John Mowbray

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.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfmowbray/

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- Fat Face announces 'sustainability' targets
  
  Friday, 24 January 2020
  HAVANT - British lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer Fat Face has announced...
  
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- Screening tool detects hidden textile im...
- Lindex launches clean water project in M...

- Italy ranked most unsustainable fashion nation
  
  Wednesday, 22 January 2020
  AMSTERDAM – Italy, Portugal and Austria have the most unsustainable fashion...
  
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- Report calls for sustainable tech invest...
- Wool growers oppose National Declaration...

- Myanmar manufacturers oppose potential wage hike
  
  Tuesday, 21 January 2020
  YANGON – Garment manufacturers will conduct surveys of their own to determine whether...
  
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- Adidas commits to recycled polyester
- EC contest focuses on 'sustainable' fash...

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- DuPont™ Sorona® fabrics join the ‘YES’ list for PET compatible recycling
  
  Wednesday, 08 January 2020
  Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Every day there are more designers and brands embracing sustainable practices, producing clothing that is made to last, and establishing recycling programs. As recycling programs continue to gain popularity among brands apparel is extending its end...
  
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- C&A owners launch new Foundation
  
  Tuesday, 21 January 2020
  ZUG – The family which founded fashion retailer C&A has today launched a new...
  
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- Unifi introduces new fibre solutions at ...
- Worn Again launches first recycling pilo...

- Circularity suffering as material consumption soars
  
  Monday, 20 January 2020
  DAVOS – At the World Economic Forum, which gets underway in Davos today, impact...
  
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- Debenhams sets 2020s 'sustainability' ta...
- Inditex supports job and recycling schem...

- Fast Retailing signs UN Fashion Charter
  
  Monday, 20 January 2020
  YAMAGUCHI – Japanese fashion company Fast Retailing - owners of Uniqlo - has signed up...
  
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- Rent the Runway moves into production
- Garment workers’ organisation calls for ...

Features
- Let’s talk …
  
  Thursday, 19 December 2019
  Just as new technologies and communications are reducing the environmental impact of textile production – could the lives of garment workers benefit from similar advances? Recent news headlines show how environmental sustainability in the apparel and footwear industry...
  
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- Breaking Good
- The nature of biodegradability

Editor's Pick
- Vanity versus veracity
  
  Wednesday, 04 December 2019
  Do pilot-scale environmental projects in the textile and fashion sectors always fly in the right direction so they can be scaled up for both maximum impact and commercial success? Phil Patterson argues that some, but not all, are simply vanity projects driven by...
  
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- Red flags
- The guardian