2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
XDD strengthens cotton recycling to cut textile waste
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"To fortify its spinning and denim manufacturing operation, Vietnam-based XDD Textile has built a recycling process designed to divert more products from landfills, which would help alleviate the esti ...

Fire breaks out in Ambur footwear factory
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"A fire broke out in a godown housing materials for shoe factory owned by the Farida Group in Ambur." [Ed's note: see entry for Farida Shoes Distribution Centre in Ambur in the Open Apparel Registry h ...

How luxury can better support female empowerment
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF over Milan Fashion Week, thought-leaders from fashion, luxury and their adjacent industries shared insights and learnings on how to power positive change ...

Reverse Resources Solving the sustainability puzzle
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"Reverse Resources is an online platform for tracking and trading connecting and formalising the textile supply chain whilst also tracing textile waste from manufacturers to textile-to-textile recycle ...

The Shifting Tide - The Great Greenwashing Machine
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"As part of the Shifting Tide Roundtable Series hosted by Eco-Age and Equiception, this 90-minute session, held on 15 September 2022, explores greenwashing today - how regulators and consumers are def ...

How fashion can start talking about pay
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"The fashion industry is notorious for its broad, and often opaque salaries but new laws, social pressures and a labour shortage are pushing more companies to open up. Pay transparency can improve org ...

Brand Performance Check: Engelbert Strauss
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"Summary: Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG (STRAUSS) has shown progress and met most of Fair Wears’ performance requirements. With a benchmarking score of 70, STRAUSS is placed in the Good category. Th ...

The CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"The global event highlights creatives' outstanding contributions and efforts to design a fashion industry that is better for people and the environment. Twelve award categories honoured both the hand ...

Why Blundstone boots are having a culinary moment
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"Through the Blundstone x Brooklyn Grange partnership (an organic rooftop farm in Brooklyn, New York), Blundstone funds the growth of dedicated farm space in the city so community-based organizations ...

Why we need to ban fashion made in China
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 30, 2022 09:29 AM

"It’s a fact that the ‘woke’ crowd has been demanding the removal of statues of dudes like Thomas Jefferson or Winston Churchill because they owned slaves or were staunch imperialists. Young people, p ...