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Kering publishes natural capital update
PARIS – Luxury retailer Kering, which owns brands such as Gucci and Alexander McQueen, has published its latest Environmental Profit
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Water shortages hit cotton output
WASHINGTON – Water availability and related environmental challenges are hitting cotton crops. The latest figures from the International Cotton Advisory
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Has this tech business cracked the circularity code?
LONDON – A UK tech business has told Apparel Insider it is confident its futuristic textile recycling technology will be able
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Higg Materials Sustainability Index updated
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has updated its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI), a tool which
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Levi’s climate pledge praised for “setting industry standard”
SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has been praised by a leading environmental group after pledging to slash GHG
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UK textile dyeing business fined for illegal operation
LEICESTER – It is decades since the UK had a major problem with pollution from textile dyeing, but recent reports
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European brands hit back on incineration issue
LONDON – Apparel Insider has uncovered a clear divide between the US and Europe on the issue of how apparel
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C&A Foundation takes step to transparent philanthropy
DUSSELDORF – C&A Foundation has become the first European foundation to sign up to Glasspockets, a Foundation centre initiative that
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M&S venture to invest in digital start-ups
LONDON – UK clothing retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a new joint venture (JV) to bolster its digital transformation
Study offers solutions for microfibre pollution
20th July 2021
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VANCOUVER – A new study claims it is possible to drastically reduce microfibre pollution from fashion through a combination of solutions in home laundry, manufacturing
Garment production hubs could be underwater by 2030, study claims
20th July 2021
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GENEVA – Many garment production hubs in Asia will be underwater by 2030, a new paper claims. Researchers overlaid maps of rising sea levels onto
