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SAC’s Higg tool lambasted by 4-year study
BERKELEY – A four-year study into one of the key tools of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition – the Higg Facility
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New cooperation to tackle organic cotton ‘mystery’
BERLIN – The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Textilbuendis) has announced a new strategic cooperation with the Organic Cotton Accelerator
Debenhams brings in liquidation firm
LONDON – UK department store chain, Debenhams, has hired a Hilco Capital, to draw up possible plans for liquidation – a
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Ralph Lauren backs trailblazing recycling tech
NEW YORK – US luxury brand Ralph Lauren Corporation has announced a minority investment in Natural Fiber Welding, Inc, as
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Uzbek cotton “an opportunity” for brands exiting Xinjiang
WASHINGTON – Uzbekistan’s cotton sector took a step closer to coming in from the economic cold this week as civil
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New cotton tracking patent pending for Applied DNA
NEW YORK – Molecular tagging tech company, US-based Applied DNA Sciences, which offers apparel and cotton product authenticity and traceability
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Two more Sateri mills become EU-BAT compliant
SHANGHAI – The world’s largest producer of viscose fibre, Sateri, has announced that two more of of its mills in
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Organic cotton’s China problem outlined in TE report
TEXAS – Organic cotton output from the troubled Chinese province of Xinjiang increased by 6.9 per cent according to new
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Brands bemoan Cambodia’s shift towards coal
PHNOM PENH – Global apparel brands including Adidas, Puma, Gap and H&M are set to write to the Cambodian Government
EU eyes textiles with launch of microplastics consultation
2nd December 2021
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BRUSSELS – The European Commission has launched a three-month public consultation seeking feedback on measures to tackle pollution from microplastics. Textile industry stakeholders are being
Study calls for microplastic weighting in fibre scoring tools
17th October 2018
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LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it
Friends of the Earth targets polyester in microplastic campaign
17th September 2018
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LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away
Green light for JV which tackles microfibre pollution
12th September 2018
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CALIFORNIA – A new US venture which tackles synthetic fibre pollution has got the green light for commercialisation. The new technology allows polyester and other synthetic
Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
12th March 2018
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MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A UK study uncovered the highest
Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
23rd February 2018
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BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
