"Scientists have used pyrolysis to carbonise textile microfibres released during laundering to break down the fibres into carbon nanomaterials and hydrogen gas, which can then be upcycled into brand n ...
2023
"Following the news of her passing on December 29 last year, the not-for-profit organization, The Vivienne Foundation, is officially launching this week to protect and continue the legacy of Dame Vivi ...
"A life-cycle assessment has confirmed the significant carbon dioxide and water savings from reusing textiles, compared with producing new clothing, the European Recycling Industries Confederation's ( ...
"Levi Strauss & Co. and Fashion for Good have initiated a collaborative project to spark circular innovation in the apparel industry. The denim imprint has started a home-compostable polybag trial to ...
"A cofounder of The Yes Men, the activist group behind the elaborate ruse, explained why Adidas was targeted. ...
"Anouk Wipprecht, FashionTech designer from the Netherlands, knows this better than anyone. Having already worked with celebrities such as the Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears or even Fergie, she is kn ...
"Achieving full circularity is no easy feat in fashion. Denim mills need to approach sustainability through various channels, perhaps starting by taking a page out of Soorty’s playbook. The vertically ...
"According to experts the certification system that's supposed to signify manufacturers’ compliance with labor standards is woefully inadequate and endlessly confusing. [...] Zaki Saleemi who owns the ...
"Out of a total of 2,220 factories in Gazipur, only 556 have effluent treatment plants on paper. Ashfiq Mohammad Khalid, a rice farmer, has been making losses for years. His paddy fields rot from the ...
"Sustainability has become a major concern as an alternative to fast fashion. Several media reports have centered on the negative effects of fast fashion on the environment. In Ghana, for instance, mo ...
"British textile dyeing and finishing specialist Pincroft has adopted US machinery manufacturer Baldwin’s TexCoat G4." ...
"As the CEO of a company devoted to on-demand technologies, I find the beauty of digital production is that it flips the supply-and-demand paradigm on its head. Before, you would create a supply based ...
" TrusTrace, a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency in fashion and retail, today announced that Renfro Brands, a legacy designer an ...
"A British reporter has asked a French magistrate to examine lifting a statute of limitations to secure a prosecution against a French fashion boss [Gerald Marie] she accuses of assault, a source clos ...
"The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) held its annual HKRITA Innovation & Technology Symposium 2023 on 17th January. The theme was “Innovating Zero” in regards to technolo ...
"J. Crew Group said on Tuesday it had launched a new resale program for its eponymous brand, which will offer used styles online and vintage apparel in select J. Crew stores." ...
"Amazon’s performance monitoring system makes its workers feel “stressed, pressured, anxious, like a slave, robot and untrusted,” according to a new, international study of Amazon employees in major m ...
"Meet the woman behind the prank! Len Leng is a Cambodian journalist who took on the role of adidas co-CEO in a hoax designed to expose @adidas hypocrisy, their wage theft and workers' rights abuse." ...
"The eco-consultancy founded by Livia Firth is getting a new chief executive officer at its helm. Eco-Age has announced Harriet Vocking as its new CEO, assuming the role after a 10-year tenure and pre ...
"A coalition of 130 organizations has accused members of the European People's Party (EPP) of wanting to render the planned EU supply chain law ineffective. In an open letter on Thursday to the German ...