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Rebecca Minkoff to talk at sustainable fashion event
LOS ANGELES – Rebecca Minkoff, cofounder and creative director of the namesake exclusive designer brand, has been announced as one
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Burberry says it will no longer incinerate stock
LONDON – Burberry has announced it will stop the practice of destroying unsaleable products, with immediate effect. The company has also
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What does Turkey’s currency crisis mean for apparel?
ISTANBUL – First the good news: holidaymakers in Turkey this year have received not far off double the amount of
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Coloreel secures European distribution network
STOCKHOLM – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread
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HK facility introduces textile recycling to end consumers
STOCKHOLM – A new H&M Foundation-backed technology facility in Hong Kong will allow end consumers to hand in their old
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44 cents: the ‘price’ of sustainability
LONDON – Consumers would have to pay an extra 44 cents on the cost of a basic T-shirt in the
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Just 3% of Bangladesh garment factories unionised
DHAKA – A survey of almost 4,000 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh found that 97.5 per cent of them do
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Accord cuts ties with Sears, Macy’s supplier
DHAKA – A Bangladesh textile mill which supplies to US retailers Sears and Macy’s Inc has had its business ties
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US urged to tread carefully on Uzbek cotton
WASHINGTON – The US is being urged to reverse its recent proposal to remove Uzbekistan cotton from a list of
Plastic microfibres may slow lung repair from Covid
23rd February 2021
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PLYMOUTH – Microplastics which shed from nylon and polyester may prevent our lungs from repairing the damage caused by Covid-19, new scientific research has found.
H&M, Stora Enso back €35m viscose demo plant
23rd February 2021
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STOCKHOLM – H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and LSCS Invest have announced plans to invest €35m in a new demonstration plant which, it
