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Thursday, 28 November 2024OCA hosts India stakeholder event
NEW DELHI - The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) is bringing together farmers, brands, suppliers, manufacturers and public sector representatives at its stakeholder event in New Delhi this week in a bid to foster collaboration and accelerate… -
Wednesday, 27 November 2024Textile-to-textile recyclers flock to Pasadena
Less than 1% of the 124 million tonnes of textiles produced globally in 2023 were the result of recycling pre- and post-consumer textile waste, according to Textile Exchange's recent Materials Market Report. This speaks volumes for the ambitions of… -
Wednesday, 20 November 2024Cascale to highlight new legislation challenges
AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, will highlight challenges faced by the apparel sector in complying with new sustainability legislation at a ‘Brand & Retail Forum’ in Brussels next month. Entitled ‘Policy dialogue in… -
Monday, 11 November 2024Rehubs to partner on textiles recycling Expo
BRUSSELS – ReHubs, the Euratex-founded project aimed at upscaling textile waste recycling, has signed up as a strategic partner with AMI, organiser of next year’s Textiles Recycling Expo. The event, which will provide a platform for industry leaders… -
Thursday, 31 October 2024Ecosystex flags benefits of research on textile circularity
MILAN – European Union (EU) funded initiatives continue to advance the development of sustainable circular textile supply chains in Europe, but face challenges related to performance, end-of-life processing, pricing, market differentiation, and… -
Wednesday, 30 October 2024Textile Exchange event opens with rallying cry
PASADENA - Textile Exchange's annual conference has got underway here in Pasadena with an opening plenary session emphasising the value of collaboration in addressing the industry's challenges. "Change is not only timely, it's essential," Claire… -
Monday, 14 October 2024Functional Textiles Shanghai finds its feet
SHANGHAI – The Functional Textiles Shanghai (FTS) trade fair had a difficult birth, just as the world went into lockdown, but now seems to be finding its feet after its third full speed show last week. Based on, and licensed from, Munich’s… -
Tuesday, 01 October 2024Expert insights boost European Outdoor Summit
CAMBRIDGE - The 1Oth annual European Outdoor Summit was held at the Cambridge Union Society, the oldest continuously running debating society in the world, which proved a masterstroke by organisers, the European Outdoor Group (EOG). It meant that… -
Tuesday, 24 September 2024Natural fibre conference connects stakeholders
BIELLA – The Natural Fibre Connect Conference brought together a diverse group of stakeholders dedicated to promoting sustainability within the textile industry, reports Amber van Unen from Biella, northern Italy. The event included an update on… -
Tuesday, 11 June 2024London to host Future Fabrics Expo
LONDON – Swiss non-profit The Sustainable Angle (TSA) has announced that its annual Future Fabrics Expo (FFE) will return later this month as part of London Climate Action Week. TSA says the event is the largest dedicated sourcing destination for… -
Thursday, 06 June 2024Cascale to host forum for manufacturers
SAN FRANCISCO – Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, will host a forum in Shanghai as part of a global series to address local sustainability challenges faced by manufacturers in the apparel industry. The event, to be staged on 28th… -
Friday, 31 May 2024ZDHC outlines ‘Impact Day’ agenda
AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Foundation, which works towards the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, will hold its Impact Day conference in Amsterdam next month under the theme ‘Chemistry in Fashion Transforming Business’. The one-day event, which will… -
Tuesday, 21 May 2024Better Cotton reveals conference agenda
GENEVA – The Better Cotton initiative has announced the schedule for its annual conference in Istanbul on the 26th–27th of June. Over 200 stakeholders from across the cotton supply chain will discuss a range of issues across the cotton sector… -
Monday, 13 May 2024Fashion sector assembles for global summit
COPENHAGEN - Representatives from across the fashion sector will gather at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen this week to hear about steps being taken towards the transformative shifts required to advance sustainability across the industry.… -
Friday, 26 April 2024Turning trash into treasure at Techtextil 2024
FRANKFURT - The technical textiles industry, which has developed at a relatively leisurely pace over the past century with a focus almost purely on functionality, is currently in the process of attempting to reinvent as many of its products as… -
Thursday, 25 April 2024UN Global Compact launches UK fashion programme
LONDON - The UN’s Global Compact (UNGC) UK initiative has launched a ‘Business Sector Exchange’ programme for the fashion industry. The exchange programme will take the form of training modules, networking events, assistance with sustainability… -
Monday, 22 April 2024Radici to show traceable gilet at Techtextil
FRANKFURT – Italian fibre and yarn manufacturer RadiciGroup is to show off the first garment made through its physical and digital nylon traceability project at the Techtextil trade show in Germany. The gilet, made from yarn manufactured in one of… -
Thursday, 18 April 2024Eco-technologies scoop innovation awards
FRANKFURT – Messe Frankfurt has announced the winners of this year’s Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Awards with several environmentally-friendly technology suppliers named among the recipients. Included in the 15-strong winners list is a vegan… -
Thursday, 04 April 2024Australian Cotton Conference details released
GOLD COAST - Regenerative agriculture and other practices aimed at making cotton production more sustainable will be among the issues under the spotlight at the Australian Cotton Conference later this year. A “record” number of industry stakeholders… -
Thursday, 04 April 2024Calls for fashion to take climate action now
STOCKHOLM – The recent Climate Action Week series of webinars held by the Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA), provoked some hard talk from industry experts about exactly how, when, and if, the textile sector can reach its… -
Wednesday, 13 March 2024GFA programme aims to scale fashion innovation
BOSTON – The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has partnered with PDS Ventures, the innovation and investment arm of apparel manufacturer PDS, to launch a new Trailblazer programme. The new initiative will work to identify early-stage innovators in the… -
Monday, 11 March 2024Fashion ‘community’ to drive circularity
LONDON - Textile traceability specialist Trimco Group, recycling and sorting firm Tomra and software supplier Kezzler have joined forces to develop a new platform to help support sustainability in the fashion industry and the transition to… -
Tuesday, 27 February 2024Further speakers confirmed for Climate Action Week
STOCKHOLM - The Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) has confirmed a new raft of speakers for its upcoming webinar series aimed at highlighting the challenges facing the apparel industry in reducing its carbon footprint.… -
Thursday, 15 February 2024New course to focus on microfibre release
LONDON - The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has launched a new online course to help textile manufacturers reduce the release of microfibres into wastewater during production processes. The course is made up of four modules, each based on the TMC's… -
Wednesday, 07 February 2024Texworld buyers receptive to ‘Econogy’ concept
PARIS – Messe Frankfurt says the vast majority of buyers at the ongoing Texworld Evolution Paris trade fair this week, now ask exhibitors for products with sustainable attributes. Speaking to Ecotextile News at the event in Porte de Versailles,… -
Friday, 02 February 2024Interdisciplinary event seeks circularity collaboration
LEEDS – Figures from industry, academia and policy-making will attend a fashion sustainability symposium later this month, with the goal of harnessing wide-ranging expertise to propose new environmental and design frameworks. At the event, hosted by… -
Thursday, 25 January 2024Spotlight on recycling at Bremen cotton event
BREMEN – The global cotton industry will convene in the German city of Bremen for the International Cotton Conference in March, where a key topic will be will be a session analysing the recycling of textiles made of cotton and blended fibres as part… -
Monday, 15 January 2024Texworld to focus on 'economy and ecology' combination
PARIS - Messe Frankfurt will introduce its new Texpertise network sustainability initiative at next month's Texworld Evolution Paris. Branded as Econogy, a nod to the combination of economy and ecology, the new cross-fair initiative will act as an… -
Friday, 05 January 2024Première Vision Paris to embrace deadstock
PARIS - The Première Vision Paris trade show has announced that it is to champion the repurposing of deadstock materials in the fashion industry's creative process for the first time. Organisers of the event want to embrace the 'revaluation' of… -
Wednesday, 20 December 2023Threaded Together: A three-part podcast on cotton
In a new three-part sponsored series entitled, Threaded Together, podcast host Philip Berman looks at Cotton Incorporated's role in improving the sustainability of cotton in the textile industry. Cotton Incorporated a US-based, not-for-profit… -
Thursday, 07 December 2023Biodiversity in the spotlight at ISPO
MUNICH – Amidst a dangerous decline in nature threatening the survival of one million species and impacting the lives of billions of people, issues surrounding biodversity were the main talking points of a series of events at the recent IPSO… -
Thursday, 26 October 2023Textile Exchange announces climate award winners
LONDON - Textile recycling company Circ, fashion company Tapestry and regenerative farming specialists British Pasture Leather have been named the recipients of Textile Exchanges's 2023 Ryan Young Climate+ Awards. The awards, announced at Textile… -
Wednesday, 25 October 2023Conference highlights pressures on sustainable textiles
BARCELONA - Europe’s sustainable clothing and textile sector currently faces a number of critical challenges such as fragmented supply chains, regulatory ambiguity, and insufficient data tools, a conference has heard. Delegates at the Ecosystex… -
Tuesday, 24 October 2023Textile Exchange conference opens in London
LONDON - Textile Exchange CEO Claire Bergkamp has opened the industry organisation's annual conference here in London with a plenary speech on the sustainability challenges facing the sector. With more than 1,300 people attending the event in… -
Friday, 13 October 2023Accelerating Circularity to host circular cotton events
NEW YORK - The Accelerating Circularity initiative will host two events during the upcoming Textile Exchange conference in London. Focusing on mechanically recycled cotton, it is hoped that both events will help catalyse new circular supply chains… -
Monday, 09 October 2023SDC to host conference on sustainability
MANCHESTER - Sustainability and circularity in the global textile colouration sector will be the focus of an international conference next summer by the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC). Taking place on the 18-19th June 2024 at Manchester… -
Friday, 29 September 2023Fashion industry convenes for GFA sustainability summit
BOSTON - Representatives from across the fashion industry gathered at the Global Fashion Summit in Boston this week to hear about the challenges, differences, and opportunities facing the sector as it moves towards a more sustainable value chain.… -
Wednesday, 20 September 2023Textile firms nominated for prestigious Earthshot Prize
NEW YORK - Circ and Colorifix, two companies working to tackle waste in the fashion and textile industry, have been selected as finalists for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. Both companies have been nominated within the 'Build a Waste-Free World'… -
Tuesday, 19 September 2023Performance Days enhances sustainable sourcing options
MUNICH – The organising body of Munich’s Performance Days exhibition has outlined a series of new features designed to improve visitor access to the latest sustainable textile trends and developments. Taking place at the Messe München exhibition… -
Thursday, 07 September 2023Performance Days pushing for better solutions
MUNICH - Organisers of the Performance Days trade show - to be held at the Messe Munich exhbition centre on 4th and 5th October - are pledging the event will highlight progress on fabric sustainability. They have unveiled their plans for the… -
Tuesday, 05 September 2023Activists disrupt Bangladesh garment trade event
AMSTERDAM - An event staged in the Netherlands to promote the Bangladesh garment manufacturing industry has been disrupted by activists calling for justice for murdered trade unionist Shahidul Islam. Members of the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and… -
Wednesday, 02 August 2023Messe Frankfurt re-brands sustainability initiatives
FRANKFURT - Messe Frankfurt is introducing a new sustainability initiative within its Texpertise network, which consists of some 50 fairs around the world. Branded as Econogy, a nod to the significance of economy and ecology, the new cross-fair… -
Thursday, 13 July 2023SAC announces return of Manufacturer Forums
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has confirmed the return of its Manufacturer Forums, a series of events aimed at bringing together business leaders and stakeholders to learn how they can use the Higg Index suite of tools and… -
Wednesday, 14 June 2023Award for textile microfibre researchers
TOKYO – Three UK-based researchers who have published several papers exploring the prevalence of textile-derived microfibres polluting waterways and wildlife populations have been recognised as winners of the 2023 Blue Planet Prize. Professor… -
Tuesday, 13 June 2023Planet Textiles gets preview of Higg FEM update
MILAN - Delegates at the Planet Textiles sustainability conference here in Milan were this morning treated to a sneak preview of a major new update to the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM). Higg FEM 4.0 will enable data on CO2 emissions… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Ten innovators share H&M Foundation prize
STOCKHOLM – Grant funding worth €2 million will be split equally between the ten fashion industry innovators selected as winners of the Global Change Award 2023, run annually by H&M Foundation. Novel materials and technological breakthroughs… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Candiani wins ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award
MILAN – Italian denim manufacturer Candiani has again won the Sustainable Innovation Award at the giant ITMA trade event in Italy. Candiani, which won the same award at the last event in 2019 in Barcelona, took the honour this time for the company's… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023New themes added to Future Fabrics Expo 2023
LONDON – Sustainability in British textile supply chains and environmental considerations around packaging are among the new themes to be explored at this year's Sustainable Angle and Future Fabrics Expo. The show has also partnered with non-profits… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Giant ITMA trade fair opens in Milan
MILAN - The 19th edition of ITMA - the world’s largest textile and garment technology trade event - has opened at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in the Italian city of Milan. Featuring more than 1,700 exhibitors from 47 countries, the event… -
Thursday, 08 June 2023Diesel stalwart joins Planet Textiles line-up
MILAN – Andrea Rosso, sustainability ambassador for Italian fashion brand Diesel, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for day two of Planet Textiles 2023. Rosso will be sharing his journey into sustainability, Diesel's approach to…
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