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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
150 businesses sign new factory safety agreement
4th November 2021
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AMSTERDAM – 150 fashion and textile businesses have now signed the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry, according to
Evrnu raises US$15m to scale recycling tech
2nd November 2021
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SEATTLE – US-based textile recycling innovations company Evrnu has announced it has raised US$15m in Series B financing to scale and meet demand for its
Denmark pledges US$3.2m for PaCT initiative
1st November 2021
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DHAKA – The Danish Government has committed US$3.2m to support decarbonisation efforts in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry. The money, to be channelled via the
Lab tests expose recycled polyester fraud
31st October 2021
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EXCLUSIVE – Randomly selected garments from a range of high street fashion brands were found to contain zero or very little recycled polyester – despite
AGOA uncertainty worries Ethiopian textile unions
21st October 2021
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AMSTERDAM – Ethiopian unions have said they fear millions of jobs will be lost if the US withdraws the country’s eligibility for the African Growth
Vietnam garment suppliers penalised for Covid delays
14th October 2021
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HO CHI MINH – More than two-thirds of garment and footwear suppliers in Vietnam have been penalised by buyers for delivering products late – despite
Fair Wear Foundation and ‘Textilbündnis’ press for living wages
1st November 2018
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BERLIN – Fair Wear Foundation and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (‘Textilbündnis’) have agreed to collaborate to promote the payment of living wages and
Survey suggests UK slavery legislation lacks teeth
18th October 2018
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LONDON – New research suggests UK legislation to address slavery in multi-national global supply chains has no teeth. When asked, just 81 companies (54 per
Should garment factory audits be publicly disclosed?
17th October 2018
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AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel Insider at a time when
