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Consensus not to export garments at low prices
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/consensus-not-to-export-garments-at-low-prices
"The BGMEA and BKMEA have agreed not to export at lower prices. The leaders of the two organizations said that due to the increase in demand in the world market, the buyers are now paying more for clo ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkWet processing upgrades 'could reduce impact'
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"A one-off investment in wet processing facilities could significantly reduce the industry's environmental impact and lead to huge savings that would cover the cost of the work within 14 months, accor ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkPrimark expands take-back initiative in Europe
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"Fashion retailer Primark is expanding its clothing take-back initiative to Germany, Austria and Ireland after a successful roll out across the UK. Launched last summer, the scheme – through which cus ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkConfronting global capital in the garment industry
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"140 unionists met online on 20-21 October to discuss the implementation of a global supply chain strategy and growing and strengthening union membership in an industry where the garment workers often ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkGreenwashing spotlight: Fashinza
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"This article focuses on a clothing manufacturer, Fashinza, and why it is guilty of greenwashing. This article also provides a brief explanation of what greenwashing is and why it has become more comm ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkA moment made for change: our journey continues
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"Today at VF Corporation, we released our fourth sustainability & responsibility report, Made for Change. This report illustrates our continued leadership in driving and delivering measurable, industr ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkSomewhere Man adds circular essentials for men’s sustainable clothing
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/somewhere-man-adds-circular-essentials-for-men2019s-sustainable-clothing
"Men want sustainable fashion, too. After the success of its Somewhere diffusion line, New Zealand-based sustainable label Maggie Marilyn launched Somewhere Man on Wednesday. [...] Eponymous designer ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkAWI funds R&D work to breed out flystrike
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/awi-funds-r-d-work-to-breed-out-flystrike
"Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has invested AU$950,000 (US$713,800) in accelerating efforts to breed out flystrike. The allocation of funds means the organisation has now offered up an estimated AU ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkTextile Exchange and TextileGenesis announce the pilot release of Textile Exchange’s Electronic Trackit “eTrackit” program
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/textile-exchange-and-textilegenesis-announce-the-pilot-release-of-textile-exchange2019s-electronic-trackit-201cetrackit201d-program
"After a year of collaborative development, Textile Exchange and TextileGenesis are pleased to announce the pilot release of Textile Exchange’s Electronic Trackit “eTrackit” program – a digital system ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:00 GMT+7News LinkToday’s preorder a sustainability solve? Think again
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"In recent months, the preorder model — used by the likes of Moda Operandi, Telfar, House of Sunny, newcomer Cider and Farfetch — is being seriously resurfaced as a remedy to fashion waste. While the ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkA polyester alternative launches to market — can it transform the textile industry?
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/a-polyester-alternative-launches-to-market-2014-can-it-transform-the-textile-industry
"Even as climate change conversations reach the mainstream, there are 111 million metric tons of fabrics being produced on a yearly basis — an alarming 18 million of which is made up of oil-based nylo ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkCall for early adopters for cellulosic climate positive HeiQ AeoniQ yarn aiming to transform the textile industry
https://asiagarmenthub.net/news/kyna/2021/call-for-early-adopters-for-cellulosic-climate-positive-heiq-aeoniq-yarn-aiming-to-transform-the-textile-industry
"HeiQ announces a potential game-changer for the textile industry with the introduction of HeiQ AeoniQ -- a high performance cellulose yarn based on a new fiber derived from carbon negative materials. ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkEthical Fashion Initiative to launch Paris Fashion Week events
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"The Ethical Fashion Initiative is coming to Paris next season, with events during Paris Fashion Week that it hopes will provide international visibility to African designers and attract investors. Th ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkAAFA sends letter to Ethiopia's prime minister
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"AAFA sent a letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed regarding the humanitarian crisis in Tigray and nearby regions. The Honorable Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister Government of Ethiopia Dear Mr. Prime Minister: ...No publisher2021/10/28 16:47:05 GMT+7News LinkResale marketplace Vopero secures US$7.5m
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"Burgeoning resale marketplace Vopero has secured investment to the tune of US$7.5 million which will be used to scale the firm’s operations across Mexico and Latin America. Multi-brand operator Grupo ...No publisher2021/10/27 18:50:41 GMT+7News Link