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Kingpins: How the earthquakes impacted Turkish manufacturers
"Turkey is one of the largest textile producers in the world. While the earthquakes that shook the south-east of the country and parts of Syria in February have affected the lives of thousands of peop ...
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April 20, 2023
Raincoats made of algae could be the future of sustainable fashion
"A few years ago, she created a translucent raincoat made of a carbon-negative, algae-based plastic substitute while she was a graduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design. Called “After Anci ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
“I don’t want to waste any more time”: 6 female eco-pioneers shaking up the fashion industry from within
"Below, meet six female pioneers shaking up the industry from within. Claire Bergkamp, CEO at Textile Exchange Dounia Wone, chief sustainability and inclusion officer at Vestiaire Collective Natasha F ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
How The Iconic is driving sustainability in Australian fashion
"The Iconic has a more sustainable product assortment compared to its sister marketplaces, according to parent company Global Fashion Group (GFG)." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Can giant charity shops stop fast fashion in its tracks?
"Shoppers are ravenous for more: more clothes, more shoes, more bags, more things. Sensing their weakness and hungry for cash, the fast fashion industry will stop at nothing to keep up with their cons ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Sinologist: Sustainable fashion and lifestyle are a growing trend in China
"A two-day forum on Yellow River culture kicked off on April 18 in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province, to promote the profound culture of the Yellow River and to further spread the story of ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
"The EU should suspend trade preferences for Myanmar and end support for projects under the military regime. [...] The European Union continues to turn a blind eye to the appalling situation facing th ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
FTC to advertisers: Back up your claims or pay up
"The Federal Trade Commission is warning advertisers to back up claims about their products. The FTC last week issued notices to 670 companies warning that they could face civil penalties if they make ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Desigual, Maitrepierre unveil wood pulp sourced dress
"The Slim Midi Dress is created with Naia Renew, a sustainable fashion piece sourced from renewable wood pulp and recycled waste materials." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Lenzing debuts locally produced Tencel fibres to Chinese market
"Speciality fibre manufacturer The Lenzing Group has completed the conversion of a production line in China from generic viscose to Tencel branded modal fibres for textiles and clothing." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Better Cotton trials innovative traceability solutions in India
"Digital and physical traceability solutions from Retraced, TextileGenesis, Haelixa, and Tailorlux are currently being tested to determine the best way to establish greater transparency across cotton ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Myanmar unions condemn EU garment sector initiative
"Trade unions in Myanmar condemn the EU-funded MADE in Myanmar project, which claims to support the garment manufacturing sector by replacing unions with employer-selected “workers’ representatives”." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Filtration as an effective and near-term solution to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment
"Sustainability has become a key theme for the European Union (EU) and an important driver for policy development. In March 2022, the European Commission released its EU strategy for Sustainable and C ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
80% of garment workers are satisfied with getting paid 'on time', claims a study
"A research report published by Dhaka University's Institute of Business Administration (IBA) claims that 80 percent of the workers in the garment sector are satisfied with getting their salary in the ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Fashion greenwashing glossary: what do ‘circular’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘zero waste’ really mean?
"Vague, technical-sounding terms are often used in fashion to make clothing sound environmentally conscious. Here experts decode the meaning behind them." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
It’s time for brands to be honest about sustainability
"[C]ustomers are starting to see through many companies’ claims to realize they aren’t as eco-friendly as they say. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of US adults don’t believe companies’ sustainability claims ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Turkish students offer solution to Bursa's textile wastewater issue
"Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), students from Bursa Technical University (BTU) introduced a project that offers a natural solution to Bursa's text ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Soundwaves 'trap' microplastics in wastewater
"New technology which uses soundwaves to separate microplastics from wastewater has been developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)." ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
Low-carbon ocean transport has positive impact on Bestseller’s climate footprint
"The international fashion company is continuously exploring ways to improve its environmental impact. Recent results show that investment in using low-emission biofuel for ocean transport has avoided ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023
VF Corporation brands – Timberland, Vans, and The North Face – set to roll out new product collections with rubber sourced from farms using regenerative agriculture practices in 2023
"VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced that several of its brands are releasing new product collections this year that tak ...
Kyna Intel
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April 19, 2023