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MEPs vote in favour of EPR for textile products
BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week voted in favour of proposals to introduce mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility
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Turkish union leader shot in incident at Akar Textile
IZMIR – Makum Alagöz, president of the Turkish textile workers’ union DERİTEKS, was this week shot by the brother of
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Recycled polyester alternative performs well in tests
LOS ANGELES – A recycled alternative to polyester, produced from old clothing, matched the quality standards of its virgin counterpart
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NGO files complaint over Lululemon greenwashing
VANCOUVER – North American fashion brand Lululemon has been accused of greenwashing in a complaint submitted to the Canada’s Competition
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SHEIN opens US-based logistics hub
SEATTLE – Chinese fast fashion brand SHEIN has announced it will open a Seattle-area office in downtown Bellevue, expanding its
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Primark to invest more than £100m in UK stores
DUBLIN – British fast fashion retailer Primark says it will invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024,
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Greenpeace claims half used clothing exports are waste
HAMBURG – A team of researchers who shadowed traders in Ghana as they opened bales of used clothing claim around
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Apparel Insider launches natural fibres title
LONDON – A new print and digital magazine has been launched to educate and inform the fashion industry about global
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Backlash over German stance on supply chain laws
BERLIN – Germany is facing a backlash after indications that the German government would oppose the long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due
New technology maps body shape in seconds
11th April 2018
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HONG KONG – Smart new modelling technology can digitally map a person’s body shape and size in just a few seconds – opening up enticing
Turkish textile unions back living wage calls
11th April 2018
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ISTANBUL – Textile and apparel unions in Turkey, Europe’s largest textile exporter, have backed calls for a living wage in their sector. Industry unions pledged
Is seaweed the answer to toxic textile wastewater?
11th April 2018
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BHAVNAGAR – Indian scientists have developed a nano-material from seaweed which can be used for the effective treatment of contaminated textile wastewater – without using
Bluesign and ZDHC converge on chemicals
11th April 2018
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ST GALLEN – Leading global textile standards organisation, Bluesign technologies, has been announced as the first accredited certifier for manufacturing restricted substance list (MRSL) conformance
