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Microfiber Innovation Challenge names finalists - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Twelve innovative solutions for addressing plastic microfibre pollution have been selected as finalists with a chance of winning a share of US$650,000 as part ...

Mycelium innovator partners with PVH, Bestseller - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Textile innovator Ecovative has launched a sustainable fashion cooperative with Bestseller and PVH Corp – which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein – with ...

ACT ceases engagement in Myanmar - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Myanmar has been an ACT priority country since 2018. In December 2021, members took the difficult decision to cease ACT’s operations in Myanmar. This is a ...

US and Aussie brands urged to back new accord - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Workers' rights campaigners are urging more US and Australian brands and retailers to sign up to the new International Accord for Health and Safety in the ...

Maxine Bedat: Ethical fashion expert and author of unraveled: the life and death of a garment - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a think-and-do tank dedicated to turning industry into a force for good. She is a former ...

Sea Spray Aerosol (SSA) as a Source of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) to the Atmosphere: Field Evidence from Long-Term Air Monitoring - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Abstract The effective enrichment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in sea spray aerosols (SSA) demonstrated in previous laboratory studies suggests that SSA is ...

Harmful boomerang: PFAS pollution in ocean comes back to land - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Many of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that end up in the ocean boomerang back to shore after they are re-emitted into air with the crashing ...

Labor groups petition us gov’t to withdraw trade preference from Philippines for labor rights violations - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Today a coalition of labor unions and allied groups filed a petition calling on the US government to withdraw special trade preferences granted to the ...

Justice for Jeyasre - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-16T07:42:31+07:00

"Jeyasre Kathiravel was a 21-year-old member of my union, the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU). She worked 10-hour shifts as a garment worker ...

2021’s most sustainable brands: SMEs take the lead - Kyna Intel, 2021-12-17T14:24:25+07:00

"When it comes to creating a more just, sustainable fashion industry, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are leading the way. As our 2021 Fashion ...