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Joint venture targets recycled cotton in Central America
MADRID – Textile recycling firm Recover and global manufacturing group Intradeco have announced a joint venture to produce recycled cotton
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Lululemon targets 50% renewables across suppliers by 2030
NEW YORK – US leisure-wear retailer Lululemon has announced a commitment to achieve 50 per cent renewable electricity across its
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Indian cotton pilot shows bee population boost
LONDON – A pilot programme monitoring biodiversity on cotton farms in India has reported a significant increase in bee activity
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Could AI make fashion photo shoots obsolete?
LONDON – Could AI-powered visuals mean the end of traditional fashion photo shoots? That is the question being asked as
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Made in Green marks tenth anniversary
The Made in Green label of textile standard Oeko-Tex has reached its ten-year milestone, marking a decade of promoting transparency
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Vinted is now the top clothing seller in France, research claims
PARIS – Vinted is now the top seller of clothing in France in terms of sales volume, surpassing both Amazon
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Norwegian initiative aims to simplify PEF calculations
LONDON – Trimco Group, Green Score Capital, and four Norwegian apparel brands launched a project to address the complexities associated
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Recycled cotton yarns match virgin quality in fabric tests
LONDON – A recent peer-reviewed study offers significant insights into the environmental benefits of the mechanical recycling of post-consumer denim
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New strategy aims to revive Australian fashion industry
SYDNEY – The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) and iconic heritage brand R.M. Williams have announced a landmark partnership aimed at
Shein, 9,000 new lines a day, and ESG investing
11th May 2022
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LONDON – Chinese fast fashion brand Shein dropped 9,008 new product lines today. On Tuesday it dropped 9,677. On Monday this figure was 7,282. I
Stella McCartney launches new foundation
24th October 2018
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MILAN – British designer Stella McCartney has announced the launch of a new foundation which, among other things, will seek to bridge the gap between
Textile Exchange and German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles collaborate
23rd October 2018
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MILAN – Textile Exchange and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles are to announce a new collaboration aimed at fostering “broader transformation of the industry.”
H&M: an €8 sweater CAN be produced sustainably
19th October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – A sweater that costs as little as €8 can be produced in a sustainable way, claims Swedish fast fashion giant H&M. In a
US polyester producers complain of Chinese, Indian dumping
18th October 2018
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WASHINGTON – Two leading US polyester producers, Unifi and Nan Ya Plastics, have filed petitions alleging that dumped and subsidised imports of polyester from China
Global response to Nike’s circularity challenge
18th October 2018
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OREGON – Nike has had a remarkable global response to a circular economy challenge it set to create new products from footwear waste. The sportswear
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
A third of EU chemical imports break REACH laws, claims study
18th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – New research claims companies are breaking EU law by marketing hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals that are widely used in apparel and other products.
New Look to exit Chinese market
18th October 2018
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SHANGHAI – UK fashion chain New Look is abandoning the Chinese market as part of moves which may see it call time on its entire
