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Thursday, 13 December 2018Stella McCartney extends partnership with consignment firm
SAN FRANCISCO – US-based consignment provider The RealReal has confirmed that its partnership with the Stella McCartney fashion house has been extended in a new year-long deal. The collaboration is described by Stella McCartney as a way in which her… -
Thursday, 13 December 2018Archroma Pakistan wins employment award
KARACHI – Textile colour and chemical specialist Archroma’s Pakistan affiliate firm has, for the third time, been named Employer of the Year in the multinationals award category by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP). EFP is said to have… -
Thursday, 13 December 2018Jeanologia joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
VALENCIA - Fabric and garment finishing company Jeanologia has joined more than 220 other firms by entering into the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The SAC is formed of brands, retailers and manufacturers, as well as governments,… -
Thursday, 13 December 2018VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Forestry management
WAKEFIELD – In a filmed interview from the Planet Textiles Pod, Tricia Carey, Lenzing’s director of business development, discusses the threat of deforestation posed by unsustainable sourcing practices, and how the Austrian fibre producer works to… -
Thursday, 13 December 2018Over 30 new textile chemicals to be restricted by EU
BRUSSELS – The European Union has initiated a 24-month transition period for the restriction of 33 chemicals used in the textile sector which are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR). The adoption of these CMR… -
Wednesday, 12 December 2018Viscose collaboration cites progress after report criticism
BEIJING – The Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose (CV) has passed several new resolutions and its membership has agreed to align on both short and medium term action plans at its latest plenary session in Jiujiang, China. Last… -
Wednesday, 12 December 2018Kering forms two new partnerships
PARIS – Luxury fashion firm Kering has announced two new partnerships: launching a sustainable innovation award with Plug and Play in China; along with a collaboration with the Savory Institute to advocate verified regenerative sourcing solutions.… -
Wednesday, 12 December 2018PODCAST: Thought leadership with Jason Kibbey
WAKEFIELD – In this expansive, long-format interview with Jason Kibbey, CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Mike Schragger asks him to reflect on his 8 years at the helm of the SAC and his assessment of the organisation to date. Prepare… -
Wednesday, 12 December 2018Bangladesh Alliance publishes final annual report
DHAKA – The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has released its fifth and final annual report as it nears the end of its time in the nation’s garment sector. The Alliance’s operations, including its training programme and helpline, will now be… -
Tuesday, 11 December 2018VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Chemical management
WAKEFIELD – Is the harmonisation of textile sector chemical management a realistic goal? Xander Wessels, CEO of Archroma, believes so. As part of a filmed interview in the Planet textiles Pod, Wessels stated, “it’s very realistic to deliver this,”… -
Tuesday, 11 December 2018H&M living wage summit, ETI rates progress
PHNOM PENH – The approach taken by H&M group in its Fair Living Wage Strategy has been described as “bold and unprecedented” by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI), with the caveat that there remain major lessons to be learned regarding… -
Monday, 10 December 2018Finland looks to forests for clothing inspiration
HELSINKI - A team at Aalto University has, through the use of Ioncell technology, designed and produced an evening gown made of Finnish birch trees. The Ioncell process, developed by both Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, creates… -
Monday, 10 December 2018Fashion climate initiative launches in Poland's coal hub
KATOWICE – Under the auspices of UN Climate Change, over forty leading apparel brands, suppliers and supporting organisations have today launched the ‘Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action’ at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) – which… -
Monday, 10 December 2018New Canopy report on viscose, rayon purchasing
VANCOUVER – The new Hot Button Report has been published by environmental non-profit Canopy, aimed at better informing companies throughout the supply chain on viscose and rayon purchasing decisions. The 2018 edition of the report features,… -
Monday, 10 December 2018VF restructuring sees Kontoor emerge
GREENSBORO – VF Corporation has announced that Kontoor Brands, Inc. will be the name given to the independent, publicly traded company formed following the division of several VF-owned Jeanswear companies. The separation process – which comprises… -
Monday, 10 December 2018Worn Again CEO recognised for circularity leadership
LONDON – Cyndi Rhoades, CEO of UK-based Worn Again Technologies, has been selected as a finalist in the Leadership Award Category of The Circular Economy Awards. Whether or not Rhoades receives the award at the World Economic Forum in Davos in… -
Friday, 07 December 2018Swedish apparel brands take climate action
STOCKHOLM – The Sustainable Fashion Academy (SFA) has partnered with Swedish apparel companies Peak Performance, Kappahl and H&M to launch the ‘Swedish Textile Initiative for Climate Actions (STIKA)’, an initiative to reduce their individual climate… -
Friday, 07 December 2018Vaude wins environmental award for businesses
STUTTGART – Outdoor brand Vaude has received the 2018 Environmental Award for Businesses from the German Ministry of the Environment, for its efforts in environmental protection and environment-oriented company management. Along with the award,… -
Friday, 07 December 2018Denim mill takes indigo dyeing to absolute limit
REINACH – Thailand-based Absolute Denim says it has switched 100 per cent of its indigo denim dyeing to Archroma’s Denisol ‘Pure Indigo 30’ liquid dye, which is said to be free of the problematic hazardous chemical aniline – at ‘levels below… -
Friday, 07 December 2018Bestseller partners with Fashion for Good
AMSTERDAM – International fashion house Bestseller has entered a strategic partnership with Dutch initiative Fashion for Good (FFG) as the pair look to drive the mass fashion market’s adoption of sustainable, circular technologies. The Danish… -
Thursday, 06 December 2018ZDHC event embodies new, broader scope
AMSTERDAM – Implementation was very much front and centre on the first day of the Friends of ZDHC Implementation and Innovation Experience event, with several key figures from all stages of the textile supply chain taking to the stage to share their… -
Thursday, 06 December 2018Record attendance at Organic Cotton Café
ABIDJAN – As this year’s World Café on Organic Cotton comes to a close, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) reflects on a highly successful 77th annual meeting in the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, which attracted a record number of… -
Thursday, 06 December 2018Greenpeace sees both detox progress and challenges
AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has, for the first time, taken to the stage at a ZDHC event to discuss its perspective on industry-wide chemical management alignment work. Those firms to have already joined initiatives like the ZDHC Foundation are the… -
Thursday, 06 December 2018Denim duo develop recyclable hangtags
KARACHI – Pakistani denim manufacturer Artistic Fabric & Garment Industries (AFGI) has teamed up with Denimite, a brand which re-purposes denim textile waste, to develop recyclable garment hangtags. AFGI will integrate the hangtags within its latest… -
Wednesday, 05 December 2018A small fish in a big pond
MUNICH - After scooping the Eco Performance Award at last week’s Performance Days trade show, Ecotextile News sat down with the president of JouJouFish (JJF) and co-founder of Green Theme Technologies (GTT), Ryan Chen and GTT’s director of… -
Wednesday, 05 December 2018Tyton Biosciences recognised with industry award
DANVILLE – The work undertaken by Tyton BioSciences LLC has been recognised with a Fashion Positive PLUS award; a significant moment as the firm strives towards achieving Gold level Cradle to Cradle certification for its products. The award, Tyton… -
Wednesday, 05 December 2018Launch welcomes sustainable start-up finalists
BENTONVILLE – Launch will today present the finalists of this year’s Circular Innovation Challenge in Bentonville, Arkansas, each of which will receive financial support as they look to bring to market an array of sustainable technologies. Thirty… -
Tuesday, 04 December 2018Online map highlights modern slavery risk areas
LONDON – A new online platform created by Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) will map all calls made to Britain's anti-slavery helpline as part of its ongoing efforts to raise public awareness of the problem and to better and more precisely direct… -
Tuesday, 04 December 2018Union seeks meaningful CSR progress through inquiry
LONDON – IndustriALL Global Union, which represents garment workers around the world, has stated that apparel companies in the UK “need to get much more serious about reforming working conditions in their global supply chains.” In its submission to… -
Tuesday, 04 December 2018Most consumers buy apparel they never wear, survey finds
LONDON – A new survey conducted by the Fashion Retail Academy has found that the majority of consumers aged 18-35 have purchased garments they never wear, with almost a quarter claiming to have bought ten or more items which have simply been wasted.… -
Monday, 03 December 2018WWF and VITAS launch collaborative projects
HO CHI MINH CITY — The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has collaborated with the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) to launch an initiative designed to promote improved water quality, improved river basin governance and sustainable… -
Monday, 03 December 2018Inclusive fashion a UK government priority
LONDON – The British Government has announced its plan to recruit a Fashion Disability Champion to highlight and tackle issues faced by consumers with disabilities. The individual selected to perform the role will use their position to advise and… -
Monday, 03 December 2018UK repair firm aims to combat apparel waste
CAMBORNE – A UK-based clothing repair service has exceeded its crowdfunding goal of £200,000, as the company seeks to expand its operations which have already seen orders grow 321 per cent in the year leading up to September 2018. Clothes Doctor,… -
Monday, 03 December 2018Sustainability used for financial growth, HSBC finds
LONDON – Global finance institution HSBC has claimed that business around the world are reappraising supply chains in order to integrate sustainability; decisions which are primarily driven by expectations of subsequent financial reward. A new study… -
Friday, 30 November 2018LCA confirms fluorine textile coating risks
BRUSSELS – A 3-year EU life cycle assessment study to evaluate alternatives to fluorine-based durable water and oil textile repellents (DWOR) has concluded that fluorinated formulations have a negative environmental impact “10 – 40 times larger”… -
Thursday, 29 November 2018Chinese viscose supplier completes CanopyStyle audit
VANCOUVER – An independent audit of how Chinese viscose fibre supplier Zhejiang Fulida sources its raw materials, has found that although there’s a risk it may be sourced from nearby ancient or endangered forests, the company is becoming much more… -
Thursday, 29 November 2018Otto Group teams up with Fashion for Good
AMSTERDAM – The Otto Group has signed up to the Fashion for Good Innovation Platform, and with others, will now become part of the Dutch-based NGO’s selection process for new innovators and start-ups that focus on sustainability in the textile and… -
Wednesday, 28 November 2018Hong Kong steps up textile recycling efforts
HONG KONG – As Hong Kong begins to take a more pro-active approach to textile waste, Redress – an NGO that promotes environmental sustainability in fashion – reports that over eighty companies from across the city took part in its ‘Get Redressed… -
Wednesday, 28 November 2018Knit fabric advance sheds fewer microfibres
MUNICH – In direct response to growing concerns about textile microfibre pollution – especially from polyester fleece fabrics – Polartec has today unveiled a new knitted fabric designed to reduce fibre shedding here at the on-going Performance Days… -
Wednesday, 28 November 2018PODCAST: Finance & textile innovation: show me the money!
VANCOUVER – Perhaps for the first time, sustainable solutions are starting to be scaled-up in the textile industry, but is there really enough investment capital available to ensure they succeed? Mike Schragger talks with Fashion for Good’s Rogier… -
Tuesday, 27 November 2018Further NGO support for Bangladesh Accord
AMSTERDAM – As part of a continued and coordinated effort to breath new life into the Bangladesh Accord on worker safety, several leading European NGOs involved in the ethical fashion sector have together appealed to Bangladesh government to allow… -
Tuesday, 27 November 2018Surprise Leeds results test microfibre opinion
LEEDS – UK scientists have developed a new test method that shows fewer textile microfibres are released through domestic washing than was previously thought. For some fabrics such as one polyester fleece, tests found only 10 per cent of the weight… -
Tuesday, 27 November 2018Report slams 'weak attempt’ to clean up China's viscose sector
AMSTERDAM – Attempts to clean up the viscose fibre industry in China have been lambasted in an updated report from the Changing Markets Foundation, which says current efforts lack clarity, transparency and the will to drive meaningful transformation… -
Monday, 26 November 2018Dutch denim achieves Swan Ecolabel certification
LAREN – A range of denim clothing from Dutch brand Mud Jeans has been certified to the Nordic Swan Ecolabel standard after an extensive, one and a half year assessment of its product’s lifecycles. Noted for its stringency, the ‘Swan’ Ecolabel… -
Monday, 26 November 2018Bangladesh Accord receives support in vital period
DHAKA – While its future remains the subject of much speculation, the Bangladesh Accord and its prospects for continuing work into next year seem to, in typically unpredictable style, have been handed a boost. Recent developments have strengthened… -
Monday, 26 November 2018Initiative aims to ‘set the standard’ on marine plastics
LAUSANNE – A new multi-stakeholder initiative featuring contributions from firms such as Cotton Inc., Adidas and Sympatex will seek to combat the threat posed by marine plastic pollution using more reliable metrics to measure the actual size of the… -
Friday, 23 November 2018Exhibition explores fast and slow fashion innovation
LONDON – Following a two-year research project, a collaboration between Mistra Future Fashion, Centre for Circular Design at University of the Arts London and Filippa K has yielded an exhibition focused on “pushing the limits of ‘fast’ and ‘slow’… -
Friday, 23 November 2018VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod - Financing sustainability
WAKEFIELD – What is the responsibility of major financial institutions in facilitating the implementation of more sustainable practices? Patricia Gomes, HSBC North America’s head of global trade and receivables finance, tells us they have a “huge… -
Friday, 23 November 2018Circle Economy launches circular acceleration projects
AMSTERDAM – Circle Economy has announced three new projects aimed at providing a boost to the implementation of circular practices within the fashion sector. “Linear is now last season’s news; the future is circular,” is the battlecry from those… -
Friday, 23 November 2018NGO targets H&M in Black Friday protest
LONDON – UK non-profit Labour Behind the Label has held a demonstration at H&M’s Oxford Circus store to protest against the disparity between been the increased spending for Black Friday and the reimbursement of workers in fashion supply chains.…
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