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New method could treat textile dye discharge
"Swedish scientists have developed a new method to purify contaminated water using cellulose-based crystals which they say could reduce toxic dye discharge in the textile industry." ...
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March 27, 2023
There is Hope and Despair
"The latest issue (November-December 2022) of BGMEA’s official publication “The Apparel Story”." ...
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March 27, 2023
Coalition launches to "Shut Down Shein," protect Americans from foreign influence
"After a slew of reports regarding SHEIN's questionable business practices, human rights abuses, and ties to TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party, a new coalition today announced the launch of "Shut ...
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March 27, 2023
Coalition warns of 'gaping loophole' in EU law
"A coalition of environmental groups and trade bodies is urging the European Union (EU) to close a "gaping loophole" in proposed legislation designed to make products more sustainable." ...
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March 27, 2023
The EU’s new greenwashing rules, explained
"Fashion brands will need to back up ‘green’ claims or risk fines of at least 4 percent of annual revenue in the offending market. But the regulations still leave a lot open to interpretation. The Eur ...
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March 27, 2023
Should brands stop offering free returns?
"Fashion start-ups that no longer want to foot the bill for generous return policies are looking for ways to reduce costs without losing customers. In 2022, e-commerce growth slowed, while inflation h ...
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March 27, 2023
Flax: a key study to establish the sector's priority issues
"The Alliance for European Flax and Hemp pulled out all the stops when it brought together flax growers, luxury groups, sector managers and regional presidents on March 21 at the Petit Palais in Paris ...
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March 27, 2023
NY to ban use of ‘forever chemicals’ in new clothing by 2025
"New York by 2025 would ban the sale of new clothing containing PFAS, a class of chemicals that have been linked to cancer, according to a bill headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her consideration. The b ...
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March 27, 2023
Xinjiang’s US exports down 90 per cent in February, 8 months after ‘forced labour’ law came into effect
"Exports from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the US dropped by almost 90 per cent last month, year on year, to US$497,440 Apparel, which was once the region’s top export to the US, disappeare ...
Kyna Intel
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March 27, 2023
More and more consumers want to restrict fashion consumption
"Concerns among consumers about high energy and electricity prices are gradually easing, which also eases the burden on their wallets. This is shown by the latest edition of the Infas quo survey on th ...
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March 27, 2023
Kering reports 12 percent increase in greenhouse emissions
"Kering saw its carbon dioxide emissions hit 2.4 million metric tons last year, a 12% increase from 2021, as the company saw its sales rise by 15% during the period. The increase in carbon footprint h ...
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March 27, 2023
VN textile, garment firms switching to green production
"Textile and garment businesses in Vietnam are taking steps to switch to green production to meet partners’ demand and achieve sustainable development, the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper rep ...
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March 24, 2023
BGMEA, Apon to work for improving garment workers’ well-being
"Apon Bazar, Bangladesh's first and largest workers' well-being platform offering discounted grocery, credit facility and health insurance, announced a partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufact ...
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March 24, 2023
Penn State must stand with workers and drop Nike
"More and more of Penn State’s workers are demanding labor justice: institutional support for Black employees, competitive pay for English teaching faculty, fair contracts for service employees and ju ...
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March 24, 2023
Unfit wages: US Department of Labor survey finds widespread violations by southern California garment industry contractors, manufacturers
"A survey of Southern California garment-sewing contractors and manufacturers by the U.S. Department of Labor has found workers making garments sold by many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers o ...
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March 24, 2023
Unions intensify demands for release of Madagascar trade unionist
"IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliates in Madagascar are intensifying their campaign for release of unfairly jailed trade unionist, Sento Chang, and the for expunging his sentence. [...] Sento, ...
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March 24, 2023
Is it recycled? Is it recyclable? A shopper’s guide to synthetic fabrics
"From acetate to bamboo to cupro, there’s an entire alphabet of fibre types on modern garment care labels. Here’s what those names really mean. It can often feel like you need a PhD in material scienc ...
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March 24, 2023
Buttoned up: H&M loops in waste pickers for new initiative
"Most consumer-facing initiatives about fashion sustainability focus on recycling and reselling. Very few highlight social sustainability or the role humans play in the brutal world of textiles. H&M a ...
Kyna Intel
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March 24, 2023
What an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for the UK’s fashion and textiles industry could look like
"Two highly anticipated WRAP reports are published today on behalf of UK Government. This extensive research and stakeholder engagement informs WRAP’s EPR recommendation to UK Government: no single po ...
Kyna Intel
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March 24, 2023
Textiles Policy Options and Cost Benefit Analysis
"In the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy for England, textiles was highlighted as a priority waste stream for which the ‘polluter pays’ principle should be invoked and Defra committed to review and c ...
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March 24, 2023