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Global call for shift to wood-derived fibres
GENEVA – A new global initiative is encouraging a shift in textile production from fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres to renewable,
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New proposals to harmonise screening for GMO in organic cotton
AMSTERDAM – A new initiative aims to create a universally accepted screening method to test for the presence of GMOs
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Bangladeshi workers on brink of revolt over pay snub
DHAKA – Bangladesh garment factory workers appear on the bring of major revolt after factory owners offered them a Tk
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Adidas targets 100 per cent use of recycled polyester
HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has confirmed to Apparel Insider bold plans to transition to 100 per cent use of recycled polyester
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Lenzing to invest €100m in sustainable production
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, Lenzing, will invest more than €100m in sustainable production up to 2022. The business
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Uniqlo takes next step in automation with JV
TOKYO – Japan’s biggest fast fashion retailer has announced a major strategic step as part of its strategy of boosting
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Inditex puts €400,000 into textiles from marine waste pilot
VIGO – The world’s largest apparel business, Inditex, has commenced a pilot project with the Port Authority of Vigo in
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New report warns of automation’s “dark side”
LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come
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Polyester is ‘Achilles heel’ of fashion says Greenpeace
AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has labelled polyester the “Achilles heel of fast fashion,” in a new report which reflects on the
New chemical recycling method breaks down clothing in 15 minutes
9th July 2024
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LONDON – Researchers have unveiled a chemical-based recycling method they claim can decompose clothing fabrics into reusable molecules, regardless of the fibre blend they contain.
Belgium to stage textile recycling event
3rd July 2024
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BRUSSELS – A first-of-its-kind event in Belgium on 4-5 June next year will showcase new and emerging technologies in textile recycling. The focus will be
Toxic substances found in Shein clothing
29th May 2024
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SEOUL – Children’s clothing items sold by Chinese fast fashion brand Shein contained toxic substances at levels hundreds of times above permitted limits. Toxic substances
EU countries back used clothing export ban
19th March 2024
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PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals are being backed by Sweden
MEPs vote in favour of EPR for textile products
14th February 2024
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BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week voted in favour of proposals to introduce mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in
Gildan supplier caught up in Haiti wage revolts
15th February 2022
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PORT-AU-PRINCE – Police in Haiti violently broke up a demonstration by garment workers in support of demands for an increase in the minimum wage. Unions
Fashion first in line as UK regulators test eco-claims
14th January 2022
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LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced fashion will be the first consumer sector it focuses on as it investigates and
Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes
10th November 2021
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PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day from clothing and other textiles
11 European countries call for better clothing labels
18th October 2021
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BRUSSELS – 11 European Governments have written a joint letter to the European Union calling for better consumer information about clothing and an end to
