Editorial Staff
John Mowbray
John Mowbray is the owner and founder of MCL News & Media and the brains behind Ecotextile News, which he launched back in 2006. His primary aim for MCL is to provide inspirational content that motivates key textile industry stakeholders to make a positive difference to their global supply chains, through innovative, sustainable and responsible sourcing policies and practices.
He is an award-winning Environmental Biology graduate from The University of Manchester, and since 1992 has become a well-known environmental journalist who has been quoted in national and international media outlets. He doubles up as an FA qualified soccer coach, a mountain bike enthusiast and a part-time builder.
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Links
October 2012
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C&A reveals recipe for sustainable jeans range
Thursday, 16 August 2018DÜSSELDORF – Fashion retailer C&A has today launched a new range of sustainable jeans for sale in...
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NERC handed funding to investigate hazardous chemicals
Friday, 17 August 2018LONDON – NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) has been awarded £6 million to investigate the...
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Bangladesh seeks SEZ investment at US trade meeting
Monday, 20 August 2018DHAKA – Ahead of the fourth round of meetings as part of the Trade and Investment...
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Features
Bilateral beneficiaries
Friday, 10 August 2018
While the environmental benefits of international second-hand apparel trade may not appeal to a Trump White House, the economic argument could well gain more traction. David Styles speaks to Marjorie Norton, a professor at Virginia Tech University, to discover how her...
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US recycling hits the buffers, latest figures show
Friday, 17 August 2018WASHINGTON – While launches of ‘recycled’ collections within the textile sector seem to be...
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Survey suggests lack of RMG worker longevity
Monday, 13 August 2018DHAKA – According to new research, just under 90 per cent of workers in the Bangladesh ready-made...
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Event highlights US second-hand apparel market
Thursday, 16 August 2018BELLEVUE – To mark National Thrift Shop Day in the Unites States, apparel retailer Savers has...
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Editor's Pick
Hard Talk: Industry needs chain reaction on hazardous chemicals
Monday, 20 August 2018
Linda Greer, senior scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), sees ‘tepid corporate demand’ as the biggest obstacle to global industry convergence on the effective management of hazardous textile chemicals.
