"Materials science company Avery Dennison has added new features to its atma.io traceability tool, as it looks to boost supply chain transparency and support the sector’s sustainability aspirations." ...
"In our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, McKenzie Everett, an apparel developer with US cycling apparel brand Pearl Izumi, explains how the company uses the Sustainable Apparel Coalition's (SAC) Higg ...
"So, what does World Water Day have to do with fashion? The textile industry is heavily reliant on fresh water across the whole value chain – from raw material production through to product use and ul ...
"A new report [1] commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau says that only a radical rethink of its economic model can curb the fashion industry’s sustainability problem. The research comes am ...
"Executive Summary Our current dominant economic paradigm, focused on continuous GDP growth and material accumulation, is not sustainable. This growth-oriented mindset has resulted in dangerous climat ...
"A sustainable fashion factory is launching a series of workshops in East London to teach teenagers the skills and techniques necessary to support a more ethical industry. CQ Studio, which focuses on ...
"Archroma is introducing two new metal and halogen-free* acid dyes to its Nylosan S range. Dark shades represent approximately 80% of the outdoor and sportswear textile market, which is under pressure ...
"Fashion has set a mandate for transparency. But where brands see hidden information waiting to be uncovered, suppliers might see open doors through which their intellectual property could escape. Is ...
"The government of Bangladesh has been put on notice: improve conditions for workers by November 2022 or face a Commission of Inquiry – the highest-level investigation that the International Labour Or ...
"The environmental impacts of the textile sector are growing by the minute. Unless we slow down, our planet will become the ultimate fashion victim. On 30 March, the European Union is releasing a dedi ...
"Trims solutions specialist, Trimco Group, has introduced a supply chain transparency and traceability platform to help fashion companies measure their global sustainability performance." ...
"Luxury fashion brand Prada has become a member of the Textile Exchange (TE) global nonprofit which works to drive an increase in the adoption of 'preferred' fibres and materials." ...
"The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) – a network of around 170 organisations – has published a new report which outlines measures the fashion and textile sectors would need to consider if they’re ...
"The American Apparel & Footwear Association has unveiled a study that highlights the dangers that counterfeit goods - flooding the market - present for consumers. AAFA worked with Intertek, a highly ...
"The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has unveiled a new study which claims that counterfeit fashion goods are exposing consumers to potentially dangerous chemicals." ...
"In our last monthly update blog, we made some predictions about what the record-high number of hours the typical garment worker in Bangladesh worked in January 2022 might result in when their paychec ...
"Around 35-40 new garment factories have shown interest in RSC membership in hopes of getting better prices and more purchase orders. [...] According to industry insiders, two types of factories have ...
"German sportswear giant Puma is to pilot a new circular production process using old football jerseys to create new ones. The Herzogenaurach-based company said its goal is to reduce waste and move to ...
"One of the largest trading houses in south India, the Parekh Group trades in spinning waste and in all varieties of cotton, polyester, polyester viscose, denim and other synthetic wastes. After stron ...
"Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced its involvement in Native Shoes' new ...
