Tag archives: Textile

LONDON – A new report claims fashion retailers’ green credentials are meaningless without better supply chain engagement. The ‘Following the …

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LONDON – Fashion is one of the three worse performing industries – alongside fossil fuels and hospitality – when it …

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LONDON – Textile-textile recycling is viewed as the Holy Grail where fashion is concerned. Being able to turn old clothing …

Continue reading “World’s first commercial poly-cotton recycling facility opens in Australia”

LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre manufacturer, Lenzing, has announced a major reorganisation cost reduction programme. The business wants to trim …

Continue reading “Lenzing announces €70m cost cutting exercise”

STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is raising the requirements for GOTS-certified gins amid ongoing integrity concerns around …

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BRUSSELS – Pending new laws on making fashion green claims in the European Union could provide a license for greenwashing, …

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TEXAS – Demand by fashion brands for organic cotton from China is on the rise – despite well-established links with …

Continue reading “China’s organic cotton sector grows, despite sanctions”

AMSTERDAM – Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex, which owns Zara among other brands, has extended its framework agreement with IndustriALL …

Continue reading “Inditex extends work with IndustriALL union”

DHAKA – Readymade garment (RMG) exports from Bangladesh have hit their target for the full fiscal year in just 10 …

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