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Monday, 19 August 2019Fashion Summit puts sustainability first
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Fashion Summit (HKFS) is set to return for its 2019 edition, with 52 speakers from 12 countries taking part. This year the event’s theme will be ‘Achieving the Goals’, with a focus on how fashion brands can be more… -
Monday, 19 August 2019Vietnam kicks off garment factory safety initiative
HỒ CHÍ MINH – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) has partnered with Dutch sustainable trade initiative IDH to launch Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS), in a bid to protect apparel and footwear factory workers. Local… -
Monday, 19 August 2019Banana Republic swings into apparel rental
SAN FRANCISCO – US clothing retailer Banana Republic is set to launch ‘Style Passport’, an online women’s apparel subscription service, which gives customers the option to rent three different branded items for a monthly fee of US$85. Launching… -
Friday, 16 August 2019Levi’s and Wrangler suppliers 'sexually harassed employees'
LESOTHO – Female workers at garment factories producing jeans for American brands such Levi Strauss and Wrangler have been forced into having sex with managers to keep their jobs or gain promotion, according to a two-year investigation by the… -
Friday, 16 August 2019J.C. Penney partners with ThredUp
PLANO – American department store chain J.C. Penney (JCP) is set to offer second-hand clothing at 30 of its stores, after partnering with online used clothing retailer ThredUp. The stores will sell women’s clothing and handbags, with JCP saying that… -
Friday, 16 August 2019Infinited Fiber backed by Asian viscose giant
SINGAPORE – Infinited Fiber, a spin out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland which turns cellulosic waste into new textile fibres using a chemical process, has received new funding from RGE Pte Ltd – a company which also owns Asian… -
Friday, 16 August 2019SAC debuts podcast on Higg insights
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has introduced ‘The Thread’, a new podcast series that in its first episode – Designing Sustainability – features Sympatex CEO Rüdiger Fox; Karine Kicak from Canadian retailer Aldo; Krishna… -
Thursday, 15 August 2019Planet Textiles' denim debate
One of three breakout sessions held simultaneously at Planet Textiles 2019, ‘A New Blueprint for Denim’ was an eye-opening discussion about the real-world challenges the industry faces. By Chris Remington. Led by denim expert and CEO of Olah Inc.,… -
Thursday, 15 August 2019Cotton Horizons: Down to earth
Simon Ferrigno argues that regulation is necessary if we are to see effective global action on climate and soil, and the reduction of the overall consumption of raw materials such as cotton. The recent release of both the Better Cotton Initiative… -
Wednesday, 14 August 2019POLL RESULTS: your priorities for the planet
Priorities for the planet, what are they, and what do our readers think? John Mowbray presents the results of a recent poll we held at Planet Textiles and shared through our online channels – nearly 1,000 of you took part. For over a decade,… -
Wednesday, 14 August 2019France and Canada push for fashion legislation
Legislation has long been called for to drive lasting industry change. With France seemingly leading the way on fashion policy-making, are other nations, such as Canada, now ready to step up to the plate and make similarly transformative proposals?… -
Tuesday, 13 August 2019Canadian retailer avoids Rana Plaza lawsuit
OTTAWA – Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws has avoided being sued by a group of Bangladeshi Rana Plaza victims and their relatives, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear their case. The key issue the lawsuit faced was whether a Canadian… -
Tuesday, 13 August 2019Performance Days takes sustainable stance
ISMANING – Performance Days has said that its exhibitor trends forum at its next event in Munich will feature only fabrics and accessories that have proven ‘sustainable’ credentials, marking the next step in its sustainability-based Focus Topics… -
Monday, 12 August 2019Soluble tablet gives denim stonewash look
FLORENCE – Italian textile chemical supplier Soko Chimica has launched a one step, one bath process for the enzymatic finishing of denim that uses tablets dissolved in water – in a similar way to how modern dishwashers work. Used to give jeans a… -
Monday, 12 August 2019Focus on specialty fibres pays off for Lenzing
LENZING – The Lenzing Group’s focus on specialty fibres and its sCore TEN strategy have seen it remain in a strong financial position despite a challenging market environment with historically low prices for standard viscose. The company, which… -
Monday, 12 August 2019Sky Ocean Ventures invests in HDWool
BRADFORD – Yorkshire-based textile firm HDWool has received funding from Sky Ocean Ventures, as part of the latter’s goal to reduce micro-plastics in the ocean. Additionally, Sky partner and Government programme Innovate UK is providing… -
Monday, 12 August 2019Brandix targets carbon neutrality by 2023
COLOMBO – Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer Brandix has set its sights on achieving 100 per cent carbon neutrality by 2023, part of its broader goal to record zero carbon footprint. The company is to invest US$28 million in its Batticaloa facility… -
Friday, 09 August 2019Brand demands crippling Turkey’s Syrian workforce
LONDON – A new report which delves into the state-of-play in Turkish apparel manufacturing facilities reports that Syrian refugees, of which 650,000 are employed in menial jobs throughout its supply chains, are exploited in the name of fast fashion;… -
Friday, 09 August 2019Ellen MacArthur pursues 20 million designers in circularity push
ISLE OF WIGHT – The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has called for 20 million designers to help move the global economy towards a circular model, using its new Circular Design Programme to shift products at end-of-life away from landfill. The Foundation… -
Friday, 09 August 2019VF Foundation funds student sustainability work
GREENSBORO – The VF Foundation has awarded UNC Greensboro’s Bryan School of Business and Economics US$100,000 to create a new Virtual Collaboratory – defined a research venture not confined to one location – that will be used to educate students on… -
Friday, 09 August 2019H&M launches Social Entrepreneurship Project
STOCKHOLM – The H&M Group has launched its Social Entrepreneurship Project; through which it plans to engage with entrepreneurs in developing countries whose work brings about positive change in local communities. In collaboration with global… -
Thursday, 08 August 2019Novel recycling process for digital printing
VARESE – A new washing system for digitally printed fabrics that can recycle wastewater and then re-use it to remove colorants, reactants and finishing agents drew interest from retailers and textile mills at the recent ITMA thanks to considerable… -
Thursday, 08 August 2019BCI appoints new Council chair
GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has appointed Marc Lewkowitz as the new chairperson of its Council. Lewkowitz, the CEO of Supima, the promotional organisation for American Pima cotton growers, takes over from Barry Clarke as chair. The… -
Thursday, 08 August 2019Transparency tool provides Bangladeshi worker insight
ASHBOURNE – Fashion Revolution, which first collaborated with the NGO Microfinance Opportunities in 2016 to introduce the Garment Worker Diaries (GWD) – a research project documenting the lives of garment workers across Southeast Asia – has now… -
Wednesday, 07 August 2019Indian consumers indicate appetite for sustainable fashion
NEW DELHI – A new YouGov survey of Indian consumers indicates that while a large majority of shoppers consider the sustainable manufacture of garments as a high priority, the material quality, fit, design and price have controlling influence over… -
Wednesday, 07 August 2019Concordia Textiles scales up recycling efforts
WAREGEM – US recycling innovator PurFi has embarked on a joint venture with Belgian manufacturer Concordia Textiles, through which the latter can introduce a circular business model by leveraging PurFi’s waste upcycling solution, said to yield ‘high… -
Wednesday, 07 August 2019Gap’s Development Alliance recruits WaterAid
NEW YORK – International non-governmental organisation (NGO) WaterAid has joined Gap Inc., and USAID’s (the United States Agency for International Development) Women + Water Global Development Alliance (W+W Alliance) as an implementing partner. The… -
Tuesday, 06 August 2019Fashion tax ‘stupid’, says Katharine Hamnett
LONDON – Fashion designer and environmental activist Katharine Hamnett has branded the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendation to impose a penny-per-garment tax on fashion firms as ‘stupid’, insisting these companies will find a loophole in… -
Tuesday, 06 August 2019BCI welcomes first Chinese sportswear brand
GENEVA – Chinese sportswear brand Anta Sports Products Ltd., has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI); and is the first from the country’s growing sportswear sector to commit. The company, based in Xiamen, says this decision has… -
Monday, 05 August 2019Bangladesh factory tours to highlight industry upturn
DHAKA – A new initiative introduced by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) will look to highlight progress made in the country’s garment manufacturing industry since the devastation of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013, by offering the… -
Monday, 05 August 2019ZDHC programme welcomes trio of contributors
AMSTERDAM – ZDHC has announced the addition of three new contributors to its Roadmap to Zero Programme, bringing the organisation’s growing pool of partners and contributors to 138, spanning 24 locations. Joining as Value Chain Affiliates, Trumpler… -
Monday, 05 August 2019VF sales hike triggers FutureLight investment
DENVER – Global apparel behemoth VF Corporation says it will invest an additional US$20 million into The North Face brand’s soon-to-be-launched PFC-free FutureLight waterproof membrane after reporting better than expected results in its first… -
Monday, 05 August 2019C2C updated standard open for review
OAKLAND – Ahead of its launch next year, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has today opened a 60-day window in which it wants industry stakeholders to feedback on potential revisions to its drafted Cradle to Cradle Certified Product… -
Friday, 02 August 2019Waste sorting scheme galvanises Shanghai
SHANGHAI – An ambitious new waste-sorting and recycling scheme introduced in Shanghai, China, now requires all residents to go to garbage collection stations to deposit unwanted product, including textiles, food waste and paper, or face a fine of up… -
Friday, 02 August 2019Turkey's Zero Waste Campaign turns to textiles
ANKARA – The Zero Waste Campaign, initiated in Turkey by first lady Emine Erdoğan in 2017, has been expanded upon so that it will now cover both textile and food waste. Turkey is said to lag behind other nations, particularly within Europe, with… -
Friday, 02 August 2019XR activists front new Stella McCartney range
LONDON – Members of the socio-political movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) are at the forefront of Stella McCartney’s new ‘sustainable’ collection, having been street cast at its International Rebellion in April. XR activists Deya Ward, Ruby Munslow… -
Friday, 02 August 2019Burberry introduces Econyl nylon collection
LONDON – British fashion brand Burberry has announced the launch of a collection made with Econyl; a ‘sustainable’ nylon yarn made from regenerated fishing nets, fabric scraps and industrial plastic. This marks the latest brand to incorporate the… -
Thursday, 01 August 2019Retailers predict three years until ‘true sustainability’
LONDON – A study conducted by the organisers of retail industry events Pure London and the Spring & Autumn Fair have found that of 1,896 national and independent retailers, 73 per cent said they had increased reuse and recycling efforts in a bid to… -
Thursday, 01 August 2019Candiani partners for ‘sustainable’ denim collection
HAMBURG – German apparel brand Closed has partnered with denim manufacturer Candiani to launch its new ‘A Better Blue’ jeans collection that integrates 50 per cent Tencel x Refibra Lyocell fibres and 50 per cent post-industrial recycled Candiani… -
Wednesday, 31 July 2019Adidas hoodie confuses PR with progress
HERZOGENAURACH – A new ‘100 per cent recyclable hoodie’ from the Adidas by Stella McCartney collection was widely touted online as being a significant step towards circularity in the textile sector; partly because it could be a “stride in the… -
Wednesday, 31 July 2019EAC chair: “Government is not listening”
LONDON – Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) Mary Creagh MP has hit out at the UK Government following the rejection of proposals in its report, saying: “the Government isn’t listening and appears increasingly out of step with the… -
Wednesday, 31 July 2019ZDHC releases Wastewater Guidelines v1.1
AMSTERDAM – ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) has announced the release of version 1.1 of its Wastewater Guidelines. The industry coalition, which counts Inditex, Kering, H&M, Adidas and Nike amongst its contributors, has revised its… -
Tuesday, 30 July 2019OVS to use only ‘sustainable’ cotton by 2020
VENICE – Italian retailer OVS has announced that as of next year it will use 100 per cent ‘sustainable’ cotton across its ranges, including organic cotton, cotton certified by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and recycled cotton. OVS says this… -
Tuesday, 30 July 2019Big brands lag on sustainability commitments
WASHINGTON – A new report from non-profit Green America has scored 14 major US apparel companies based on their sustainability efforts, concluding that whilst the likes of Target, VF Corporation’s The North Face and JanSport brands, Nike and Gap are… -
Tuesday, 30 July 2019Inditex environmental strategy “does not go far enough”
ARTEIXO – Following the launch of fashion conglomerate Inditex’s environmental strategy, not-for-profit Labour Behind the Label has said that whilst its commitments are commendable, it “does not go far enough” to catalyse progressive improvements to… -
Monday, 29 July 2019Primark reacts to Bangladesh repression
DHAKA – After more than 400 workers from Primark suppliers in Bangladesh lost their jobs after partaking in peaceful protests which disputed sub-poverty minimum wages, the fashion brand says it has now suspended new orders from all factories… -
Monday, 29 July 2019Lenzing expands on-site pulp production
LENZING – Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has completed the €60 million expansion of its on-site pulp plant, increasing production capacities for dissolving pulp extracted from beech wood from 300,000 to 320,000 tonnes per year. The company says… -
Monday, 29 July 2019811% increase in textile waste since 1960
WASHINGTON D.C. – Research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that textile waste increased from 1.76 million tonnes in 1960 to 16 million tonnes in 2015, a rise of 811 per cent. The amount of textiles which ended up in… -
Monday, 29 July 2019Workers left unpaid, Bangladesh reports say
DHAKA – Reports from the newspaper Dhaka Tribune allege that 180 workers – of which 65 are Bangladeshi – operating in the garment factory of Tex Knits Garment in Mauritius have not been paid salaries for the past two months and have, at times, had… -
Monday, 29 July 2019BlockTexx on-board with Australian recycling initiative
CARRUM DOWNS – Signage supplier AFI Branding has partnered with recycling innovator BlockTexx to launch its new ‘Be sustainable’ takeback scheme in Australia, through which it hopes to divert 100 tonnes of textile waste from landfill in its first… -
Monday, 29 July 2019Second-hand website capitalises on industry growth
PETERBOROUGH – A second-hand clothing website which sources clothing from charity shops, housing clearance centres and from the public has launched in the UK, hoping to carve a niche in consumer’s growing inclination to shop for pre-owned fashion.… -
Friday, 26 July 2019Apparel Coalition: transparency is key to consumer trust
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has published a new report on transparency that’s designed to stimulate greater collaboration among brands, retailers and manufacturers to engage consumers globally and win their trust on… -
Friday, 26 July 2019
‘Sustainable’ wool scheme transferred to AWEX
SYDNEY – Ownership of the SustainaWool Integrity Scheme – which highlights ‘sustainable’ practices in the wool industry – has been transferred from New England Wool, Successori Reda and Vitale Barberis Canonico to to the Australian Wool Exchange… -
Thursday, 25 July 2019Blockchain transparency tool launched
DÜSSELDORF – German start-up Retraced has launched a transparency tool which allows end-consumers to learn more about the ‘sustainable’ aspects of the fashion industry. Powered by Oracle’s Hyperledger Fabric blockchain technology platform, it aims… -
Thursday, 25 July 2019Novetex launches textile upcycling system
HONG KONG – Novetex Textiles has opened The Billie System, its new Tai Po textile mill, the first in Hong Kong in over half a century. A key component of this mill is a waterless system which upcycles textile waste. The system is almost entirely… -
Thursday, 25 July 2019Transparency key to swaying buyers, report suggests
LONDON – The results of a new survey indicate that UK shoppers would be more inclined to consider or purchase sustainable alternatives if brands and retailers more clearly labelled the eco-credentials of their products. Notably, 69 per cent of those… -
Wednesday, 24 July 2019Mixed results from Crystal sustainability report
HONG KONG – Asian clothing giant Crystal Group has touted its ‘sustainable’ progress in the company’s 2018 Sustainability Report, placing particular emphasis on its five-year sustainability targets and the progress made in the past year, including… -
Wednesday, 24 July 2019Levi’s facility recognised for SBTi commitment
PLOCK – A Levi Strauss & Co. manufacturing facility in Plock, Poland has been recognised for its ongoing efforts to meet a number of targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by 2025, after receiving an award from the Polish… -
Wednesday, 24 July 2019Overheard saying… quotes from the Planet Textiles Pod
BARCELONA – Planet Textiles 2019 saw the return of our Pod, in which leading industry commentators sat down to speak with the Sustainable Fashion Academy’s Mike Schragger. The videos and podcasts will be released over the next few months, and… -
Wednesday, 24 July 2019Walmart eyes recommerce, expects big growth
NEW YORK – Walmart says it will reassess how it designs, develops and purchases clothing going forward as it expects the rise of ‘circularity’ and recommerce to become a much more important part of its business thanks to shifts in generational… -
Tuesday, 23 July 2019New SAC boss to finalise Higg suite
SAN FRANCISCO – As the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) confirms the appointment of Amina Razvi as its new executive director following a stint as interim, she tells Ecotextile News that a top priority in her new role will be the finalisation of… -
Tuesday, 23 July 2019100% recyclable jacket to be launched
AOSTA – Italian casual-wear brand Napapijri – a subsidiary of VF Corporation – is set to launch Skidoo Infinity, a 100 per cent recycled jacket made from Aquafil’s Econyl Regenerated Nylon, a high-performance nylon 6 yarn recycled from fishing nets… -
Tuesday, 23 July 2019Tonello introduces 'all-in-one' denim laundry solution
SARCEDO - Finishing denim jeans in just three steps is the goal of Flavio Tonello, whose technology firm recently debuted a sophisticated new system that allows users to create vintage effects on jeans with lasers, that are then transported via a… -
Tuesday, 23 July 2019Report lays out circular fashion strategy
BRUSSELS - Despite the best efforts of circular fashion advocates to scale up the implementation of sustainable business practices, visions of the future remain clouded. Until now, perhaps, as a new report lays out ambitious, detailed plans which… -
Monday, 22 July 2019H&M, Primark among UK Parliamentary group supporters
LONDON – A new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) formed off the back of the shunned Environmental Audit Committee report: ‘Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability', will look to reinforce the need for transformative change across… -
Monday, 22 July 2019WRAP oversees UK recycling initiative
LONDON – A new UK recycling initiative funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and co-ordinated by the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan’s Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has set out to improve recycling… -
Monday, 22 July 2019Young consumers prioritise style over eco-credentials
NOTTINGHAM – A survey conducted by student discounting service Unidays has found that Generation Z shoppers – those born between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s – are more inclined to purchase clothes they perceive to be ‘stylish’ over those produced in… -
Monday, 22 July 2019Environmental savings with digital textile dyeing
PETAH TIKVA – Israeli innovator Twine Solutions debuted its Digital Selective Treatment (DST) textile dyeing system at ITMA 2019, which enables white thread, of 70 to 800 denier, to be continuously dyed during textile processing to yield an array of… -
Friday, 19 July 2019Low price. Low cost?
Walmart has laid out its newest sustainability targets, continuing its drive to deliver items with both the lowest possible price and footprint. Ken Lanshe, the company’s Vice President of GM Technical, Quality & Sustainability, spoke with… -
Thursday, 18 July 2019Zalando expands 'sustainable fashion' choice
BERLIN – Zalando says that following an increase in environmental search terms on its web platform, it will onboard apparel brands such as Ecoalf, Mud Jeans, Swe-s, Girlfriend Collective, and Stripe + Stare over the next few weeks as it continues to… -
Thursday, 18 July 2019The recycling revolutionaries
There has been an explosion of interest in textile recycling of late. At the epicentre of this are Graham Ross and Adrian Jones, the duo behind Australian firm BlockTexx. Ecotextile News spoke to them in the midst of a very busy 2019. -
Wednesday, 17 July 2019Internment fears trigger urgent fashion inquiry
XINJIANG – Fashion brand Target and Australian retailer Cotton On have opened investigations into suppliers in Xinjiang, China, after reports that detained Uyghur Muslim workers are being forced to make clothing. It’s alleged some workers are… -
Wednesday, 17 July 2019Indigo from electricity sparks new interest
Textile technology that uses electricity instead of chemicals to produce pre-reduced indigo dyestuffs for denim is gaining ground as the capacity to make new machines starts to increase. As part of a major feature on new denim chemistry, biology and… -
Wednesday, 17 July 2019H&M, Target back CircularID tool
NEW YORK – The development of a new industry tool which could greatly improve transparency and communication throughout fashion supply chains has been backed by H&M, Target, PVH Corp, Microsoft and an array of sustainable fashion organisations ahead… -
Wednesday, 17 July 2019Jet dyeing novelty sees lift off
TAIPEI – Taiwan-based Acme Machinery provided one of the biggest talking points at the recent ITMA with new jet dyeing technology with an integrated fabric transport system that improves fabric quality and can lead to big savings in water… -
Tuesday, 16 July 2019Inditex sets out environmental strategy
LA CORUÑA – At its AGM today in Spain, Inditex says that by 2025, 100 per cent of the cotton, linen and polyester used by its eight clothing brands will be made from either organic, ‘sustainable’ or recycled fibres. It also revealed that its ‘Join… -
Tuesday, 16 July 2019Australian states fight for mulesing pain relief
NEW SOUTH WALES – The Legislative Council of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has reaffirmed its ambition to introduce a bill through which it will become a requirement for all sheep subjected to mulesing be administered adequate pain relief in… -
Tuesday, 16 July 2019Ellen MacArthur Foundation to “transform” jeans
NEW YORK – New guidelines published today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have united leading apparel brands and recyclers around the world in a mission statement to transform the way in which jeans are produced. The Jeans Redesign Guidelines… -
Monday, 15 July 2019
Could a ‘water tax’ benefit Bangladesh?
DHAKA – Bangladeshi textile expert Mostafiz Uddin has suggested a ‘water tax’ be implemented throughout its native apparel sector to rein in levels of overconsumption and fund the scaling and adoption of water-saving technologies across industry.… -
Friday, 12 July 2019Automated sorting system scaled up
MALMÖ – An automated textile sorting system established and pilot-tested in Malmö, Sweden, is set to become operational at industrial scale next summer, after government agency Vinnova has piled in investment equating to 22 million Swedish krona.… -
Friday, 12 July 2019Bangladesh joins UN Fashion Climate Charter
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) – the trade body of apparel manufacturers in Bangladesh – has joined the UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (UNFCCC) initiative. By joining… -
Friday, 12 July 2019Denim with a light footprint
BERGAMO – Italian textile machine supplier SEI says it’s wrapped up sustainability and ‘industry 4.0’ in one single technology with the release of its automated ‘Matrix’ which designs, marks, engraves and cuts fabric rolls with lasers. Shown at the… -
Friday, 12 July 2019River Island re-calls clothing due to heavy metals
LONDON – UK high street fashion retailer River Island is re-calling five items of clothing which have been found to contain traces of cadmium and lead in excess of legally permitted levels within the EU. Two variations of a check pattern dress, a… -
Thursday, 11 July 2019App scans chemical inventory, helps compliance
HONG KONG – A new time-saving mobile app that makes it easy for textile mills to create their own chemical inventories on the factory floor will soon be available on the market. Inspired by the popular wine app Vivino, which scans the label on a… -
Thursday, 11 July 2019CCC report highlights denim worker health concerns
BRISTOL – Bleached Souls – A report by Clean Clothes Campaign Turkey – has put pressure on the Turkish denim industry after it revealed workers using Potassium Permanganate to create the faded look in denim were suffering skin and respiratory… -
Thursday, 11 July 2019Traceability tool mitigates counterfeit concerns
BORÅS – A research team at the University of Borås has developed a method of yielding product-specific ‘cryptotags’ for garments that, in principle, will provide greater traceability throughout the textiles supply chain. The unique tags, which are… -
Wednesday, 10 July 2019Unmade receives new funding
LONDON – Fashion software company Unmade is set to receive a new funding round of £4.75M, with venture capitalist Octopus Ventures as lead investor and additional support coming from MMC Ventures, Felix Capital and existing backers. The financing is… -
Wednesday, 10 July 2019Responsible Down Standard 3.0 released
LUBBOCK – Textile Exchange has released version 3.0 of its Responsible Down Standard (RDS), representing its first substantial revision since 2014. The standard covers more than 500 million birds ensuring brand and retail partners, of which it… -
Wednesday, 10 July 2019Closing a virtual loop
STOCKHOLM – In a bid to cut down on sampling, H&M has adopted a new virtual 3D apparel design system from Japanese company Shima Seiki. Most fashion retailers still undertake a tremendous amount of physical sampling and trialling, before settling on… -
Tuesday, 09 July 2019Atexco develops two-sided digital textile printer
BARCELONA – ITMA 2019 saw the unveiling of many innovations in textile technology, most of which were showcased at the front of exhibitor stands. But an alleged ‘world first’ – a new machine that digitally prints the same design on both sides of a… -
Tuesday, 09 July 2019‘Green Button’ puts sustainable fashion in sight
BERLIN – Textile professionals in the sustainable fashion space descended on Berlin earlier this month at Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt’s trade show for sustainable fashion where 170 labels from 20 countries presented their 2020 spring/summer collections… -
Tuesday, 09 July 2019Blockchain used to improve organic cotton traceability
Simon Ferrigno speaks to the founders of a blockchain technology that is being trialled by Indian organic cotton supplier Pratibha Syntex to find out how it can improve traceability in the company's supply chains. Infinichains is a one-year old… -
Tuesday, 09 July 2019Regulation can lift barriers to fashion circularity
COPENHAGEN – Fashion brands need to speed up moves towards circularity according to a new report published today by Global Fashion Agenda, which shows only modest progress towards a set of ambitious targets by 90 brands and retailers who signed up… -
Monday, 08 July 2019Newlife joins Sustainable Clothing Action Plan
LONDON – Textile recycling enterprise Newlife has joined the UK government-backed Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP), as part of its goal to help over 200 high street fashion brands meet their environmental and corporate social responsibility… -
Friday, 05 July 2019NGO links explosion to low cost fashion drive
BEIJING – Ma Jun, Environmentalist & Director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), says he was ‘shocked’ to find some chemical giants don’t even know the names of their textile intermediate suppliers and points to… -
Friday, 05 July 2019Global Fiber Congress looks to sustainability
DORNBIRN – Austria is set to play host to the Global Fiber Congress (GFC) in September, where more than 100 international experts are expected to present their latest innovations in the textile industry. The event will also place a focus on… -
Friday, 05 July 2019Brands lack consumer trust amidst AI shift, report says
LONDON – A new report which looks at consumer appetite for digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) in the fashion industry has highlighted that despite the fact brands continue to ramp up their efforts to integrate such solutions –… -
Thursday, 04 July 2019Financiers urge brands to reveal climate impacts
LONDON – “Companies may say they already disclose their environmental impact in sustainability reports – that is not enough on its own,” says Emily Kreps, global director of investor initiatives at not-for-profit CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure… -
Thursday, 04 July 2019LCA highlights benefits of rebranded Radianza fibre
MUMBAI – Thai Acrylic Fiber Co. (TAF), of the Aditya Birla Group, has released details of a life-cycle assessment (LCA) relating to its newly-rebranded gel-dyed Radianza fibre as it looks to highlight the water, energy and chemical savings offered… -
Thursday, 04 July 2019Poll: the textile industry’s planetary priorities
WAKEFIELD – For well over a decade, Ecotextile News has called for greater harmonisation and consolidation of work on environmental issues in the textiles sector. It regularly argues for greater collaboration on chemical management, the pooling of…
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