2021

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Creating synergies for a circular economy
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:14 PM

"About cross industry innovation and circular economy - an interview with Friedrich Weninger, Managing Director of the Austrian Fiber Institute. The Dornbirn-Global Fiber Congress is celebrating its 6 ...

Elevate Textiles commitment to sustainability
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:14 PM

"Elevate believes that SDGs help companies to be the driving force behind the UN Global Compact ambitions. Elevate Textiles and its respective brands, American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, G ...

Tainan textile factory fire
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:14 PM

"A fire broke out in a textile factory in Xinhua District, Tainan City yesterday (7th) late at night . Fire fighters quickly controlled the fire, but due to cotton there was a lot of smoke [...] No on ...

Labour leaders demand workplace safety, minimum wage
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:15 PM

"At a protest on Monday labour leaders demanded the immediate implementation of the minimum wages announced by the government and workplace safety standards. [...] “Employers do not pay the minimum wa ...

East to West: Five unique fashion labels on Instagram
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:15 PM

"Japan to Mexico, Bali to Athens—social media is bringing heritage brands and artisanal designers to a global audience. [...] Gallery Togog, Bali, Indonesia Takarajima Senkou, Fukoka, Japan Marilena K ...

How technology is making fashion more sustainable
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:15 PM

"In today’s day and age, we not only have devices that can access the internet at all times of the day from wherever you are in the world, but we also have cars that both run on electricity and can ev ...

Syncretism of the Indian textile tradition
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:15 PM

"The arguments mounted against cultural appropriation can weaken the very domains it is trying to protect There has been a lot of noise recently over the relationship between fashion and India’s tradi ...

Inside the Walmart, Target and CVS reusable bag pilots
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 08, 2021 03:15 PM

""It’s easy to design aspirationally," IDEO Director Chris Krohn told me under the fluorescent lights of a Walmart store in Mountain View, California. We hovered over a teal and black kiosk about the ...