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Wednesday, 20 February 2019R Collective launches textile waste collection
HONG KONG – The R Collective, founded by environmental charity Redress, has launched its inaugural upcycled clothing collection, which re-uses textile waste that would ordinarily end up in landfill. According to Global Fashion Agenda, An estimated… -
Tuesday, 19 February 2019Textile recyclers call for UK government action
MAIDSTONE – Following today’s publication of the Environmental Audit Committee’s ‘Fixing Fashion’ report, the Textile Recycling Association has called for the UK government to accept and act on the recommendations made. It has also called on… -
Tuesday, 19 February 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Mohan Senevirante
VANCOUVER – The most recent Planet Textiles event featured the debut of the PT Pod, which hosted a range of interviews, including one with Mohan Senevirante, global water lead at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Mohan sat down to talk… -
Tuesday, 19 February 2019MPs want legislation to fix UK fashion
WAKEFIELD – UK politicians have called on the Government to change the law to require fashion retailers to perform due diligence across their supply chains and have recommended tax breaks for companies that comply with environmental and social… -
Monday, 18 February 2019Boohoo wool ‘ban’ short-lived
MANCHESTER – UK fast-fashion brand Boohoo walked back its ban on wool products hours after it was initially announced, following strong criticism from Australian sheep farmers – the industry’s biggest source of merino wool fibre. However, Ecotextile… -
Monday, 18 February 2019Special supplement: The Life Cycle of Luxury
WAKEFIELD – The latest printed edition of Ecotextile News contains an exclusive 12-page bonus supplement on work done by the Italian textile sector to evaluate the environmental impacts of silk textile production through publication of a new LCA… -
Friday, 15 February 2019Fast fashion’s circularity drive: promising or pointless?
LOS ANGELES – Recent weeks have seen H&M USA busily working to increase the quantities of unwanted textiles donated to its garment return programme. Initiatives to support this effort include a partnership with the Environmental Media Association… -
Friday, 15 February 2019ISKO panel tackles greenwash in the denim sector
PARIS - Turkish denim specialist ISKO has hosted a Responsible Denim event which the company says provided an opportunity to share ideas on the development of an integrated field-to-fabric approach along the value chain, as well as an occasion to… -
Friday, 15 February 2019Recycling recognition sought at London Fashion Week
LONDON – To coincide with the beginning of London Fashion Week (LFW), the Global Recycling Foundation has called on the fashion industry to celebrate brands which have already incorporated recycling materials and technologies into their operations.… -
Friday, 15 February 2019Prada CSR programme to promote diversity
MILAN – Luxury fashion brand Prada has announced the creation of a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council in order to change the culture of both its operations and the wider fashion industry. The Council has the mission statement to “elevate… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019BCI reaches 10 year milestone with renewed focus
LONDON – Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) CEO Alan McClay has said that throughout 2019, the organisation will focus on the updated of its ‘claims framework’, which is being seen by some BCI member brands as an urgent priority so they can more easily… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Recycled rugs help Adidas trainers change their stripes
AMSTERDAM – To coincide with the announcement that it will aim to produce eleven million pairs of footwear incorporating recycled plastic in 2019, Adidas has collaborated with designer Simone Post and German recycling innovator I:CO to create novel… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Money talks in Bangladesh Accord debate
NEW YORK – A group of 190 investors with global assets of over estimated US$3 trillion has released a public statement and written directly to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister calling for an extension of the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019OETI launches natural fibre products certification
VIENNA – OETI (Institut für Ökologie, Technik und Innovation) has unveiled its new Inspected Quality label, developed for products which are composed of 100 per cent natural fibres. In addition to being made entirely of natural fibres, products… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Odlo awarded Leader status by Fair Wear Foundation
HÜNENBERG - Functional sportswear company Odlo has been awarded Leader status from the Fair Wear Foundation for the fourth consecutive year. -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Major brands under microfibre scrutiny in new study
AMSTERDAM – Adidas, Nike, H&M and Zara apparel has all been tested in relation to the quantities of microfibres shed during laundering, as part of a study undertaken by the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials at the Italian National… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Proposal aims to restrict ‘C6’ textile finishes
BRUSSELS – Renewed efforts are underway in Europe to restrict ‘C6’ short-chain fluorine-based formulations that are widely used to repel oil and water on textiles and clothing. The move comes in the form of another proposition from the German… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Spinnova announces partnership with textile expert
Jyväskylä - Finnish sustainable fibre company Spinnova has announced a new collaboration with Borås University textile technology professor Nawar Kadi. -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Asics embarks on marathon emissions project
HOOFDDORP – Sportswear brand Asics has pledged to reduce product-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent globally by 2030, beginning with new product recycling programmes being launched at eight of its sponsored sporting events across Europe… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Survey finds consumers expect CSR from brands
WASHINGTON D.C. - Consumers expect more responsibility, action and accountability from businesses and tend to shop at companies that share their values, according to a survey carried out by market insight company Clutch. The small-scale survey… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Apparel sector implored to combat sexism and gender violence
NEW YORK – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the global apparel industry to support a new ILO convention on violence and harassment at work and to do more when it comes to tackling the discrimination and violence faced by many female garment… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Patagonia urges action in US wildlife conservation effort
VENTURA – Outdoor brand Patagonia has, through its Action Works platform, called on its customers and supporters to back the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act to ensure it finds its way into US law. The company believes that, if passed, the… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019SFA takes cashmere conference to Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR – The cashmere supply chain focused non-profit Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) has revealed details of its Sustainability in the Cashmere Sector Conference 2019, this year to be held in Mongolia’s Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. A theme of… -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019Haiti cotton project reaches commercial crop milestone
ARTIBONITE – Following the company’s ongoing collaboration with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), representatives from VF Corp-owned apparel brand Timberland have taken part in the first commercial cotton harvest in Haiti for three decades.… -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019US garment workers take to the picket line
CHICAGO – Workers at two suit making factories in the US states of Illinois and Ohio have gone on strike over unfair labour practices exhibited by their respective employers; a move which offers up a reminder that such struggles are in no way… -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Janne Poranen
VANCOUVER – At the most recent Planet Textiles event, CEO of Spinnova Janne Poranen took to the hot seat in the PT Pod to answer questions about his company, its drive towards innovation and what he sees in the future for the textile industry. -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019Outdoor brand Norrøna partners with Fashion for Good
AMSTERDAM – Norwegian outdoor brand Norrøna has been announced as the latest company to join forces with Fashion for Good, as the sustainable fashion initiative continues to gain industry traction by working with an ever-growing pool of apparel… -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019Campaigners still seek full remedy for Indonesian workers
TANGERANG – Six years after their alleged illegal dismissal from employment, Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has hit out at the settlement former workers of PT Panarub Industry (PDK) were offered – calling the reimbursement offered “a pittance.” The… -
Monday, 11 February 2019Canadian union stands with Bangladeshi garment workers
OTTAWA – Canada's United Steelworkers union has written to the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa to highlight its concern regarding the situation currently facing many garment workers during the ongoing wage dispute in the South Asian nation. In… -
Monday, 11 February 2019Designer calls for end to “unnecessary profit making”
LONDON – British fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has called for the unification of standards in apparel manufacturing for nations both inside and outside the European Union (EU), along with stating that “a lot of brands are changing, but a lot… -
Monday, 11 February 2019Benetton Group opens doors to IWTO Congress
PONZANO VENETO – Italian fashion firm Benetton Group has announced that it will host one of the four days of talks and presentations which will make up the 88th annual IWTO (International Wool Textile Organisation) congress, to be held later this… -
Monday, 11 February 2019Circular attitude shift essential, says UN climate chief
WEIMAR – The UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) executive secretary, Patricia Espinosa, has discussed the importance of the circular economy business model if protection of the climate is to become a realistic goal, in a… -
Friday, 08 February 2019No sob story for Boohoo
MANCHESTER – After being challenged over “inaccuracies” given to a UK parliamentary ‘fast fashion inquiry’ and becoming embroiled in a faux fur mislabelling debacle, you’d think 2019 would be a period of trepidation for online fashion retailer… -
Friday, 08 February 2019Is the Bangladesh Accord nearing its final destination?
DHAKA – The journey towards a safe garment sector has been a long and tumultuous one for the workers of Bangladesh. Delay after delay has left garment workers across the nation in a state of flux – and desperate to avoid the possibility of a return… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019Nike ramps up renewables effort with Iberdrola
BEAVERTON – Sportswear giant Nike has announced a deal with Spanish renewable energy supplier Iberdrola to receive more than 40MW (megawatts) of electricity from a wind farm in northern Spain. Nike has previously established two similar arrangements… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019United Nations hosts sustainable fashion conference
NEW YORK - The United Nations recently hosted its ‘Good for the Earth, Good for the Planet’ sustainable fashion conference, which brought together around 400 participants with the goal of inspiring collaborations that will move fashion towards a… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019Weird Fish reaches landmark total for RSPB
TEWKESBURY – British casual clothing brand Weird Fish has announced that it has reached the milestone amount of £100,000 raised for wildlife charity RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). The partnership has been in place since January… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019Conference in “tumultuous period” for polyester
HOUSTON – In what organisers describe as a “tumultuous period” for polyester, Wood Mackenzie Americas will hold the 2019 edition of its Polyester Conference to discuss both the challenges and opportunities currently facing the sector. Wood Mackenzie… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019Pakistan resurrects organic cotton production
PAKISTAN – An organic cotton project run by WWF-Pakistan and Directorate of Agriculture Extension, Baluchistan recently celebrated the certification of Pakistan’s ‘first organic cotton bale’. Great news. However, this is not a first time organic has… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Wool continues to tempt sportswear brands
MUNICH – With the Sustainable Apparel Coalition talking about garment durability and extended garment use at the ISPO exhibition which closes today, for the winner of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for most ‘sustainable product 2019’ – Aclima… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019WRAP study assesses economics of textile recycling
LONDON – The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published a report analysing the potential barriers and economic practicalities surrounding fibre-to-fibre (F2F) recycling. The study, which WRAP describes as the first-of-its-kind… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Bangladesh garment workers laid off after wage protests
DHAKA - More than 7,500 garment workers from 27 factories which supply brands such as H&M and Next have allegedly been laid off in Bangladesh after they joined wage protests. -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Odour-eating finish gets certified
BURGDORF - Sanitized has said its non-biocidal odour-management technology ‘Odoractiv 10’ is now certified to bluesign, the ‘skin friendly’ certification from the Hohenstein Institute and Eco Passport from Oeko-Tex for treating polyester sport and… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Labour Behind the Label reprises Six Items Challenge
BRISTOL – UK-based worker rights NGO Labour Behind the Label has announced that it will once again be holding the Six Items Challenge, tasking the public to raise funds to support its work by getting sponsored to wear just six garments over a six… -
Tuesday, 05 February 2019Canopy branches out with several new brands
VANCOUVER – Environmental not-for-profit Canopy has confirmed that several new brands have committed that support its work in developing a new generation of viscose fabrics that reduce sourcing from the world’s ancient and endangered forestry.… -
Tuesday, 05 February 2019SFRA event to combat greenwash with evidence focus
COPENHAGEN – The newly-established Sustainable Fashion Research Agenda (SFRA) event is set to shake up the fashion and textile industries’ summer calendar when it debuts in May 2019. The event has been conceived as a tonic to the industry shows… -
Tuesday, 05 February 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod - Jöel Mertens
VANCOUVER - Jöel Mertens, integrity engineer at Mountain Equipment Co-op, sat down in the interview Pod at 2018’s Planet Textiles event, as part of a series of interviews conducted with leading figures in the textiles and apparel industry. -
Tuesday, 05 February 2019Kingpins to set the standard for denim compliance
NEW YORK – Exhibitors failing to practice what they preach will no longer be tolerated by the Kingpins denim event series, as founder Andrew Olah sets out an ambitious new programme to promote industrywide improvements. Starting at the April 2019… -
Monday, 04 February 2019Planet Textiles to host sustainable denim session
WAKEFIELD – How should denim be made in 2030 from an environmental and social perspective? What are the anticipated key technology breakthroughs that can make this happen? Can denim mills make a profit and be sustainable? And what’s stopping the… -
Monday, 04 February 2019OECD forum to focus on due diligence
PARIS - Improving transparency and traceability in sustainable value chains, measuring the impact of due diligence and responsible recruitment in garment and footwear supply chains are just some of the topics that will be discussed in-depth at the… -
Monday, 04 February 2019Outdoor ads recycled into London Fashion Week collection
LONDON – Outdoor advertising firm Ocean has teamed up with fashion studio VIN + OMI for London Fashion Week to launch an apparel range incorporating used vinyl panels taken from its advertising displays. The resultant Ocean label will be produced in… -
Monday, 04 February 2019European duo partner for fashion circularity
BERLIN – Swedish transparency and traceability platform TrusTrace and Berlin-based circular.fashion have announced a formal partnership to help drive innovation and embed circular practices within textile supply chains. -
Sunday, 03 February 2019Bluesign to integrate tools in cloud platform
MUNICH – Bluesign will integrate its complete set of tools for chemical management within a new cloud-based platform to help improve efficiency, safety and sustainability in the textile industry. Over the course of 2019, the Swiss-based organisation… -
Sunday, 03 February 2019Boost for outdoor sustainability charter
MUNICH – The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has secured further international backing for its Sustainability Charter with four national associations from Poland, Spain, The Netherlands and Russia signing up to the initiative, which calls for good… -
Friday, 01 February 2019Levi’s and Harvard launch blockchain worker survey
SAN FRANCISCO - On the back of a software development consultancy being awarded a two-year grant by the U.S. State Department to develop a blockchain platform, Levi Strauss and Harvard University’s Sustainability and Health Initiative for… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Transparency the topic of latest Fashion for Good collection
AMSTERDAM – Sustainability initiative Fashion for Good (FFG) has announced the theme of its next capsule collection which will hone in on transparency within the industry. The ‘Naked’ collection – only the second of its kind to be held in FFG’s… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Copenhagen Fashion Summit launches Design Studio
COPENHAGEN – Global Fashion Agenda’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit has announced the launch of ‘Design Studio’, which it says will exhibit a curation of solutions tailored to the needs of directors and designers. -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Swedish brand steps up sustainability messaging
STOCKHOLM – Children’s outdoor brand Isbjörn of Sweden has announced that it will increase its sustainability and environmental messaging on apparel in order to better engage with consumers. The balance the company seeks to strike between… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Polartec makes recycled and biodegradable product pledge
ANDOVER - Sustainable textile solution company Polartec has announced its commitment to using 100 per cent recycled materials and biodegradability across its entire product line. The ‘Eco-Engineering’ initiative is a collaboration with Unifi and… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Council figures highlight scale of landfill clothing problem
WORTHING – A local council in the UK has published figures on the financial loss caused by residents sending unwanted clothing to landfill rather than attempting to resell or recycle the garments. The volume of used textiles binned by residents of… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Unifi crowns Repreve Champions of Sustainability 2019
GREENSBORO – For the second year running Unifi has held a Champions of Sustainability awards to recognise the work undertaken by brands, retailers and textile partners that are deemed to have demonstrated a high level of commitment to… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019Study backs up calls for fluorinated textile ban
LEEDS – Researchers in the UK and Sweden have developed a new test method for water- and oil-resistant textiles which uses an innovative ‘roll-off’ method to assess repellence with movement to more actively reflect how clothes actually behave in… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019Home textiles giant IKEA receives Davos circularity award
ALMHULT – Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA has been recognised with an award for its commitment to circularity at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. IKEA has been selected as the winner of the Accenture Strategy Award for Circular… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019Quality over quantity the goal for WEAR 2019
TORONTO – WEAR (World Ethical Apparel Roundtable) 2019 looks set to take a different approach to the majority of industry trade fairs by keeping attendee numbers low in an effort to enhance the engagement of those who visit the event. -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019MoU signals green finance for Myanmar garment sector
YANGON – A MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) has been signed by SMART Myanmar and AYA Bank in order to facilitate green finance in Myanmar’s garment sector, increasing factories’ access to funding for environmentally sustainable and energy saving… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019UN calls for next Young Champions of the Earth
NAIROBI – UN Environment has launched its campaign to find the next seven Young Champions of the Earth, and says it is looking for individuals aged 18 to 30 who have developed “big, bold ideas” that can help to positively influence the planet.… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Sharecloth releases report on apparel overproduction
NEW YORK – Digital fashion solution company Sharecloth has released ‘The 2018 Apparel Industry Overproduction Report’, with hopes of shining a light on the amount of wasted clothing produced by the fashion industry. The report aims to condense the… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Unethical UK fashion “not just an issue for Leicester”
LEICESTER – The Mayor of Leicester has come out in defence of the UK city which he describes as having a “long and proud history of textile manufacturing” following criticism over some of its factories paying illegally low wages. After the UK… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Finnish study examines consumer circularity engagement
HELSINKI – A study conducted at Aalto University has sought to address the “theoretical gap in consumer intention to circular business model” within the fashion sector. The Customer intention to engage in circular business models in fashion industry… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Future Fabrics Expo draws large crowds
LONDON – The eighth edition of The Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabric Expo drew large crowds to London’s Victoria House on the 24th and 25th, featuring talks from industry experts and displays highlighting ‘sustainable’ clothing with an eye toward… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019EPR shapes French attitudes to fashion
PARIS – A study on the shopping habits of the French says they are now much more sensitive to the challenges of fashion and the circular economy after the government introduction of its decree no. 2008-602 on waste clothing, linen and footwear.… -
Monday, 28 January 2019Worker rights campaigners begin ‘Week of Solidarity’
AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has begun a ‘Week of Solidarity’ aimed at showing support for the Bangladeshi garment workforce currently caught in the limbo of the ongoing Bangladesh Accord negotiations, following a series of farcical delays… -
Monday, 28 January 2019Canopy rankings put Lenzing top of the tree
LENZING – Austrian cellulosic fibre firm Lenzing has retained its place as the highest ranked producer of man-made fibres for its responsible procurement of wood by forestry protection NGO Canopy. The results, which gave Lenzing the highest possible… -
Monday, 28 January 2019Can fashion circularity really save the climate?
AMSTERDAM – Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy has released a report examining the case for circular approaches being scaled up in the fashion sector in order to positively influence the fight against global temperature rise. Just nine per cent… -
Monday, 28 January 2019Asics aims to make Olympic rings more circular
KOBE – Sportswear firm Asics is seeking used garment donations after it announced that it will manufacture the Japanese Olympic and Paralympic teams’ official apparel from recycled clothing for the nation’s home games in 2020. In the run-up to next… -
Sunday, 27 January 2019What happened to Fairtrade cotton?
BURKINA-FASO – Subindu Garkel cotton and textile lead at the Fairtrade Foundation talks to Ecotextile News prior to a recent Fairtrade-organic cotton event in Burkina Faso, which was supporting the West African sourcing coalition with a focus on… -
Sunday, 27 January 2019China viscose group holds environmental talks
BEIJING – Around 120 delegates from the world of forestry and viscose textile production descended on China to hear about progress from the Sustainable Development of Viscose (CV) group in the run up to the release of its first ever sustainability… -
Friday, 25 January 2019Unifi to debut recycled staple nylon yarn
GREENSBORO – Synthetic yarn provider Unifi will introduce three new ‘sustainable’ developments at the 2019 Outdoor Retail Snow Show later this month in Denver, Colorado. Repreve nylon staple fibre, ‘Truclean’ chemical-free anti-static fibre and… -
Thursday, 24 January 2019Pakistan garment factories exposé uncovers rights violations
NEW YORK – A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has highlighted the dangerous and precarious employment experienced by some garment workers in Pakistan as a direct result of the nation’s government failing to enforce laws designed to combat rights… -
Wednesday, 23 January 2019China to tighten grip on environmental regulations
NEW YORK – At a presentation here at Texworld in New York, Yan Yan, Deputy Director at the Office for Social Responsibility of the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) revealed the country wants to forge a new image under three new… -
Wednesday, 23 January 2019Beyond benchmarks
In contrast to what has become the norm for many brands, Timberland is, according to its sustainability director, more concerned with ensuring its “house is in order” than making headline-grabbing environmental claims. David Styles reports. -
Tuesday, 22 January 2019ISPO Munich to highlight functional sustainability
MUNICH – High on the agenda at ISPO Munich in February will be products that focus on sustainability, while at the same time providing functionality for their user. Ahead of the event, a record number of international companies have been judged by a… -
Monday, 21 January 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Aquatic environments
VANCOUVER – “I'm the guy who brings the bad news to the table, but I very much realise that in bringing that bad news to the story, I'm actually providing ammunition for change for positive change.” This is how Dr Peter Ross, director of OceanWise… -
Monday, 21 January 2019Charity T-shirt workers “earn 35p an hour”
GAZIPUR – T-shirts produced in partnership with 90s pop group Spice Girls to raise funds for UK charity Comic Relief are allegedly being made by staff in Bangladesh earning the equivalent of 35p an hour and working 16 hour shifts. The garments which… -
Friday, 18 January 2019Kering report ties Planetary Boundaries to business
CAMBRIDGE – The first in a series of reports by luxury group Kering and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability has linked the Planetary Boundaries framework to business, seeking to explore how it can help inform decision-making on… -
Friday, 18 January 2019India textile sector weighs up CO2 dyeing
GUJARAT – Waterless textile dyeing using super-critical CO2 technology could be coming to India for the first time, with Dutch engineering company DyeCoo confirming to Ecotextile News that it’s in talks with several Indian textile companies –… -
Thursday, 17 January 2019Volcom launches 'farm to yarn' initiative
COSTA MESA – US clothing company Volcom has announced the launch of a new sustainability-focused project in India called ‘Farm to Yarn’. In partnership with the social enterprise CottonConnect, the initiative focuses on growing certified organic… -
Thursday, 17 January 2019Neonyt hosts UN in European trade show first
BERLIN - The debut of Messe Frankfurt’s Neonyt show during Berlin Fashion Week has seen a wide variety of firsts, with none being more significant than the event hosting the UN’s inaugural European trade show exhibiton. Neonyt - which is the new… -
Thursday, 17 January 2019Helvetas launches Organic Cotton Sourcing Guide
BERLIN – Swiss development organisation Helvetas has launched an Organic Cotton Sourcing Guide, to coincide with Berlin Fashion Week’s ‘How hard is it to go organic?’ forum. The Guide – produced by Helvetas and the German Partnership for Sustainable… -
Wednesday, 16 January 2019Report yields ‘sustainable fashion’ advice
HONG KONG – KPMG has published the final conclusions of a consumer survey into sustainable fashion, which follow on from preliminary findings released in September. Polling was done in collaboration with the Hong Kong Fashion Summit and HSBC who… -
Wednesday, 16 January 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Eco-friendly dyeing
VANCOUVER – CEO and co-founder of Colorifix Orr Yarkoni is committed to making the future of dyeing less damaging for the environment. To some this may seem unrealistic, but Yarkoni is insistent that it’s not as difficult as it may seem. “It's… -
Wednesday, 16 January 2019Bank & Vogue backs fibre recycling technology
LONDON – Vintage apparel retailer Beyond Retro and its parent company Bank & Vogue have partnered with Swedish textile recycling company Re:newcell in a bid to introduce a closed loop production cycle and give new life to more than 90,000 pairs of… -
Tuesday, 15 January 2019Lenzing opens Center of Excellence in Indonesia
PURWAKARTA – Lenzing has opened a new Center of Excellence (LCOE) at its existing location in Indonesia, providing laboratory and analytical facilities to conduct trials and analyses of various types of fibres and yarns. New products will also be… -
Tuesday, 15 January 2019Electrochemical indigo machine debuts in Pakistan
KARACHI – Technical Color Solution, which supplies a range of technologies to the textile sector has teamed up with French textile machinery supplier Sedo Engineering to produce pre-reduced liquid indigo dyes using an electrochemical process. The… -
Tuesday, 15 January 2019VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Chemical management
VANCOUVER – “I think the single most important thing the industry could do is converge upon one list of chemicals of concern.” Former NRDC senior scientist Linda Greer got straight to the point in her interview at last year’s Planet Textiles event,… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Redress winner to partner with leading Chinese fashion brand
CHINA - Hong Kong-based NGO Redress has launched the ninth edition of The Redress Design Award, which it says is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. The winner will receive the chance to collaborate with JNBY Group – one of… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Survey finds sustainability drives demand
NEW YORK – More than two-thirds of consumers consider sustainability when making a purchase and are willing to pay more for sustainable products, a survey conducted by business application provider CGS has found. -
Monday, 14 January 2019ILO praises Bangladesh minimum wage progress
DHAKA – The Bangladesh office of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said it is encouraged by the government’s decision to revisit the minimum wages for ready-made garment workers through an agreement made by a special tripartite… -
Monday, 14 January 2019UK researchers evaluate denim laser etching potential
MANCHESTER – An interdisciplinary research team at Manchester Metropolitan University has conducted an extensive evaluation process to determine the true levels of precision and performance that a carbon dioxide laser etching technique can deliver.… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Polymer nanogel zaps bugs on textiles
SHANGHAI – Scientists in China say they’ve developed a new anti-microbial finish for cotton textiles that uses a nanoscale polymer treatment based on guanidine, which both inhibits and kills bacteria using a novel method without the use of metals or…
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