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Spanish business unveils waterless indigo dyeing
VALENCIA – Spanish textile business, Tejidos Royo, has unveiled what is claimed to be the world’s first waterless indigo dyeing
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Zara to probe allegations of design theft
ARTEIXO – Inditex, the parent company of Spanish fast fashion brand Zara, has said it will investigate allegations that it
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Online EU tool to calculate leather’s eco-footprint
BRUSSELS – A new online tool set up by the European Union will help apparel brands and retailers calculate the
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EU to restrict CMRs in clothing
BRUSSELS – Proposals to restrict the use of carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) substances in clothing, textiles and footwear have
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Levi’s singled out in climate change report
SAN FRANCISCO — The fashion industry is responsible for as many as 38,000 climate change deaths a year, claims a
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Fast Retailing chief: “The world is watching”
TOKYO – Fast Retailing CEO, Tadashi Yanai, has used his company’s annual sustainability report to issue a rallying call to
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Nike develops first 3D textile sports shoe upper
LONDON – The world’s fastest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge, won the recent London Marathon wearing a revolutionary new running shoe
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Abercrombie & Fitch “evaluating options” in Bangladesh
NEW ALBANY – US apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), has defended its decision to not yet sign the 2018
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China textile industry collaborates on chemicals
SHANGHAI – China’s textile industry has taken a major environmental step as 25 leading enterprises from the country’s textile manufacturing
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
