"Amazon and Zalando are among the companies backing a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling experiment from Accelerating Circularity." ...
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"An excerpt from the newly released The Shoemaker's Stitch on the little-known history of Gujarat’s Mochi community and other artisan families—across carpets, textiles and shoes and why they matter to ...
"Bangladesh's ready made garments industry is now bracing for another battle for survival as most factories are getting orders less than 30% of their capacity as record inflation rates across Europe a ...
"A major fire broke out in a shoe factory located in Bahadurgarh Industrial Area on Saturday. Many people were working in the factory at the time, which led to a stampede, in which two workers were in ...
"In recent years, consumers have become increasingly interested in shopping sustainably. With that increasing interest has come a lot of confusion — 64% of Americans are willing to pay more for sustai ...
"The industry’s biggest players still aren’t disclosing basic data about environmental and social impact, putting them in the firing line as regulators look to crack down on greenwashing. ...
"We're not saving our planet, we're just trying to save our species. I think it's worth it because I have kids. But there are also opinions that are just as reliable: the most dangerous predator must ...
"Gabriela Hearst grew up as the daughter of a rodeo rider in Uruguay. Today she is the creative director of Chloé and one of the most important voices in fashion. She uses them to warn about the clima ...
"It brings the total number of people losing their jobs to over 4000 Over a thousand employees working inside Hawassa Industrial Park will lose their jobs, as two garment factories announced their lay ...
"South Africa's once-thriving cotton industry was decimated by cheap Chinese imports in the early 2000s. Now major fashion retailers, like Mr Price, are focusing on farm-to-fashion strategies for loca ...
"Is Lululemon as dedicated to active sustainability as it says? How ethical is Lululemon, really? Sadly calling Lululemon ethical is a bit of a stretch, and we rate the brand “Not Good Enough”. This a ...
"Warehouse in Northampton is using government-funded scanner to sort clothes West Yorkshire textile recycling firm Iinouiio turns unwearable clothes into wool The Salvation Army charity hopes the pilo ...
"A delegation of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament will start its three-day visit in Bangladesh today to review the implementation progress of ‘suggested actions’ on labour ...
"With more than half of clothes bought online but returned, questions are being asked about the environmental cost" ...
"The antithesis project is an attempt to encourage more debate on the fundamental questions of corporate sustainability. Whilst the topic of sustainability is already the subject of a rich discourse, ...
"Valuables were reduced to ashes when a fire erupted in a textile factory near [Sialkot] on Sunday." ...
"Rahmate Khoda, deputy general manager of Appage Garment Factory, said that accidents are happening daily due to the gas pipe leakage. “We have already informed the Titas authorities but no actions we ...
"Zaheen Spinning Limited has resumed production in full swing after repairing damages caused by two massive fires at its factory in Narayanganj, on the outskirts of the capital." [Ed's note: see entri ...
"The BNPL industry is being put to the test by inflation and rising interest rates, but maybe the biggest question is whether it can ever work as a standalone business funding hordes of low-value purc ...
"When it comes to agricultural sustainability for cotton and other crop growers, there are short-term wins and long-term processes that lay a stronger foundation for the future. Nutrien Ag Solutions f ...