2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
Material Library of India's new take on textile waste
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"The materials startup founded by designer and entrepreneur Shubhi Sachan is weaving new life into ‘katran’ and discarded clothing Over the past three weeks, the Noida-headquartered research organisat ...

Comprehensive sanctions on Russia: why not Myanmar?
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"Despite the call by Myanmar’s trade unions for comprehensive economic sanctions against the military regime, many global garment brands continue to source from the country. The response of the intern ...

US, Honduras team up to enable nearshoring
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"Educational institutes across the US state of North Carolina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Honduras’ Central American Technological University (UNITEC) in a bid to train studen ...

Gap claims success in improving water access
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"Fashion brand Gap Inc says it has helped improve access to water and sanitation for two million people linked to the garment industry in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh." ...

S. Oliver: closed loop system for polybags
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"The S. Oliver Group has set up a closed loop system for its plastic packaging - only recycled materials are used for the polybags, the used bags are processed again." ...

Global heatwaves play havoc with cotton
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"Severe droughts in Texas have been blamed after US cotton production plummeted by nearly three million bales due to a ‘historically high’ abandonment of cotton on millions of acres of land in the sou ...

How to reduce fashion's water usage & pollution
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 26, 2022 08:58 AM

"How can fashion reduce its water and pollution footprint? The fashion industry is the third largest user of increasingly scarce resources water globally. Not only fibres used for fashion, but the pro ...

Neonyt events plans global roll out
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 29, 2022 03:23 PM

"The next edition of the Neonyt sustainable fashion and business exhibition from Messe Frankfurt will take place in Düsseldorf for the first time next January, before being rolled out globally with a ...

Ferragamo launches recycled sneaker
by Kyna Intel — last modified Aug 29, 2022 03:23 PM

"The sneaker's upper is made from econyl fibres, which are 100 percent derived from fishing nets and other nylon waste. All suede inserts were made from production waste generated in a carbon reduced ...