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CmiA cotton demand soars by 79 per cent
GENEVA – Demand for Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) procured cotton leapt by a remarkable 79 per cent in 2017.
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Textile Exchange and Bluesign to stage back to back conferences
MILAN – Two of the world’s leading sustainable textile organisations will stage back to back conferences in Italy this autumn.
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Fashion for Good to open sustainable fashion museum
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good will open a museum in October which explores issues around sustainable fashion. Open seven days
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Ethiopia way short of textile export target
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s textile and garment sectors achieved less than half of their export target for the 2017-2018 fiscal
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Organic cotton and BCI to work more closely
AMSTERDAM – Organic cotton and the Better Cotton Initiative will collaborate more closely moving forwards. In an exclusive interview with Apparel
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Adidas, H&M, Primark outline 2018 sustainability targets
BERLIN – More than 100 global organisations have published detailed roadmaps outlining how they will increase sustainability along the global
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Wool output forecast for 5.7 per cent drop in dought-hit Australia
SYDNEY – Australian wool production is forecast to fall by 5.7 per cent for the 2018/19 season as ongoing drought
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Selfie-syndrome fuelling wasteful purchasing
LONDON – Almost one in ten Brits have revealed they have bought clothes online to wear once with the aim
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Mass consumption an “experiment gone wrong”
LONDON – Fashion Revolution founder Orsola de Castro has welcomed the furore around Burberry’s stock incineration, believing the resulting bad
EU opens Product Environmental Footprint consultation
13th July 2021
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BRUSSELS – The wool industry is encouraging natural fibres proponents to make their voices heard to ensure new EU regulations on textiles accurately and fairly
UK MPs call for incentives for fashion reshoring
13th July 2021
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LONDON – MPs in the UK have called for tax incentives and other funding to support the reshoring of fashion production. The recommendations are made
