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Bangladesh calls for post-LDC trade clarity
DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in
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Textile Exchange publishes landmark polyester LCA
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre.
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Morocco textile recycling could unlock US$1.9bn, says IFC
RABAT – Textile recycling in Morocco could unlock US$1.9bn in additional private investment and create more than 30,000 jobs. This
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Le Relais warns of failing used textile economics
PARIS – French textile collection and sorting group Le Relais is cutting around 60 insertion jobs and reducing collection volumes
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Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, files for bankruptcy
RALEIGH – Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, whose clients include Stella McCartney and H&M Group’s &ll, has filed for Chapter
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Lindex pilots digital product passports
GOTHENBURG – Swedish fashion retailer Lindex says it is introducing digital product passports for selected garments. The move is the
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Grasim lines up US$325m lyocell expansion in India
MUMBAI – Indian cellulosic fibre giant Grasim Industries has approved an investment of around US$325m to expand lyocell production. The
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Organic cotton sector calls for investment to build supply resilience
ISTANBUL – The organic cotton sector must increase investment and collaboration if it is to build more resilient supply systems.
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UN-backed study questions Africa textile waste claims
GENEVA – A new study backed by UN Trade and Development has challenged claims that used clothing exports to Africa
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5th July 2018
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Rampant demand for cheap cashmere is threatening the grasslands of Mongolia, where many of the world’s cashmere goats reside. But one pioneering organisation which is
New guide aims to increase “market pull” of sustainable cotton
5th July 2018
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LONDON – Sustainable cotton will remain a niche product unless it gets greater market pull to encourage increased production – that’s the view of the
H&M, Nike, Inditex pressed on worker rights
5th July 2018
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LONDON – More than 100 institutional investors which manage over US$12 trillion of assets are demanding better information from apparel brands such as Gap, H&M,
M&S, investors back action on supply chain slavery
5th July 2018
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LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Clarks are among 35 businesses, NGOs, investor groups and civil society organisations to back calls to create a central
