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Team claims textile recycling breakthrough
"Scientists at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) have developed a new chemical technology to separate polyester from mixed and contaminated waste textiles for recycling." ...
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March 22, 2023
Fashion for Good selects twelve innovators for 2023 innovation programme
"Fashion for Good welcomes twelve new start-ups to its Global Platform. The selected Innovators will participate in a nine-month innovation programme with bespoke support to validate their technologie ...
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March 22, 2023
Important next step in diverting textile waste from landfill
"The next stage in identifying a scalable, long-term solution to the issue of textile waste in landfill is now underway with cotton growers launching phase-2 trials on farms in both NSW and QLD. Inspi ...
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March 22, 2023
Bras fit for burying: Australia to set a world-first standard for composting textiles
"For the last 18 months, Stephanie Devine of the Very Good Bra has worked with sustainability experts, academics and industry to create a proposal for Standards Australia: a technical specification fo ...
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March 22, 2023
Researchers separate cotton from polyester in blended fabric
"In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes – nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions. Ultimately, t ...
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March 22, 2023
Fashion needs to halve emissions by 2030 to make meaningful impact
"On Monday, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its “Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report.” Its emphasis is, once again, pointing toward more urgent climate action. ...
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March 22, 2023
How to accelerate progress on sustainability? Listen to suppliers
"Initiatives that seek to give suppliers a stronger voice in forging the future of the fashion industry are gaining momentum. The hope is to tap their expertise and better match brands’ sustainability ...
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March 22, 2023
Workers protest against wage arrears of a garment factory in Jiangyin, Jiangsu
"Protest/Demand for Government or Court Intervention." [Ed's note: from CLB strike map.] ...
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March 22, 2023
How Advance Denim is elevating its dyeing process
"Since its inception in 1987, Advance Denim has built its reputation by making inventive denim that uses a mixture of “groundbreaking” technology and timeless indigo dye techniques, employed by some o ...
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March 22, 2023
Local Voices, Global Action: Transnational Organizing in Apparel Supply Chains
"This working paper discusses transnational organizing in apparel supply chains. It learns from labor rights advocates in the global South who are building social movements, advocating for national re ...
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March 22, 2023
3D-printed insoles measure sole pressure directly in the shoe
"Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity. This ...
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March 21, 2023
BRI fruits: Gwadar Garment Factory empowers local women
"Gwadar Women Factory also known as Gwadar Women’s Development Employment Center is in operation since 2020 in collaboration with Chinese Consulate Karachi and managed by of Gwadar Women Development O ...
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March 21, 2023
Fitex (Myanmar) lays off more than 400 workers
"Workers at the Fitex (Myanmar) garment factory in Shwe Linban Industrial Zone told RFA that more than 400 workers have been laid off. A worker at the factory, who did not want to be named for securit ...
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March 21, 2023
"We will boycott LC Waikiki products until Marbit workers are paid"
""We call on the people of Adana and all the people of Turkey to boycott LC Waikiki products if Marbit bosses insist on not paying workers." [...] As you know, nearly 300 of our workers were dismissed ...
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March 21, 2023
Amazon to axe another 9,000 jobs globally
"Amazon has said it will cut another 9,000 jobs across its global business in “the next few weeks”. The cuts come on top of 18,000 job cuts the business had already announced in January. [...] Amazon ...
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March 21, 2023
Cambodia to act on forced labour fears
"The Cambodian government is tightening regulations on sub-contractors in the garment industry in a bid to eradicate forced labour in the sector." ...
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March 21, 2023
CDP releases data on supplier engagement
"Brands and retailers, including Gap Inc, Hugo Boss, Inditex, Kering and Levi's, have been praised in a new leaderboard of companies for their work in engaging with their suppliers on climate change." ...
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March 21, 2023
Nanollose and Grasim have extended their deal to keep bringing forest-friendly Nullarbor fibres to market
"Nanollose has extended its deal with fibre manufacturing conglomerate Grasim Industries as it works to get its forest-friendly Nullarbor™ fibres to market. Australia-based biomaterial technology comp ...
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March 21, 2023
YKK named ‘supplier engagement leader’ by CDP
"YKK Corporation earned a new accolade for being a transparent supplier. CDP, the international environmental non-profit focused on measuring and reporting companies’ environmental impact, selected th ...
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March 21, 2023
Gap’s Bettermade Denim designed for circularity
"Gap has teamed with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Jeans Redesign project to release three new, circular denim styles ahead of Earth Day on April 22." ...
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March 21, 2023