
€3.7m funding for closed loop fibre business
HELSINKI – A Finnish tech business which produces a cotton-like fibre from recycled fibres and cellulose has announced it has

HELSINKI – A Finnish tech business which produces a cotton-like fibre from recycled fibres and cellulose has announced it has

PORT ELIZABETH – China, the world’s largest importer of wool, has confirmed that the suspension of all wool imports from

BUDAPEST – Unit prices for apparel imports to the US from Bangladesh fell by 7 per cent between 2014 and

AMSTERDAM – Participants in the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) are, “well on the way to meeting

WASHINGTON – A leading US labour rights group is urging Nike put its weight behind the claims of Indonesian workers

DHAKA – The first ever female leader of Bangladesh’s powerful Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has vowed to boost

AMSTERDAM – Labour groups in Cambodia have written to leading brands including Puma, Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, Levi’s and VF urging

AMSTERDAM – A denim manufacturer from Bangladesh which supplies denim products to many of the world’s leading apparel brands has

LONDON – Leading civility society organisations have called on the UK government to bring in laws which would compel multi-nationals

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

LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it

LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away

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

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

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
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