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Wednesday, 20 September 2023Textile firms nominated for prestigious Earthshot Prize
NEW YORK - Circ and Colorifix, two companies working to tackle waste in the fashion and textile industry, have been selected as finalists for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. Both companies have been nominated within the 'Build a Waste-Free World'… -
Tuesday, 19 September 2023Performance Days enhances sustainable sourcing options
MUNICH – The organising body of Munich’s Performance Days exhibition has outlined a series of new features designed to improve visitor access to the latest sustainable textile trends and developments. Taking place at the Messe München exhibition… -
Thursday, 07 September 2023Performance Days pushing for better solutions
MUNICH - Organisers of the Performance Days trade show - to be held at the Messe Munich exhbition centre on 4th and 5th October - are pledging the event will highlight progress on fabric sustainability. They have unveiled their plans for the… -
Tuesday, 05 September 2023Activists disrupt Bangladesh garment trade event
AMSTERDAM - An event staged in the Netherlands to promote the Bangladesh garment manufacturing industry has been disrupted by activists calling for justice for murdered trade unionist Shahidul Islam. Members of the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and… -
Wednesday, 02 August 2023Messe Frankfurt re-brands sustainability initiatives
FRANKFURT - Messe Frankfurt is introducing a new sustainability initiative within its Texpertise network, which consists of some 50 fairs around the world. Branded as Econogy, a nod to the significance of economy and ecology, the new cross-fair… -
Thursday, 13 July 2023SAC announces return of Manufacturer Forums
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has confirmed the return of its Manufacturer Forums, a series of events aimed at bringing together business leaders and stakeholders to learn how they can use the Higg Index suite of tools and… -
Wednesday, 14 June 2023Award for textile microfibre researchers
TOKYO – Three UK-based researchers who have published several papers exploring the prevalence of textile-derived microfibres polluting waterways and wildlife populations have been recognised as winners of the 2023 Blue Planet Prize. Professor… -
Tuesday, 13 June 2023Planet Textiles gets preview of Higg FEM update
MILAN - Delegates at the Planet Textiles sustainability conference here in Milan were this morning treated to a sneak preview of a major new update to the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM). Higg FEM 4.0 will enable data on CO2 emissions… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Ten innovators share H&M Foundation prize
STOCKHOLM – Grant funding worth €2 million will be split equally between the ten fashion industry innovators selected as winners of the Global Change Award 2023, run annually by H&M Foundation. Novel materials and technological breakthroughs… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Candiani wins ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award
MILAN – Italian denim manufacturer Candiani has again won the Sustainable Innovation Award at the giant ITMA trade event in Italy. Candiani, which won the same award at the last event in 2019 in Barcelona, took the honour this time for the company's… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023New themes added to Future Fabrics Expo 2023
LONDON – Sustainability in British textile supply chains and environmental considerations around packaging are among the new themes to be explored at this year's Sustainable Angle and Future Fabrics Expo. The show has also partnered with non-profits… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Giant ITMA trade fair opens in Milan
MILAN - The 19th edition of ITMA - the world’s largest textile and garment technology trade event - has opened at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in the Italian city of Milan. Featuring more than 1,700 exhibitors from 47 countries, the event… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Diesel stalwart joins Planet Textiles line-up
MILAN – Andrea Rosso, sustainability ambassador for Italian fashion brand Diesel, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for day two of Planet Textiles 2023. Rosso will be sharing his journey into sustainability, Diesel's approach to… -
Thursday, 25 May 2023More speakers announced for Planet Textiles 2023
MILAN – More new speakers have been announced for the forthcoming Planet Textiles event which opens on June 12th in the Congress Centre at ITMA 2023 in Milan. They include Maxine Bédat, director of the New Standard Institute; Evan McCauley, VP for… -
Friday, 19 May 2023
More speakers confirmed for Planet Textiles
MILAN – More new speakers have been announced for the forthcoming Planet Textiles event which kicks off on June 12th in the Congress Centre at ITMA 2023 in Milan. They include Zubeida Zwavel, executive director of Centre for African Resource… -
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Planet Textiles puts decarbonisation at top of agenda
MILAN – Delegates to Planet Textiles in June will hear from apparel industry leaders about how to catalyse investments in order to support climate goals; greenwashing and the EU proposal on substantiating claims; closing the loop on circularity; LCA… -
Thursday, 30 March 2023Top names among speakers at Planet Textiles
MILAN - A host of top names - including Amina Razvi, CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC); H&M's sustainability head Pascal Brun and Sean Cady, VP for global sustainability, responsibility and trade at VF Corp - will be among the speakers… -
Tuesday, 21 February 2023Sustainability in spotlight as Shanghai show returns
SHANGHAI – Driven by a desire for greener products, especially among China’s younger generations, the innovations at next month’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics are set to include a range of newly developed sustainable denim, functional… -
Wednesday, 08 February 2023Première Vision Paris to return with new focus
PARIS - The Première Vision Paris trade show will return in July 2023 with a new format focused entirely on sustainable fashion. Organisers of the event, currently staging their winter show at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre, say the… -
Wednesday, 01 February 2023Planet Textiles aims to future proof supply chains
MILAN – Registrations are now open for Planet Textiles 2023 which takes place at ITMA Milan in June where it will focus on sustainable innovations that aim to future proof global textile supply chains. The two-day sustainability event takes place on… -
Wednesday, 25 January 2023SAC backs 2023 Sustainable Apparel Forum
DHAKA - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is linking up with the Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) for the fourth edition of the Sustainable Apparel Forum where industry stakeholders will exchange ideas on how best to advance sustainability.… -
Tuesday, 17 January 2023Planet Textiles, SAC team up for ITMA’s return
MILAN – Planet Textiles, the international sustainability conference will return this summer at the world’s largest textile industry trade fair, ITMA. Following on from the previous Planet Textiles held pre-pandemic at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, this… -
Thursday, 08 December 2022Copenhagen Fashion Week announces line up
COPENHAGEN - Copenhagen Fashion Week has announced the line up for its next event - the first in which all participating brands are required to meet minimum sustainability requirements. Participants have to comply with 18 minimum standards,… -
Thursday, 17 November 2022Textile Exchange bid to improve sustainability data
COLORADO SPRINGS – New Textile Exchange CEO Claire Bergkamp has been outlining the organisation's ambitions to improve the data on which the industry relies to measure its progress against its sustainability targets. Bergkamp, who is taking over as… -
Wednesday, 16 November 2022Textile Exchange conference opens in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS – The 20th annual conference of the Textile Exchange industry organisation has opened with impassioned speeches for greater collaboration in the battle to reduce the sector's impact on climate change. Nearly 900 people – and another… -
Friday, 04 November 2022Global Fashion Summit spreads its wings
SINGAPORE - Hosted outside of Copenhagen for the first time, the Global Fashion Summit this week assembled over 250 stakeholders representing manufacturers, garment workers, retailers, brands, suppliers, NGOs, policy and innovators. Formerly known… -
Thursday, 22 September 2022First ITMF awards celebrate sustainability
DAVOS – At the recent International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) annual conference, event organisers handed out awards in the categories of sustainability and innovation, and international cooperation for the first time. Among the… -
Wednesday, 07 September 2022Global Fashion Summit heads for Singapore
SINGAPORE – Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has announced that the first destination for its Global Fashion Summit outside of Copenhagen is Singapore, which will host the event from November 3rd later this year. As the Copenhagen Fashion Summit has done… -
Tuesday, 30 August 2022Bremen cotton conference focuses on sustainability
BREMEN - Ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the global cotton industry will be the focus of the 36th International Cotton Conference Bremen on the 29th and 30th September. The event, organised by the Bremen Cotton Exchange and the… -
Thursday, 25 August 2022Neonyt event plans global roll out
FRANKFURT – The next edition of the Neonyt sustainable fashion and business exhibition from Messe Frankfurt will take place in Düsseldorf for the first time next January, before being rolled out globally with a new partner. Neonyt, originally known… -
Thursday, 04 August 2022Bestseller to spotlight circularity at CFW
BRANDE – Ahead of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW), which gets underway from August 9th, Danish retailer Bestseller has announced that it will showcase garments produced by designers across its brand portfolio, who’ve partaken in an internal circular… -
Tuesday, 28 June 2022Copenhagen Fashion Week partners with Circulose
COPENHAGEN – The organisers of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) have forged a five-year partnership with Circulose, the fibre brand of Renewcell, which will assist with the launch of a new Talent Support Scheme for burgeoning designers and innovators.… -
Wednesday, 01 June 2022Ellen Macarthur Foundation launches sustainable fashion awards
MILAN - The Ellen Macarthur Foundation has partnered with Italian non-profit organisation, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), to launch a new set of awards aimed at bringing circular design for fashion to the top of the Italian fashion… -
Monday, 30 May 2022Better Cotton outlines conference details
MALMÖ – Sustainability initiative Better Cotton has announced details of its first in-person global conference since the start of the pandemic, which will take place in Malmö, Sweden, from 22-23 June. Under the theme ‘Cotton and Climate Action’, the… -
Wednesday, 04 May 2022Challenge the Fabric event heads for Paris
PARIS - This year's Challenge the Fabric (CTF) event, which aims to improve and connect the supply chain of man-made cellulosic fibres (MMCF), is to be staged later this month. CTF 2022, which will focus on sustainability, transparency and material… -
Tuesday, 03 May 2022SAF hopes to “raise the bar” on sustainability
DHAKA – Government ministers, as well as representatives from the European Union and United Nations, will join leading fashion brands and manufacturers at this year’s Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF), which gets underway in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from… -
Wednesday, 20 April 2022WEAR takes on new format for 2022
TORONTO - Canada’s premier forum for advancing sustainability in the fashion industry, the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR), is to take on a new format this year and will be held as two separate one-day events on 10 May and 6 October 2022.… -
Wednesday, 02 March 2022Messe Frankfurt suspends events in Russia
FRANKFURT – International events organiser Messe Frankfurt has announced that it is suspending all of its events in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine. The decision puts a question mark over events such as the Techtextil Russia… -
Tuesday, 01 February 2022Copenhagen Fashion Summit to go global
COPENHAGEN - The Copenhagen Fashion Summit is being rebranded as the Global Fashion Summit and is due to return in physical form this summer after being staged online for the last two years because of the pandemic. The new name reflects both the… -
Thursday, 09 December 2021Hybrid cotton restoring faith at ICAC Plenary
Hybrid cotton, global sustainability measures, and support for regenerative farming were all hot topics on day three of the ongoing 79th International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Plenary. Simon Ferrigno reports. -
Wednesday, 08 December 2021Cottoning on to climate, integrity and labelling
Climate change, organic cotton integrity, textile label flood, the EU Product Footprint tool and supply chain due diligence were all on the agenda at yesterday’s second session of the International Cotton Advisory Council plenary meeting. Simon… -
Tuesday, 07 December 2021ICAC announces new African cotton projects
Plans for a new ‘African cotton sustainability programme 2030’ that could increase cotton production by 2 million tonnes a year and deliver significant financial and environmental benefits to farmers – in a ‘genes to jeans’ approach – have been… -
Tuesday, 16 November 2021Textile Exchange announces Ryan Young Climate+ Award winners
DUBLIN – On the opening day of Textile Exchange’s (TE) Textile Sustainability Conference, the organisation has announced the winners of the inaugural Ryan Young Climate+ Awards. Representatives of environmental organisation Fibershed, printwear… -
Monday, 15 November 2021Ecotextile News in Dublin for Textile Exchange event
DUBLIN – The Ecotextile News editorial team has arrived in Dublin for Textile Exchange’s annual global conference where we are among the exhibitors and look forward to welcoming visitors to our booth. Editor John Mowbray, assistant editor Chris… -
Thursday, 27 May 2021Tickets on sale for Copenhagen Fashion Summit
COPENHAGEN - Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s digital edition of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit (CFS+) on 7th and 8th October which will carry the theme of ‘Prosperity vs Growth’. Participants will experience an exclusive hybrid of… -
Wednesday, 17 March 2021Performance Days goes digital for May showcase
MUNICH – The team behind the Performance Days trade fair has cancelled its May showcase over lingering travel concerns related to COVID-19. Organisers say the ongoing pandemic makes it “difficult or even impossible for many manufacturers and trade… -
Wednesday, 10 March 2021Countdown on for International Cotton Conference
BREMEN - Around 500 participants from 25 countries are expected to attend the 35th International Cotton Conference Bremen - the first in the history of the event to be held online. Visitors to the virtual conference, to be held on the 17th and 18th… -
Friday, 19 February 2021Format change for Microfibre Summit
BRISTOL – Instead of using a 3-day online Fibre Fragmentation Summit to create a cross-industry impact roadmap to address textile microfibre release, The Microfiber Consortium (TMC) will now use a series of focused online round table sessions and… -
Thursday, 18 February 2021Sustainable Innovation 2021 event goes online
LONDON – The biennial Sustainable Innovation conference is to be held online next month for the first time when it will host expert speakers on issues around sustainability and fashion. Sustainable Innovation 2021: Accelerating Sustainability in… -
Friday, 29 January 2021ICC panel to address circular economy
BREMEN - Ecotextile News cotton expert Simon Ferrigno will lead a panel discussion on circularity at the 35th International Cotton Conference in Bremen in March. Entitled ‘Circular Economy - The Future’, the two-hour discussion will take place…
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