2021

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Teijin updates emissions reductions targets
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:39 PM

"Japanese manufacturer Teijin has strengthened its 2030 carbon emissions target and will now work to reduce 30 per cent of CO2 in its supply chain – up from 20 per cent – by the end of the decade. The ...

Can data protect the textile industry?
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:39 PM

"With a goal of eliminating bad practices and wasteful production processes, the newly-launched Sustainable Supply Chain Optimisation project aims to unify brands, retailers, manufacturers, and crop p ...

Textile industry hits back at global warming critics
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:46 PM

"A new UN project suggests that the impact of livestock’s contribution to global warming is being overstated. This was according to the programme manager for fibre advocacy and eco-credentials at Aust ...

How the fashion industry is joining the SDG runway
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:39 PM

"The EU strategy for sustainable textiles will be published this fall, regulating both supply and demand in the continent’s fast fashion market. [...] SDG 12 (ensuring sustainable consumption and prod ...

Government asked to watch unemployment under PPKM
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:39 PM

"The Institute for Development on Economics and Finance (INDEF) has warned the government about the potential for unemployment to rise, especially if the pandemic cannot be controlled. [...] Emergency ...

51 workers suspended from Ashulia factory
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 09, 2021 11:39 PM

Managers at DK Knitwear in Ashulia have suspended 51 workers from the factory, posting their names and pictures on the front wall. According to workers, there was a dispute at the factory on 03 August ...

Interview with Carlo Parisatto [Cadica Group]
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 10, 2021 12:05 AM

"Cadica's adventure in the production of hangtags and labels started in 1974 in Carpi, a historical area in the textile industry of northern Italy. Carlo Parisatto, Chief Marketing Officer, Cadica Gro ...

Zara publishes sustainability manifesto
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 10, 2021 05:40 PM

"Working towards sustainability Under the slogan ‘Working towards sustainability’, Zara highlights in bold letters some of its most significant actions, such a politically fuelled programs, integratin ...

Levi's 'quits BCI board over Xinjiang'
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 10, 2021 05:40 PM

"Levi Strauss has reportedly left the board of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) in a difference of opinion over the organisation's stance on concerns over the use of forced labour in the Xinjiang re ...