"The winners of the Green Product Awards 2023 have been chosen. [...] "New Materials": Climafibre by Central Saint Martins UAL Climafibre uses sunflower to develop textiles, dyes and a hydropic coatin ...
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"Bestseller Group’s Jack & Jones brand introduced its first jeans made with Infinited Fiber Company’s Infinna fiber, a regenerated and recyclable fiber created from cellulose-based textile waste." ...
"Endless Luxury is the moniker Jacob Cohën has given its new line of compostable and biodegradable denim. The men’s denim jacket and two jean styles are made with Candiani Denim fabrics with Coreva te ...
"The wage deal calls for an overall 8.1 per cent increase for the roughly 100,000 workers in the sector, with lower income groups getting at least a € 230 (US $ 250) hike. There will also be € 1,500 i ...
"Upcycled Medical Ltd explores why they’re turning plastic waste into eco-conscious clothing. Our oceans are filling up with plastic waste, which can cause irreparable damage not only to the environme ...
"One year after welcoming the launch of the European Commission’s vision for a more sustainable and circular textile industry, trade body Euratex says that while it remains cautiously optimistic, ther ...
"ThredUP (NASDAQ: TDUP), one of the largest online resale platforms for apparel, shoes, and accessories, today released the results of its 2023 Resale Report. Conducted by third-party retail analytics ...
"We have made significant progress stimulating circularity in fashion: Resale is starting to blossom globally, with many of the largest retailers in the world adopting more circular business models. W ...
"Textiles are produced using chemicals. Although many hazardous chemicals may no longer be used in textile production, they may still be present in donations of old clothing. RIVM has conducted a stud ...
"In 2022, Global Fashion Group (GFG) laid the foundations for our People & Planet Positive agenda, based on the strategy we released in our 2021 report. We generated awareness internally of our ambiti ...
"Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it expects about 65% of its stores to be serviced by automation by the end of its fiscal year 2026, just days after it revealed plans to lay off more than 2,000 people at ...
"The EU Commission has defended its approach to rolling out the Substantiating Green Claims proposal, specifically against allegations it failed to recognise the value of the Product Environmental Foo ...
"A fire broke out in the showroom of Gurudut Garments Exports located near Dadhich Bhawan in Pushkar town of Ajmer at around 2:00 am due to unknown reasons." ...
"Conditions continue to worsen for Myanmar’s garment workers, some of whom are forced to work punishing hours in unlicenced, often nameless factories that allegedly supply major global brands. [...] B ...
"Swiss textile firm Ventile has joined forces with The Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA) to further advance biodynamic cotton farming practices in Egypt with the Zurich-based firm intending to cr ...
"Fashion for Good, a non-profit organisation, has launched a digital platform that provides technical information on ‘sustainable’ textile dyes and dyeing techniques." ...
"24 April marks the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, an industrial homicide that killed more than 1,100 people and injured many more. The tragedy served as a turning point fo ...
"Swedish retailer H&M Group, has launched its second Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified Gold collection manufactured using science-based frameworks for safer and more circular products." ...
"It’s no wonder, then, that many consumers struggle to understand the impact of their own wardrobes, considering the lack of data available, and the huge variety of materials and production methods th ...
"Bangladesh Trade Union Federation leader and Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation president Kalpona Akter discusses how democracy and unions are deeply connected" (0:49-minute video) ...