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Destruction of new clothing: The Federal Council is still poking around in the fog
"A new report by the Federal Council should have clarified how many new goods are destroyed in Switzerland; and show ways to prevent this. Above all, however, it shows how opaque the industry is and h ...
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April 05, 2023
Amount of microparticles in textile wastewater can be counted using lasers, says research
"The amount of microparticles detected in wastewater from the textile industry may now be measured and controlled in a novel way according to new research financed by Nike. [...] To do this, a novel t ...
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April 05, 2023
Coats hangs on to India, unveils state-of-the-art sustainability hub in Madurai
"Rajiv Sharma, Group CEO, Coats, discusses with Team Apparel Resources (AR) about Coats’ growing operations and revenue in India including the establishment of its state-of-the-art sustainability hub ...
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April 05, 2023
Massive fire guts popular clothing market in Bangladesh capital
"A large fire has gutted thousands of shops at a popular clothing market in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, with shop owners devastated by the loss weeks before Eid, the Muslim festival marking the en ...
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April 05, 2023
Rezoning proposal puts historic L.A. Fashion district in peril
"The DTLA 2040 Community Plan presents a series of new zoning regulations designed to redirect the growth of Downtown L.A. over the course of the next 20 years, with an eye toward addressing the area’ ...
Kyna Intel
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April 05, 2023
Indonesia cracks down on used clothing imports
"Government officials last week destroyed $5.3 million worth of illegally imported used clothing in a bid to safeguard the domestic textile, apparel and footwear industries." ...
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April 05, 2023
Turning old into new: Understanding textile recycling
"Despite the rising demand for recycled materials, less than 1% of clothes were recycled into new clothing in 2021. What is stopping fashion’s circular transformation and more importantly - who will f ...
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April 05, 2023
Platform launched to identify sustainable textile products
""Reborn - China Fiber Zero Carbon Action 2023 — Sustainable Textiles Credible Platform" was launched at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai on Wednesday to mark one of the industry ...
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April 05, 2023
Rights of the Women Worker of Readymade Garment Industry in Bangladesh: Gaps Between Law and Practice
"Abstract Readymade garment industry is one of the most important sources of foreign currency of Bangladesh as well as this sector is the largest employment sector of women. There are more than 5000 g ...
Kyna Intel
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April 05, 2023
These jeans are made with fermented plant-based ingredients
"The first denim garments made with Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibers have sold out in one week. Last week Japanese sports apparel brand Goldwin released $950 jeans and a $1,000 denim jacket made with th ...
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April 05, 2023
Accounting for the cotton capital’s human cost
"A visual exploration of how the growth of Manchester as an industrial city had a colossal human cost, the scale of which is difficult to comprehend." ...
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April 05, 2023
These brands want to take back your used clothing
"What if after you’d worn a garment for a few years, you could simply send it back to the brand you bought it from in exchange for cash or store credit? There’d be no need to find a second-hand market ...
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April 05, 2023
Tchibo: New duo leads Corporate Responsibility
"As has now become known, Johanna von Stechow and Pablo von Wadenfels have been responsible for Tchibo 's corporate responsibility area since the beginning of the year. Tchibo thus also relies on dial ...
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April 05, 2023
Asos hires sustainability professional from Zalando
"British e-commerce retailer Asos has appointed a new Head of Corporate Responsibility [Nicholas Mazzei]. He brings experience from Zalando." ...
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April 05, 2023
Adidas took an ‘ethical stance’ over Yeezy. Can it do the same for workers?
"As Adidas continues to weigh its options over what to do with its $1.3 billion Yeezy stockpile, one prominent labor campaigner says the solution is obvious: sell the sneakers, then funnel some of the ...
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April 05, 2023
“We didn’t understand who gave them an order to come to our field.” Uzbek Cotton Harvest 2022
"During the 2022 cotton harvest, Uzbek Forum monitors found no evidence of systematic, government-imposed forced labor for the second consecutive year. While this is a strong indication that efforts b ...
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April 05, 2023
Indonesian garment factory announces 1,163 layoffs after Puma stops orders
"A major garment factory [Tuntex Garment Indonesia] in the Indonesian town of Tangerang will close down the business and lay off 1,163 workers after its main customer sportswear giant Puma stopped ord ...
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April 05, 2023
AMSilk announces extension of Series C financing to EUR 54M
"Funding enables AMSilk to accelerate industrial scale-up and expand commercial operations of bio-fabricated silk protein materials Financing led by existing investors ATHOS (AT Newtec) with participa ...
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April 05, 2023
C&A tackles fibre fragmentation
"German fashion retailer C&A has become part of the Microfibre 2030 Commitment, where it will contribute to research into fibre fragmentation by testing the release of microfibres during domestic laun ...
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April 05, 2023
Australia's Modern Slavery Act: is it fit for purpose?
"By requiring big business and other entities to report on their efforts to address modern slavery, the Australian Modern Slavery Act (MSA) aims to drive change in business conduct to prevent and redr ...
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April 05, 2023