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Textile recyclers warn of collapse of UK sector
LONDON – The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has raised alarm bells over the looming collapse of the textile recycling sector,
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France launches eco-scoring tool for clothing
PARIS – The French Government has launched a new tool which allows consumers to calculate the environmental impact of clothing.
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Shein’s profits double to over US$2bn
BEIJING – Fast fashion giant Shein has seen its profits soar, more than doubling to over US$2bn amid preparations for
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UK retailers back down after greenwashing probe
LONDON – In a landmark development for the fashion industry, retailers ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda have formally pledged
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Calls for stricter controls of used clothing exports
BRUSSELS – France, Denmark and Sweden have called for stricter controls on the export of secondhand clothing from the EU
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Study: climate change could increase cotton yields
LONDON – A study published in Industrial Crops and Products looked at how climate change might affect cotton farming in
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Dutch textile sorting sector “on verge of collapse”
AMSTERDAM – The textile sorting industry in the Netherlands is on the verge of collapse – and “incineration is the
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EU countries back used clothing export ban
PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals
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Further Lenzing losses amid “subdued demand”
LENZING – Austrian wood-based fibre manufacturer has reported another gloomy set of financials. The company said subdued demand and a
Landmark report says China breached genocide convention
9th March 2021
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WASHINGTON – More than 50 independent experts in international law, genocide, China’s ethnic policies, and the Xinjiang region have concluded that the People’s Republic of
