Ecotextile News

New additions mark busy month for ZDHC

Thu, 16 August 2018

AMSTERDAM – In what has been a very busy August for the organisation, ZDHC has revealed a new MRSL certification partner, three new contributors and held a Manufacturer Forum in Brazil; an event which ZDHC hopes can herald a new era of operations on the South American ...

C&A reveals recipe for sustainable jeans range

Wed, 15 August 2018

DÜSSELDORF – Fashion retailer C&A has today launched a new range of sustainable jeans for sale in store, together with the details of exactly what materials they’ve been made from. The new jeans were designed in partnership with Fashion for Good and meet the strict ...

C&A reveals recipe for sustainable jeans range

European textile groups slam REACH review

Tue, 14 August 2018

STUTTGART – The European REACH regulation is having the exact opposite impact of what it was originally designed to do, with the potential impacts of hazardous textile chemicals on both human health and the environment likely to be exacerbated by sourcing more from ...

European textile groups slam REACH review

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  Thursday, 11 October 2018
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- Event highlights US second-hand app...
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- Survey suggests lack of RMG worker longevity
  
  Monday, 13 August 2018
  DHAKA – According to new research, just under 90 per cent of workers in the Bangladesh...
  
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- New study explores novel textile wa...
- Retailer launches elephant conserva...

- US firm bares all for sustainable apparel
  
  Wednesday, 15 August 2018
  SAN DIEGO – Women’s fashion and activewear company secondtoNAKED has launched an online...
  
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- The view from…DuPont Industrial Bio...
- Vaude outlines latest sustainabilit...

Features
- Bilateral beneficiaries
  
  Friday, 10 August 2018
  While the environmental benefits of international second-hand apparel trade may not appeal to a Trump White House, the economic argument could well gain more traction. David Styles speaks to Marjorie Norton, a professor at Virginia Tech University, to discover how her...
  
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- Blockchain reaction
- Ivanka Trump: An inadvertent ethical fashion champion?

- Bilateral beneficiaries
  
  Friday, 10 August 2018
  While the environmental benefits of international second-hand apparel trade may not...
  
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- Circular Economy focus of Fashion S...
- Apparel Impact Institute enters new...

- New plant boosts Sri Lankan recycled polyester
  
  Thursday, 09 August 2018
  COLOMBO – A new facility in the district of Horana has opened its doors prior to...
  
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- EOG unveils first boardsports membe...
- Testing the water with sustainable ...

- Cotton: A sector under stress?
  
  Wednesday, 08 August 2018
  WASHINGTON - Earlier this month, a seemingly ordinary press release from the...
  
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- SAC announces latest Higg MSI updat...
- California dreaming of a circular f...

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- Finding a voice
  
  Thursday, 26 July 2018
  Through undertaking an innovative research programme, Nordic non-profit Swedwatch has offered a fresh perspective on the lives and working conditions of a Bangladeshi workforce which has, all too frequently, been deprived its chance to speak out. David Styles...
  
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- Patagonia to scale-up recommerce efforts
- Hard Talk: Age of change