirts. Over recent years the industry has come under the microscope,...
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Gap launches new resale platform
Friday, 21 February 2020SAN FRANCISCO – Apparel firm Gap Inc., has partnered with consignment company...
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EU calculates eco-impact of t-shirts
Thursday, 20 February 2020BRUSSELS - The European Union has published a detailed and technical 130-page report...
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Nilit switches largest factory to natural gas
Thursday, 20 February 2020MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL - Nylon producer Nilit has changed its energy source to...
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Features
Is sharing caring?
Friday, 31 January 2020
Elaine O’Hare, senior associate at law firm Stevens & Bolton LLP, explains how brands can shout about sustainability innovations while still protecting their intellectual property. Fast fashion’s terrible reputation for ‘sustainability’ means there is ever-increasing...
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Editor's Pick
Rooted in healthy soil
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Wrangler’s Rooted Collection claims to be the world's first cotton sustainability programme to link individual farms with finished garments while revealing their reduced environmental impact in field-level detail. The denim brand is working with cotton farmers in an...
