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Lululemon signs 10-year offtake deal with Samsara Eco
VANCOUVER – Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon has signed a 10-year offtake agreement with Australian tech company Samsara Eco to source
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Finding the balance: can circularity and quality coexist?
This exclusive article from recycling technology company, RE&UP, looks at why the path to recycled content targets must also preserve
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Binh Dinh grants licence for Syre’s polyester recycling plant
STOCKHOLM – Authorities in the Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh have granted an investment registration certificate for Syre’s polyester recycling
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Garment workers left out of fashion’s climate plans
AMSTERDAM – A new report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found that garment workers are largely excluded
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol reports further growth
MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has expanded for the sixth straight year, with grower participation and planted acreage
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South African farmer puts regenerative agriculture on fashion agenda
COPENHAGEN – South African wool and mohair farmer Brett Walker represented producers from the Eastern Cape at the Global Fashion
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Intertextile Shanghai to spotlight green textile innovations
SHANGHAI – The upcoming Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition, scheduled from 2 to 4 September 2025, will focus
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Violland: Shein fighting French fashion bill ‘with all its might’
PARIS – France’s proposed crackdown on ultra-fast fashion is facing mounting scrutiny amid concerns over behind-the-scenes lobbying by Chinese online
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IWTO outlines concerns about PEF methodology
BRUSSELS – In the heart of the European Union, the fashion industry finds itself at a crossroads amid growing concerns
IFC, Gap initiative to drive sustainability in Pakistan textiles
8th October 2018
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KARACHI – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is to help textile manufacturers in Pakistan cut energy consumption and
Clothing microfibres contaminating sea salts
7th October 2018
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MUMBAI – Synthetic microfibres from clothing have been found in leading brands of sea salts by Indian researchers. Eight brands of sea salts were tested
EU launches withdrawal process of Cambodia trade benefits
6th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – Cambodia is on the brink of losing duty-free trading access to the European Union. European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström has issued a
UK fashion bosses called to task over sustainability
5th October 2018
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LONDON – Fashion bosses in the UK are being asked by the Government to reveal their environmental record. Amid growing concerns about the wasteful nature
Myanmar trade sanctions would “make no sense”
5th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – The possible reintroduction of EU trade sanctions against Myanmar would “make no sense on any level,” according to a leading campaign group. Burma
Fast fashion brands back collective bargaining in South East Europe
4th October 2018
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ISTANBUL – Leading global fashion brands Inditex, H&M and ASOS have pledged to help develop collective bargaining mechanisms and better conditions for over 600,000 garment
New calls for global action on fluorinated chemistry
4th October 2018
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ROME – The net would appear to be closing further on three chemicals which are used in textile manufacture for their water and oil resistance
Roundtable highlights Burkina Faso’s organic cotton potential
3rd October 2018
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TEXAS – Burkina Faso has the potential to become a major hub for organic cotton, a recent meeting concluded. US non-profit Textile Exchange recently staged
Luxury fashion embraces sustainable fibres
3rd October 2018
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LENZING – There is fresh evidence to suggest the luxury apparel sector is embracing sustainability. In an exclusive interview with Apparel Insider, Amit Gautam, executive
