"One of the biggest distinguishing qualities comes from the fact that the majority of today's sustainability-conscious companies use recycled synthetic fibers (largely recycled PET) and conventional e ...
"Migrant workers were weeks from running out of food, struggled to access healthcare and faced acute livelihood problems during the partial lockdowns imposed by states to limit the second surge of the ...
"Employees at Bony Socks in the Çerkezköy Organized Industrial Zone and one of the leading socks manufacturers in the world, have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The company has also distributed a b ...
Through its fibre brand Tencel, Lenzing is involved in a project to support the local business eco-system in Indonesia. One program involves empowering silkworm farmers with local eco-friendly fashion ...
"New rules on chemicals to be debated by the EU this week would allow most polymers to be used without further checks, according to a group of scientists. Only about 6% out of about 200,000 polymers w ...
"Vestiaire Collective has appointed Vanessa Masliah as vice president of marketing and branding; her role is to focus on, among other things, the second-hand platform's goals in terms of fashion, sust ...
"Corporate lobbyists are fighting a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental destruction. While some employ outright hostility and are clear t ...
"The first-ever analysis of the threat of climate change to global cotton production reveals that half of all cotton-growing regions could be exposed to high risks by 2040. The study was commissioned ...
"Finnish bio and circular solutions are already utilized globally Finnish companies offer groundbreaking solutions at every level of the sustainable textile ecosystem: textile waste handling, treatmen ...
"The engineering and development service provider Imat-uve is developing, together with a consortium of partner companies, a mechanical recycling process that recycles used textiles made of blended fi ...
"Levi's most recently released a campaign to further emphasise on its commitment to quality — that Levi's denim is made to be worn for more than just a fashion season cycle. The brand's global Buy Bet ...
"Workers in the garment industry faced worsening conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found. Workers at clothing factories in Ethiopia, Honduras, India and Myanmar faced higher rat ...
"Energy savings and sustainability are among the most relevant topics when it comes to competitiveness and having a corporate advantage, especially in fashion, one of the most polluting industry in th ...
"Technological innovations, not a nostalgic return to 'natural' products, can reduce the environmental impact of textiles and clothing. "The T-shirt is inky blue and incredibly soft, with drawstrings ...
"The 2021 Resale Report estimates that the secondhand market is projected to double in the next 5 years, reaching $77 billion. 33 million consumers bought secondhand apparel for the first time in 2020 ...
"SB 62, or the Garment Worker Protection Act, met for another vote in the California State Assembly on Tuesday and is on its way to assembly appropriations. [...] Already 140 businesses — including th ...
"Physical climate risk to cotton growing regions From the shirts we wear to the towels we use and the sheets we sleep on, cotton affects all our daily lives. Cotton makes up around 31% of all fibre us ...
"Marci Zaroff says sustainability is no longer about staying ahead, but about not getting left behind. Circularity is no longer fashion’s “hot” sustainability topic. While thinking circularly is a gre ...
"What did Covid teach us? Are we becoming better people and businesses because of the lessons learned? Or are we reverting to bad and dangerous habits? I’ll be frank: I am worried. I have received too ...
"The Public Health Inspectors Union says that Covid vaccines should be given to garment factory workers as soon as possible. The president of the association, Upul Rohana told The Morning that most of ...
