Ecotextile News

Lululemon garment workers 'beaten and abused'

Tue, 15 October 2019

BANGLADESH - Female garment workers producing Lululemon designer leggings are reportedly being physically and verbally assaulted at the Bangladeshi factory where they work. Young female factory workers told The Guardian newspaper how they struggled to survive on ...

Lululemon garment workers 'beaten and abused'

RGE invests US$200m in textile fibre innovation

Mon, 14 October 2019

SINGAPORE – Manufacturing group Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) has announced plans to invest US$200 million in cellulosic textile fibre research and development over the next 10 years. The investment, revealed ahead of the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference in ...

RGE invests US$200m in textile fibre innovation

Deforestation sparks concerns over wood-derived textiles

Mon, 14 October 2019

AMAZON - Amidst concern over a surge in the number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest this year, questions are being asked about what deforestation means for ‘sustainable’ wood-derived textiles. Illegal deforestation is more commonly linked to land clearance for ...

Deforestation sparks concerns over wood-derived textiles

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- All Patagonia waterproof shells now recycled
  
  Tuesday, 15 October 2019
  VENTURA - Outdoor clothing brand Patagona has announced that all of its waterproof...
  
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- Vietnam's garment industry told to clean...
- California bans the sale of fur

- Birla Cellulose claims carbon neutral emissions
  
  Monday, 14 October 2019
  MUMBAI - Textile manufacturer Birla Cellulose says it has become the first viscose...
  
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- Finisterre first to use 'marine-safe' pa...
- Fibre Council to promote organic message

- Costco children's pyjamas among blocked imports
  
  Friday, 11 October 2019
  NEW YORK - Children’s pyjamas and baby sleepers sold by wholesaler Costco -...
  
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- Textile microfibres: the invisible tide
- Fashion for Good exhibit focuses on circ...

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- Questions raised over Bangladesh Accord successor
  
  Thursday, 10 October 2019
  DHAKA - Workers rights NGOs are questioning whether Bangladesh is ready to take on...
  
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- Miss Selfridge urges customers to recycl...
- H&M Group buys majority stake in Sellpy

- Ellen MacArthur links up with BlackRock
  
  Wednesday, 09 October 2019
  LONDON - BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, has entered into a...
  
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- Investment takes Spinnova towards upscal...
- Lenzing invests €40M to lower carbon foo...

- Farfetch takes donations with new resale service
  
  Wednesday, 09 October 2019
  LONDON – Luxury fashion retail platform Farfetch has launched a donations service...
  
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- HeiQ technologies bolster circular ambit...
- Canopy teams up with ZDHC to clean-up vi...

Features
- The biology of textile dyeing
  
  Thursday, 03 October 2019
  There’s been a lot of press talk about ‘new bio-synthetic dyes’ for the textile industry. But much of this news is often recycled, and inaccurate. So, what’s really going on? John Mowbray gives readers an insight into the current state of play. It’s well known that...
  
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- Major minor setbacks
- We aren’t the robots

Editor's Pick
- The guardian
  
  Thursday, 03 October 2019
  Ma Jun, Environmentalist & Director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), was shocked to find some chemical giants don’t even know the names of their textile intermediate suppliers and says the NGO will continue to call out...
  
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- All that can still be saved
- Back to basics