2021

by AGHub Admin created 2021-06-02T09:23:58+07:00
Higg collaborates on new traceability programme
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 27, 2021 07:02 PM

"Sustainability technology platform Higg has partnered with traceability solutions providers TrusTrace, FibreTrace and Atma.io by Avery Dennison to launch a new programme that sets out to establish gr ...

The vast majority of Germans buy sustainable fashion
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 27, 2021 07:02 PM

"62% of Germans buy sustainable clothing at least sometimes. This was the result of a representative survey by the market research company Appinio, which surveyed 1,000 German consumers. Adidas, H&M a ...

Workers block road in Savar
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 28, 2021 03:02 PM

"In Savar's Birulia, agitated workers set fire to tyres and blocked the road demanding two months of wage arrears. The workers, from Shams Washing, blocked the Savar-Birulia road around 12:30 pm on Mo ...

GARCIA signs green deal circular denim
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 28, 2021 03:04 PM

"We are proud to announce that we have signed the Dutch government's Green Deal Circular Denim. GARCIA is part of the J.O.G. group (consisting of Jeans Centre, GARCIA outlet and GARCIA) who will activ ...

Why robots can’t sew your t-shirt
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 28, 2021 03:04 PM

"Machines can print textiles, cut fabric, and fold clothes. But it’s hard to train them to sew as fast and precisely as humans. Softwear Automation is a robotics company that wants to make T-shirts. “ ...

Fabric from nettles. Where’s the sting?
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 28, 2021 03:04 PM

"What about nettles (Urtica Dioica) as a more sustainable alternative? It’s one of the oldest known fibre crops, does not require pesticides or herbicides to grow and it can be harvested up to 6 times ...

Strip Myanmar of EBA entitlements, CCC says
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 28, 2021 03:04 PM

"Workers’ rights organisation the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has called for Myanmar to be stripped of the preferential trading terms offered under the Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement. The Europe ...