2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
2 firefighters hurt in Taytay fire
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 21, 2022 12:09 PM

"Two firefighters were wounded during a warehouse fire here shortly after midnight on Wednesday. According to the report of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire came from a textile factory in ...

s.Oliver Group joins Fair Wear!
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 21, 2022 12:09 PM

"We are pleased to announce that German fashion brand s.Oliver Bernd Freier GmbH & Co. KG is officially a member of Fair Wear! The s.Oliver Group’s goal is to create value through sustainability and i ...

An open letter on textile fibre indexes
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 21, 2022 12:12 PM

"We, the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF), a diverse collective of more than 225 specialist fashion sustainability researchers and practitioners from around the world, is focused on sy ...

Pasha Whitmire of Patagonia
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 21, 2022 12:12 PM

"Pasha Whitmire is the Material Development Lead at Patagonia and point for Patagonia’s technical apparel and equipment product categories. He has built the synthetic material strategy for environment ...

Primark expands partnership with Recover
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 21, 2022 12:12 PM

"Fashion giant Primark has announced it is to become the first retailer to feature Spanish textile recycler Recover’s RColorBlend fibre - a blend of recycled cotton from textile waste and low impact d ...

Coalition aims to improve purchasing practices
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 22, 2022 10:19 AM

"An alliance of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) has drawn up new proposals on responsible purchasing practices in a bid to reduce the negative impacts of the fashion industry on garment workers a ...

Council welcomes new textiles federation
by Kyna Intel — last modified Jul 22, 2022 10:19 AM

"The city council has welcomed the creation of a new textile manufacturers’ federation. The newly-formed Apparel & Textile Manufacturers Federation (ATMF) was formally launched at the Houses of Parlia ...