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Friday, 24 January 2020Companies pledge to protect Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON DC - Fashion brands Ralph Lauren, Puma, Allbirds and Aritzia are among eight new companies who have signed the Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledge not to ship their goods through the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledge was… -
Friday, 24 January 2020Fat Face announces 'sustainability' targets
HAVANT - British lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer Fat Face has announced plans to become carbon neutral and use 100 per cent recycled polyester among its sustainability targets for 2025. The company has committed that, by 2025, all of the… -
Thursday, 23 January 2020New standard created for sustainable cashmere
HAMBURG - The non-profit Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has developed a new standard for sustainable cashmere amidst growing concern over the welfare of cashmere goats and demands for transparency and corporate responsibility. The AbTF's Good… -
Thursday, 23 January 2020MP raises concerns over UK worker exploitation
LONDON – A British MP has raised fresh concerns over the state of Leicester city’s garment manufacturing industry, where some workers are paid as low as £3. Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, has told the Guardian that it would be a… -
Thursday, 23 January 2020BCI to stay in Xinjiang despite forced labour fears
XINJIANG − The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has condemned the use of forced labour in the cotton industry by Muslim prisoners held in Uyghur detention camps in the Xinjiang region of China but has stopped short of pulling out of the country. The… -
Wednesday, 22 January 2020Screening tool detects hidden textile impurities
SAN FRANCISCO – Levi Strauss has teamed up with two service providers to develop a new screening tool that identifies whether hazardous contaminants are present in bulk commodity chemicals routinely that are used in wet processing and often end up… -
Wednesday, 22 January 2020Canopy unveils action plan to save forests
DAVOS – Environmental non-profit Canopy has launched a new plan to replace half of the global pulp supply for viscose and paper with alternative fibres which it says will save 30 per cent of the world’s threatened forests by 2030. Entitled Survival… -
Wednesday, 22 January 2020Lindex launches clean water project in Myanmar
YANGON - Swedish fashion chain Lindex has teamed up with WaterAid to launch a joint project to increase the access to clean drinking water and sanitation for women and girls in the textile industry in Myanmar. During the two-year project, clean… -
Wednesday, 22 January 2020Italy ranked most unsustainable fashion nation
AMSTERDAM – Italy, Portugal and Austria have the most unsustainable fashion industries in Europe, according to new research from Dutch fashion brand Labfresh. The company has assessed 15 European nations based on the annual tonnage of textile waste… -
Wednesday, 22 January 2020Report calls for sustainable tech investment
AMSTERDAM – A new report published today by Dutch sustainability initiative Fashion for Good (FFG) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that US$20-US$30 billion is required to mobilise the scaling of technological innovations within the… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020Wool growers oppose National Declaration changes
QUEENSLAND – Australian wool growers are petitioning against proposed changes to the country’s National Wool Declaration, which could introduce new definitions to mobs on which alternative methods to mulesing have been used. The Australian Wool… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020New guide to drive 'sustainability' in fashion
DAVOS - Some of the biggest names in fashion have come together to publish a new guide designed to help industry leaders on their journey towards environmental and social sustainability. The CEO Agenda 2020 has been released by the Global Fashion… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020Myanmar manufacturers oppose potential wage hike
YANGON – Garment manufacturers will conduct surveys of their own to determine whether workers are justified in calling for a substantial raise to the national living wage, according to the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association. Two weeks ago it… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020Adidas commits to recycled polyester
HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear giant Adidas says more than half of the polyester in its products will be recycled this year - and the company has commited to using only recycled polyester from 2024. The company also plans to produce a record 15 to 20… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020EC contest focuses on 'sustainable' fashion
BRUSSELS - The European Commission (EC) is offering €150,000 (US$168,000) in prize money for innovations in sustainable fashion in the 2020 European Social Innovation Competition. Under the theme 'Reimagine Fashion: Changing behaviours for… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020C&A owners launch new Foundation
ZUG – The family which founded fashion retailer C&A has today launched a new foundation which it says will aim to address the dual crises of climate change and inequality. The Brenninkmeijer family, which has a business empire spanning fashion, real… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020Unifi introduces new fibre solutions at Denver
GREENSBORO - Sustainable yarn manufacturer Unifi Inc is set to introduce new developments in its range of fibres recycled from ocean plastic waste at the 2020 Outdoor + Snow Show in Denver. The company, which bills itself as one of the world's… -
Tuesday, 21 January 2020Worn Again launches first recycling pilot plant
WILTON – Worn Again has advanced industry efforts to replace the use of virgin materials in textiles with the commissioning of its first pilot-scale facility that can separate, decontaminate and then extract polyester (PET) and cellulose from mixed… -
Monday, 20 January 2020Circularity suffering as material consumption soars
DAVOS – At the World Economic Forum, which gets underway in Davos today, impact organisation Circle Economy has launched a new report which finds that whilst global material consumption has grown to top 100 billion tonnes per annum for the first… -
Monday, 20 January 2020Debenhams sets 2020s 'sustainability' targets
LONDON - Retailer Debenhams has unveiled its new sustainability programme which it says highlights new benchmarks for UK department store retailing in the 2020s. New commitments include sustainably sourcing 100 per cent of its cotton by 2022,… -
Monday, 20 January 2020Inditex supports job and recycling schemes
ARTEIXO - Fashion giant Inditex is donating another €8.5 million (US$9.4 million) to the Caritas charity to support social employment and circular economy initiatives in Spain. The company, which owns Zara and is the world's biggest fashion group,… -
Monday, 20 January 2020Fast Retailing signs UN Fashion Charter
YAMAGUCHI – Japanese fashion company Fast Retailing - owners of Uniqlo - has signed up to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, sponsored by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which aims to achieve net-zero emissions… -
Monday, 20 January 2020Rent the Runway moves into production
NEW YORK - Clothing rental service Rent the Runway (RTR) is moving into garment production with the launch of its own 'sustainable' lines of clothing. RTR chief operating officer Anushka Salinas said the company's 'Designer Collective' lines would… -
Friday, 17 January 2020Garment workers’ organisation calls for greater protection
ASHULIA – Garment workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, have today staged a demonstration demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits of an alleged rape in Ashulia. Around 50 members of the workers’ welfare organisation, Bangladesh Garment Sramik… -
Friday, 17 January 2020Tyton completes successful funding round
DANVILLE – Textile recycling innovator Tyton Biosciences has completed an US$8 million Series A funding round, led by the investment arm of outdoor brand Patagonia, Tin Shed Ventures. The investment will be used to help facilitate the scaling of… -
Thursday, 16 January 2020Agreement reached to transition Accord
DHAKA – The BGMEA and the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have officially signed a transition agreement to finalise the creation of the new RMG sustainability council (RSC), which aims to oversee the safety of garment workers in the… -
Thursday, 16 January 2020Dhaka gridlocked as garment workers protest
DHAKA – Bangladeshi garment workers have blockaded a road in the country’s capital of Dhaka in protest over unpaid wages, in an incident that mirrors a strike taken just last month. Traffic in Shyamoli allegedly ground to a halt for more than two… -
Wednesday, 15 January 2020Cambodia’s workforce endangering lives by hitching rides
PHNOM PENH – Findings from a new National Social Security Fund (NSSF) report has highlighted the danger garment factory workers subject themselves to when in transit to their jobs. According to the new NSSF report, 50 workers were killed and almost… -
Wednesday, 15 January 2020YKK zippers use marine plastic waste
TOKYO – Japanese fastener manufacturer YKK has developed new apparel zippers using marine plastic waste intercepted on the coastline of Sri Lanka. The company will present its new Natulon Ocean Sourced collection at both ISPO Munich and the Outdoor… -
Wednesday, 15 January 2020Bangladeshi workers still facing repression over wage protests
DHAKA – Two years on since tens of thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers took to the streets in protest over poverty wages, many remain out of work and facing criminal charges from disgruntled factory bosses. In January 2019, workers ended… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020Sympatex to showcase circular jacket at ISPO
MUNICH – Later this month at ISPO 2020, functional materials manufacturer Sympatex will showcase what it says is the world’s first upcycled jacket made in-line with the principles of a circular economy. The rEvolution Hybrid jacket comprises 30 per… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020VF Corp among new Global Fashion Agenda partners
BERLIN – Global Fashion Agenda has welcomed three new Associate Partners: VF Corporation, Zalando and TAL Apparel. The trio will work closely with the GFA, providing feedback and input on its mission to accelerate the fashion industry’s transition… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020Acoustics used to collect textile microfibres in solution
NAGANO – Scientists in Japan say they’ve found a way to separate synthetic textile microfibres and other microplastics from solution using sound waves – opening up the possibility of retrofitting these acoustic devices on to washing machines and in… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020Lenzing supports reforestation in Albania
SHKODRA – Wood-based fibre manufacturer Lenzing has initiated reforestation efforts in Albania in collaboration with the Austrian Development Agency and local communities. In the Ana e Malit region of North Albania, 50 per cent of the forest area… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020Textiles should be made from cellulose-based waste
STOCKHOLM – A new report on how the textile industry can turn waste into a valuable resource by 2030 will be released later this week by The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Two years in the making, the report says although the… -
Tuesday, 14 January 2020Microfibre emissions halved with cooler, quicker washes
LEEDS – New scientific research confirms that cooler, quicker home launderings could drastically mitigate the emission of textile microfibres into the environment. Academics at the University of Leeds teamed up with Procter & Gamble (P&G), which… -
Monday, 13 January 2020Digitisation to boost circularity, new report suggests
NEW YORK – A new industry report outlines the influence greater connectivity with the Internet of Things (IoT) could have on the circular economy. Product traceability platform provider Circular ID and energy supplier Eon author the report, in which… -
Monday, 13 January 2020Cambodia pays out US$7.6m to workers on maternity leave
PHNOM PENH – Garment workers in Cambodia were last year afforded almost 20 per cent more money than the year prior when on maternity leave, the country’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced. In 2019, female workers were paid an… -
Monday, 13 January 2020
Wool broker makes wool declarations compulsory
DUBBO – An Australian wool brokering firm says it will no longer partner with growers that don’t have a National Wool Declaration (NWD) as it looks to encourage more transparent trade agreements. An NWD is voluntary, disclosing information that… -
Friday, 10 January 2020Crackdown on child labour in Mexico
PUEBLA - A new initiative has been launched by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to crackdown on the use of child labour in the Mexican fashion industry. The 14-month programme aims to prevent, detect and assist victims of child… -
Friday, 10 January 2020New policy brief addresses textile chemicals
GENEVA - The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has published a policy brief that addresses chemicals of concern in textiles, among other products, and efforts to minimise their impacts on human health and the… -
Friday, 10 January 2020New Cotton Guide to focus on climate change
WAKEFIELD – The new updated version of MCL News & Media's authoritative Inside Guide to Cotton & Sustainability - due out next month - warns that the industry is running out of time to reduce its environmental impact. The second edition of the… -
Thursday, 09 January 2020Kering donates to support Australian fire fight
PARIS – Luxury fashion group Kering, which owns the brands Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, to name but a few, says it will contribute AU$1 million in support of efforts to combat Australia’s ongoing fires. Since… -
Thursday, 09 January 2020Action taken against 'unsafe' garment factories
DHAKA - A total of 84 garment factories in Bangladesh have had their Utilisation Declaration (UD) certificates suspended - preventing them from importing duty-free raw materials and exporting finished products - due to safety concerns. The… -
Thursday, 09 January 2020Oeko-Tex expands 'sustainability' label
ZURICH - Testing and certification organisation Oeko-Tex's Made in Green sustainability label now includes leather products under newly updated guidelines which come fully into effect in April. Oeko-Tex says its guidelines, including test criteria… -
Thursday, 09 January 2020Myanmar set to adjust minimum wage
YANGON – From next week, Myanmar’s government will begin research across major cities on the cost of labour in the garment, food and commodity sectors, as it looks to establish a new minimum wage to be introduced this May. Every two years the… -
Wednesday, 08 January 2020Five more companies join up with ZDHC
AMSTERDAM - Five more companies have signed up to the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero initiative to replace hazardous chemicals with safer ones in textiles and clothing production. They include chemical companies, Buckman International, Modern Dyestuffs &… -
Wednesday, 08 January 2020Dyntex develops biosynthetic performance fabrics
BREGENZ – Austrian textile manufacturer Dyntex has developed two new ultralight biosynthetic fabrics for high performance apparel. Dyntex Biodegradable and Dyntex Biological Origin are the culmination of three years R&D, with company CEO, Mathias… -
Wednesday, 08 January 2020Call for action against 'unsafe' garment factories
DHAKA - The Bangladeshi government has ordered apparel trade bodies to prevent garment factories which have failed to improve safety to protect workers from exporting their products. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments… -
Wednesday, 08 January 2020Ireland set to ban textiles from household bins
DUBLIN - Ireland is set to ban clothes and textiles from household bins, landfill and incineration under new proposals designed to reduce the impact of fast fashion on the environment. Climate Action and Environment Minister Richard Bruton sees such… -
Wednesday, 08 January 2020Tunisia targets efficient textile recycling infrastructure
TUNIS – Tunisia’s textile industry is set to place greater focus on sustainable business practices, with the launch of a new initiative that will engage stakeholders in aligning with circular production principles and creating more robust recycling… -
Tuesday, 07 January 2020Scientists back textile microfibre filters
TORONTO – Scientists at the University of Toronto have shown how two commercially available washing machine filter technologies can reduce the shedding of textile microfibres from fleece fabrics during domestic laundering. Examining the performance… -
Tuesday, 07 January 2020Houdini collection dominated by recycled material
STOCKHOLM – Outdoor apparel brand Houdini will soon launch its new fall/winter 2020 collection, which is made up largely of garments that utilise at least 50 per cent recycled fibre. “To create a waste-free world, we need to make sure products are… -
Tuesday, 07 January 2020Textile recycling project 'close to success'
MARIBOR - European researchers say a pilot plant developed to turn textile waste into raw materials which can be re-used in the industrial production of new fibres or plastics is close to achieving market applications. The Resyntex project, in the… -
Tuesday, 07 January 2020Vietnamese workers strike over inadequate bonuses
NINH BINH – More than a thousand workers at a garment manufacturing facility in Vietnam have gone on strike in protest over unpaid Tet bonuses traditionally awarded to staff in-line with the Lunar New Year. Each year, Vietnam celebrates the Lunar… -
Monday, 06 January 2020Nike tweaks footwear design to use offcuts
BEAVERTON – Sportswear giant Nike has released a new pair of footwear which makes use of what would otherwise be discarded fabric offcuts. The Beaverton-based brand has reimagined its material utilisation and placement to mitigate waste, layering… -
Monday, 06 January 2020
Workers, employer at loggerheads after factory protests
YANGON – Garment workers at a Japanese-owned factory in Yangon, Myanmar, have threatened to protest at the doors of the Japanese embassy if the site’s bosses do not withdraw ongoing labour cases against the group of 16 employees. A band of workers… -
Monday, 06 January 2020Amazon workers warned after speaking out on climate
SEATTLE – Workers at retail giant Amazon have been told they will face dismissal if they continue to discuss the firm’s climate impact with the media without its authorisation. The company has opened investigations into a group of employees who… -
Monday, 06 January 2020Row over minimum wage hike in Bangladesh
DHAKA - A row has broken out between workers' rights campaigners and factory owners over a recent hike in the minimum wage paid to garment workers in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association took exception to a… -
Monday, 06 January 2020Debate over EU carcinogen pigment rating
BRUSSELS - The European Union's proposal to list one of the most widely-used textile pigments as a ‘category 2’ carcinogen appears set to spark controversy in the industry. The EU recently announced that titanium dioxide (TiO2), one of the most… -
Friday, 03 January 2020PVH partners for new educational programme
NEW YORK – Fashion powerhouse PVH Corp, which owns the brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, has announced a five-year partnership with Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, based in New York, which will establish an educational hub… -
Friday, 03 January 2020
Factory fire safety fears raised in Bangladesh
DHAKA - Safety experts fear lives could be put at risk in Bangladesh unless the fire safety sections of proposed new national building safety standards - which affect garment factories along with other structures - are strengthened. Experts at the… -
Friday, 03 January 2020American football team upcycles merchandise
MASSACHUSETTS – American football team the New England Patriots has partnered with sustainable apparel brand Refried in an effort to divert surplus team merchandise away from landfill. Overstocked items or perhaps jerseys donning the names of… -
Friday, 03 January 2020New law 'could lead to synthetic fibre ban'
WASHINGTON D.C. - Brands and retailers are being warned that proposed landmark legislation in the US to clampdown on plastic pollution could lead to restrictions on the use of synthetic fibres. Heidi Sanborn, executive director of the National… -
Friday, 03 January 2020Cambodia urged to engage with EU over EBA
PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian government is being urged to work with the European Union (EU) to retain vital trade privileges after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned their loss would deliver a huge blow to the country's economy. The EU is… -
Friday, 03 January 2020Devan to debut bio-based solutions at Heimtextil
RONSE – Textile finishing innovator Devan Chemicals will debut two new bio-based solutions at next week’s Heimtextil trade show in Frankfurt: an antimicrobial and a patented cooling technology. The Belgian firm’s new antimicrobial is the latest… -
Thursday, 02 January 2020Reduction vs offsetting - the big carbon debate
WASHINGTON D.C. - With more and more brands and manufacturers publicly stating their ambitions on reducing their carbon footprints, attention is starting to shift to the means of meeting these ambitious targets. More than 80 fashion and textile… -
Thursday, 02 January 2020Textile microfibres abundant in the air we breathe
LONDON – As well as finding their way into global aquatic environments, textile microfibres are also abundant in the air that we breathe, according to scientists at King’s College London who found that ‘fibrous microplastics’ made up 92 per cent of… -
Thursday, 02 January 2020Auxiliaries from waste vegetable oil
BOLOGNA – Italian company Erca SpA has developed a new line of textile auxiliaries derived from waste vegetable oil that can be used as levelling and dispersing agents when dyeing polyester. Sold under the ‘Revecol’ brand, these two new products are… -
Monday, 23 December 2019Season’s Greetings to all our readers
As we close down for the Christmas period we’d like to extend ‘Season’s Greetings’ to all of our readers and wish everyone all the very best for 2020. In December next year we will publish a special issue of Ecotextile News to mark its 100th edition… -
Monday, 23 December 2019Everlane caught up in worker controversy
SAN FRANCISCO – Customer service representatives working remotely for US apparel brand Everlane have accused the company of not providing the wages, healthcare and other benefits afforded to office staff. The San Francisco-based firm, which has… -
Monday, 23 December 2019Adidas incorporates ocean plastic in apparel
HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear brand Adidas is working with material technology company PrimaLoft to incorporate recycled plastic waste intercepted from remote islands, beaches and coastal communities in its outdoor apparel. The two companies are… -
Monday, 23 December 2019Funding announced for 'sustainability' projects
OSLO - The Norwegian Research Council (NRC) has agreed to fund two projects exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industry. The NRC is to provide €1 million (US$1.1 million) to both the LASTING project of the… -
Monday, 23 December 2019Thousands protest in Bangladesh over unpaid wages
UTTARA – Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers in the suburbs of Dhaka have blocked a highway in protest over unpaid wages. Local reports indicate that workers belonging to the company Top Jeans are owed up to three months of backed up wages and… -
Friday, 20 December 20192019 on Ecotextile News
WAKEFIELD – As has become customary at Ecotextile News as each year comes to a close, we’ve compiled just a few of the standout articles from the past 12 months that will serve to remind you of the most popular stories that have shaped 2019. If you… -
Friday, 20 December 201939 US companies certified by GOTS in 2019
STUTTGART - A total of 39 US companies gained certification to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) in 2019, bringing the total to 113 individual companies. GOTS covers the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, trading and… -
Friday, 20 December 2019Lenzing to build world’s largest wood pulp plant
SAO PAULO - Wood-based fibre manufacturer Lenzing has announced that it is to go forward with US$1.3 billion plans to build the world's largest dissolving wood pulp plant in Brazil. The company, one of the world's leading suppliers of cellulosic… -
Friday, 20 December 2019Myanmar workforce protests labour rights inaction
YANGON – Around 200 workers from a garment factory in Myanmar are protesting at the doors of the Yangon region’s government office after a letter sent to its labour department was ignored. The World Jin Garment Factory’s workforce reported… -
Friday, 20 December 2019New rift on factory safety in Bangladesh
DHAKA - A new rift has opened up between garment factory owners in Bangladesh and the organisations which have represented western brands on factory safety in their supply lines since the Rana Plaza disaster. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and… -
Friday, 20 December 2019Recycling action plan combats clothing disposal
BRUSSELS – The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has laid out policy recommendations for the textiles industry and called on the European Commission to instigate a strategy that would increase material recycling. This comes hot on… -
Friday, 20 December 2019EU envoy urges Cambodia to back down on EBA
MADRID - A leading European Union envoy is urging Cambodia to make political concessions to avoid the loss of special trade preferences which would massively impact on the country's apparel industry and cost about 90,000 garment workers their jobs.… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019ISKO awarded OEKO-TEX STeP certification
BURSA - ISKO, which bills itself as one of world's leading denim producers, has become the first Turkish denim mill to be awarded OEKO-TEX's STeP certification. STeP (Sustainable Textile and Leather Production) is a modular certification system… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019Zalando reveals details of Tier 1 suppliers
BERLIN - European online fashion platform Zalando has revealed the details of most of the factories classed as Tier 1 suppliers to its own private label brands. The company shared details of 80 per cent of the Tier 1 suppliers to its private labels… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019Karl Lagerfield brand finally bans fur
LONDON - Fashion brand Karl Lagerfeld, whose founder famously defended the killing of animals for their skin, has banned fur from its collections after decades of pressure from animal rights campaigners. People for the Ethical Treatment (PETA) which… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019Australian state regulation protects sheep
VICTORIA – New regulations passed in the Australian state of Victoria now mean native sheep producers could be fined as much as AUD$3,300 for surgically mulesing sheep without administering pain relief. For some time, organisations in Victoria have… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019Rebecca Taylor brand offers circularity service
NEW YORK - Womenswear brand Rebecca Taylor has introduced a new circularity service in which customers can trade in lightly worn garments which can then be repaired, cleaned, and resold. The company's 'ReCollect' programme aims to repurpose… -
Thursday, 19 December 2019SCAP results marred by clothing consumption surge
BANBURY – New data published by WRAP’s Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020) reflects on the progress its signatories have made to date, finding that whilst targets to reduce water and cut carbon emissions are on track, clothing… -
Wednesday, 18 December 2019H&M joins Tent Partnership for Refugees
STOCKHOLM - The H&M group has joined the global Tent Partnership for Refugees private sector network which works to improve the lives and livelihoods of refugees. The company says the partnership will allow it to build on its work to address the… -
Wednesday, 18 December 2019Conscious Fashion Campaign launches in NYC
NEW YORK - The Conscious Fashion Campaign (CFC) initiative, which aims to help the fashion industry achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been formally launched. Founder Kerry Bannigan, a social impact entrepreneur, said the CFC… -
Wednesday, 18 December 2019Lindex to train women cotton farmers in India
GOTHENBURG - Swedish fashion retailer Lindex is to fund a project to train female cotton farmers in isolated rural areas of India in environmentally-friendly production methods. The two-year project, in collaboration with the Cotton Connect… -
Wednesday, 18 December 2019Labour rights coalition calls for greater transparency
AMSTERDAM – Whilst recognising a surge in transparency within the apparel manufacturing industry, a new report published by a coalition of unions, human rights groups and labour rights advocates has called on more companies to commit to its… -
Wednesday, 18 December 2019Canopy reveals 2019 Hot Button rankings
VANCOUVER - Environmental non-profit Canopy has revealed its 2019 Hot Button rankings of the work of global viscose producers to protect ancient and endangered forests. The list shows a significant jump in the volume of man-made cellulosic fibre… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019EU urged to help bring circularity to textiles
BRUSSELS - The RREUSE non-profit network of social enterprises involved in the reuse, repair and recycling sector is urging the European Union to act to help bring circularity to the fashion and textile industry. In a new report, entitled Vision for… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019SDGs to be promoted at Messe Frankfurt trade shows
NEW YORK - The Texterpise Network coalition of textile trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt, the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) has announced plans to work together to reduce the impact of the… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019Klopman reveals 'sustainability' achievements
FROSINONE - Italian workwear manufacturer Klopman has revealed that it increased its production of fabrics made with 'sustainable' materials to 2.3 million metres, an increase of 77 per cent, in just one year. Klopman now offers its customers the… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019Kontoor Brands cuts waste across North America
GREENSBORO – Kontoor Brands, which owns the brands Wrangler and Lee, has announced reaching zero-waste designation for all its owned distribution centres in North America. This means 95 per cent of waste from these facilities will be diverted from… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019Fashion Nova denies LA sweatshops claim
LOS ANGELES - Online fast fashion retailer Fashion Nova has denied claims that some of the workers who make its clothes are paid less than a quarter of the minimum wage to work in cockroach and rat-infested 'sweatshop' factories in Los Angeles. An… -
Tuesday, 17 December 2019Oxfam calls for Xmas fast fashion resistance
LONDON – Findings from a new survey conducted by charitable organisation Oxfam indicate that huge volumes of sequinned outfits and accessories will be worn once and discarded over the festive period. Of the 2,000 women surveyed, aged between 18 and… -
Monday, 16 December 2019Microplastic pollution 'massively underestimated'
SAN DIEGO - The amount of microplastics in our oceans could be a million times worse than previously thought, according to new research which suggests existing studies have seriously underestimated the problem. Researchers found previously… -
Monday, 16 December 2019Consumers confused by brands' mixed messages
BIRMINGHAM - Consumers wanting to shop ethically are struggling to choose between brands with some proudly flying the flag of sustainability while others seem happy for apparently excellent work to go under the radar. A host of recent consumer…
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