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Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report
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US apparel sales drop in 2017
WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce
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High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with
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PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry
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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
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Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and
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Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Carbios opens PET ‘bio-recycling’ plant in France
25th April 2024
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LONGLAVILLE – Carbios, a global leader in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to recycle synthetic textiles and other plastic waste, this week held
Certification schemes and new regulations
25th April 2024
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PARTNER CONTENT – In the complex and ever-evolving textile, leather and fashion world, staying up to date of regulatory changes and technological advancements is paramount.
IWTO outlines concerns about PEF methodology
25th April 2024
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By Dalena White, secretary general, IWTO BRUSSELS – In the heart of the European Union, the fashion industry finds itself at a crossroads amid growing
SBTi adds further confusion over offsets
25th April 2024
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LONDON – The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has added further confusion to an initial statement made earlier this month where it said member businesses
