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Ethical Fashion Show and Greenshowroom merge
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Blockchain tech business targets cotton
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Hugo Boss launches pineapple shoes
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Closed loop textile process updates findings
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VF Corp sets 2030 circular business goals
GREENSBORO – VF Corporation, the US-based apparel business which owns the Lee, The North Face and Timberland apparel brands, is
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Cradle to Cradle award for Indian fibre business
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H&M says collective bargaining key to better wages
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion giant H&M has responded to claims that it has reneged on a pledge to introduce living
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Mixed messages for Ethiopia textile market
ADDIS ABABA – Research by Apparel Insider has unveiled a decidedly mixed picture about the much-hyped Ethiopian textile market. The
Leather alternatives: the good, the bad, the ugly
4th May 2022
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What are the main vegan alternatives to leather, how do they perform and what is their environmental profile like? INGE FLOWERS, managing director of Authenticae,
