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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
VF tool maps product supply chain for customers
2nd October 2018
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GREENSBORO – A new online tool from VF Corporation allows customers to trace the origins of their products right through the supply chain. The tool
H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
2nd October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to make garments such as jackets,
Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
2nd October 2018
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WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to a leading US apparel industry
Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
2nd October 2018
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DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want to be doubled. The IndustriALL
Nike, Gap, H&M sign Turkmen cotton pledge
1st October 2018
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LONDON – Adidas, H&M, and Gap are among 12 brands and retailers to have signed the Responsible Sourcing Network’s (RSN) Turkmen Cotton Pledge, which commits
Denim business breaks new ground in transgender inclusion
28th September 2018
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DHAKA – A Bangladesh jeans manufacturer has welcomed two members of Bangladeshi’s 10,000-strong transgender community on board. In an enlightened, taboo-breaking move, Denim Expert Ltd
Welcome to textile dyeing 2.0
28th September 2018
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SHANGHAI – There are all manner of sustainable innovations occurring in the textile dyeing process right now. One of the most intriguing we have come
ASOS wants to drive sustainability in third party brands
27th September 2018
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LONDON – Rapidly growing UK online fashion company, ASOS, wants to use its position to drive sustainability in its third party brands. The business, whose
Fashion for Good partners with Stella McCartney
27th September 2018
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AMSTERDAM — Fashion for Good has announced an official partnership with Stella McCartney, the leading global luxury lifestyle brand. A physical creation of a new
