2021

by AGHub Admin created 2021-06-02T09:23:58+07:00
The 10 eco-friendly certificates to focus on
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

1. GOTS 2. Oeko-Tex 3. PETA 4. Global Recycled Standard 5. Fair Wear Foundation 6. Fair Trade 7. B Corp 8. bluesign 9. Organic Content Standard 10. Responsible Wool Standard ...

Chinese fast fashion startup raises $100m
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

"Zhang Xiaopei, the former CTO of a second-hand car platform in China, has raised $100 million for a cross-border fast fashion company called Quanquan Quansu (literally 'Full Volume Full Speed')." Bac ...

Australia vies to eliminate flystrike in new trial
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

"The South Australian government plans to release millions of sterile blowflies as part of a trial that will gauge whether they can eliminate the flystrike disease that costs the country’s wool indust ...

Bio-based first from Solvay
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

"Solvay is globally launching Bio Amni as its first partially bio-based polyamide textile yarn. [...] With the launch of Bio Amni, sustainable textiles will now account for 30% of Solvay’s global poly ...

‘Green chemicals’: The next industrial revolution?
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

"A recent report from consultancy firm PreScouter argues that ‘green chemistry’ could be the next industrial revolution that impacts all industries. In this comment piece, a PreScouter researcher and ...

This woman wants you to bury your bra, not burn it
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jun 25, 2021 05:34 AM

"A fully compostable bra has won a circular economy award, tapping into an emerging market of sustainable underwear. Stephanie Devine wants you to bury your bra. The breast cancer survivor and former ...