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WRC accuses Shein over garment factory closure

WRC accuses Shein over garment factory closure

GUATEMALA CITY - Worker rights campaigners have criticised Chinese-owned ultra fast fashion giant Shein for failing to protect workers at a former garment factory in Guatemala which supplied a brand it part owns. The US-based Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) says the ...

Re&Up moves towards Spanish recycling plant

Re&Up moves towards Spanish recycling plant

MADRID - Textile recycler Re&Up has set up a subsidiary in Spain as it looks to expand its operations to Europe as part of its ambitious bid to scale its global capacity to more than a million tonnes annually. Re&Up, which is based in the Netherlands but part of the ...

Trump will 'not be a roadblock on circularity'

Trump will 'not be a roadblock on circularity'

WASHINGTON DC - The American Circular Textiles (ACT) says a second Trump presidency should not dismay those working to accelerate the transition to circularity and that it can work with his administration. "A Trump presidency will reshape America. What that means for ...

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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Planet Textiles

Planet Textiles

Planet Textiles line up finalised, agenda released

Swiss textile manufacturer Remei AG, which runs the bioRe organic cotton projects in Tanzania and India and the CanopyStyle Initiative featuring H&M and Birla round out an impressive Planet Textiles 2016 line-up, which now has less than 40 tickets available at the 400 capacity Copenhagen Concert Hall venue on Wednesday 11th May.

ZDHC welcomes Kering and Sustainable Down Source

Luxury and sport & lifestyle brand group Kering and Sustainable Down Source, a Division of Down Decor Today, have joined the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) programme and as such have committed to the goal of zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in their textile supply chains by 2020.

One third of all clothing "never sold"

One third of clothing manufactured for the retail industry is said to be never actually sold, with much of this unsold stock being incinerated. Brett Mathews reports from the Closing the Loop debate at Performance Days in Munich.

Brand boycotts "won't help workers"

Boycotting fashion brands won't help improve the lives of garment factory workers, and only collaborations between brands and trade unions offer a chance to bring about change.

EU debates global garment supply chains

The world's largest clothing retailer, Inditex, used a high level conference on garment supply chains organisaed by the European Commission to expend its labour relations framework agreement with Industriall Global Union.

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NY sustainable fashion seminars

A programme of sustainable textiles and fashion seminars, lectures, and discussions will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York.

Apparel sourcing at Texworld USA

Billed as the largest apparel sourcing event in North America, Texworld USA returns to New York this July.

Designers, merchandisers, sourcing professionals and garment buyers will have the opportunity to see apparel fabrics, trims and accessories for children's, women's and menswear, with showcased textiles including cotton, denim, linen and wool.

Texworld USA will be held 12-14 July 2016 at the Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Apr/May 2016

Unzipping the denim industry, Two minutes with... Bert van Son, Mud Jeans, Formaldehyde: friend or foe?, Innovative work in Italy is creating fabrics from citrus fruit waste, Can a floor price be set for organic cotton?, Intertextile Apparel Fabrics show report, Burkino Faso abandons GM cotton, Concerns raised over short-chain PFCs, Fashion's impact on biodiversity, Dutch textile supply chain takes sustainable stand, Chinese producers join endangered forest initiative, New wool standard opens for review, Textile standards: a best practice guide,Microbes to put textile dyes in the shade? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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Wednesday 20 April 2016

Performance Days

Planet Textiles

Planet Textiles reveals yet more key speakers.

As we enter the final few weeks before Planet Textiles 2016 takes place in Copenhagen on 11 May, we can reveal that Derek Vollmer, research scientist at US not-for-profit Conservation International; Javier Goyeneche, president and founder of Spanish apparel brand Ecoalf; Nicole Ryecroft, Executive Director of Canopy; Cecilia Brannsten, sustainability project manager H&M; and Manohar Samuel from Indian fibre producer Aditya Birla will all speak at the event.

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Swedish business builds closed loop textile plant

Swedish technology business has announced that it has started the construction of pilot plant which will convert textile waste into pulp for the production of new clothing in a closed loop process.

German brand quits sustainability partnership

Immenstadt MDC Sportswear has withdrawn from the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles following the recent admission of Irish-based fast fashion brand Primark.

Inditex looks at national union network for Vietnam

Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer, recently met with unions officials in Vietnam to discuss the possible creation of a national Inditex trade union network.

Apparel brands ranked on transparency

Chanel, Hermes, Prada, Under Armour and Forever 21 have come bottom of the class in a recent report which ranks apparel brands according to the level of transparency in their supply chains, while H&M, Inditex and Levi Strauss all scored highly.

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NY sustainable fashion seminars

A programme of sustainable textiles and fashion seminars, lectures, and discussions will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York.

Apparel sourcing at Texworld USA

Billed as the largest apparel sourcing event in North America, Texworld USA returns to New York this July.

Designers, merchandisers, sourcing professionals and garment buyers will have the opportunity to see apparel fabrics, trims and accessories for children's, women's and menswear, with showcased textiles including cotton, denim, linen and wool.

Texworld USA will be held 12-14 July 2016 at the Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Apr/May 2016

Unzipping the denim industry, Two minutes with... Bert van Son, Mud Jeans, Formaldehyde: friend or foe?, Innovative work in Italy is creating fabrics from citrus fruit waste, Can a floor price be set for organic cotton?, Intertextile Apparel Fabrics show report, Burkino Faso abandons GM cotton, Concerns raised over short-chain PFCs, Fashion's impact on biodiversity, Dutch textile supply chain takes sustainable stand, Chinese producers join endangered forest initiative, New wool standard opens for review, Textile standards: a best practice guide,Microbes to put textile dyes in the shade? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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Planet Textiles

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 13 April 2016

Performance Days

Planet Textiles

Nike confirm Planet Textiles involvement.

With one month to go, over 25 speakers have now been confirmed for Planet Textiles 2016 including new names such as former White House advisor Cyrus Wadia, who is Nike's new Vice President of Sustainable Business.

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Oeko-Tex outlines Eco Passport thinking

Textile certification business Oeko-Tex has clarified with Ecotextile News the rationale behind the launch of its Eco Passport for the certification of environmentally responsible textiles.

Archroma leads sustainable denim pilot

Four leading brands from the global denim supply chain used this week's Kingpins event in Amsterdam to present a prototype denim collection where production was based on the most efficient possible use of resources - in particular water - at each stage of the process.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit adds speakers

Eight new speakers have been announced for the Copenhagen Fashion Summit which takes place on 12 May at the Copenhagen Concert Hall in Denmark.

Making the case for cotton

Former ICAC head Terry Townsend made the case for cotton over polyester at this week's Kingpins show in Holland, arguing that cotton has an insuperable advantage over polyester because it is biodegradable.

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NY sustainable fashion seminars

A programme of sustainable textiles and fashion seminars, lectures, and discussions will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York.

Israel joins Better Cotton Initiative

The Better Cotton Initiative has announced a new partnership with the Israel Cotton Production & Marketing Board (ICB), with 100 per cent of Israeli farmers signing up to BCI. Better Cotton from their first harvest is said to be already available.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Apr/May 2016

Unzipping the denim industry, Two minutes with... Bert van Son, Mud Jeans, Formaldehyde: friend or foe?, Innovative work in Italy is creating fabrics from citrus fruit waste, Can a floor price be set for organic cotton?, Intertextile Apparel Fabrics show report, Burkino Faso abandons GM cotton, Concerns raised over short-chain PFCs, Fashion's impact on biodiversity, Dutch textile supply chain takes sustainable stand, Chinese producers join endangered forest initiative, New wool standard opens for review, Textile standards: a best practice guide,Microbes to put textile dyes in the shade? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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Planet Textiles

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Performance Days

Solidaridad

Most sustainable cotton, "sold as conventional cotton"

A new research briefing on cotton says that 83 per cent of sustainable cotton gets no recognition and is actually sold into the conventional cotton market.

US bans viscose supplier over convict labour concerns
The US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner has ordered the detention of all viscose imports from Tangshan Sanyou Group – a manufacturer which recently signed up to Canopy's pulp procurement policy – due to concerns over the use of forced labour.

Canopy reacts to Chinese supplier allegations

Environmental NGO Canopy has said it will talk to senior management at Chinese viscose manufacturer, Tangshen Sanyou, before deciding on a course of action, in response to Ecotextile News' report that US Customs has ordered the detention of all viscose imports from Tangshan Sanyou Group due to concerns over the use of forced labour.

Polygenta claims rPET breakthrough
Polyester yarn supplier Polygenta has acquired a license from its owners perPETual Global Technologies Ltd for mnew postconsumer plastic PET bottle recycling technology, which it says breaks new ground.

Places limited for Planet Textiles

There are just 5 weeks to go until sustainable textiles conference Planet Textiles.

Confirmed speakers so far include Rick Ridgeway, environmentalist and vice-president, environmental affairs, Patagonia, Jason Kibbey, CEO, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and Marcus Gover, director, European Clothing Action Plan, and more.

Places are limited for the one-day event, to be hosted the day before the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, and in the same week as the annual member meeting of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.

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NY sustainable fashion seminars

A programme of sustainable textiles and fashion seminars, lectures, and discussions will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York.

New online Textile Standards & Legislation tool
MCL Global and the European Outdoor Group have launched a unique, easy-to-use online resource that details over 70 textile sustainability labels, regulation and standards, in a bid to cut through the confusion surrounding environmental and social compliance in the global textile industry.

NEXT ISSUE: Ecotextile News Apr/May 2016

Unzipping the denim industry, Two minutes with... Bert van Son, Mud Jeans, Formaldehyde: friend or foe?, Innovative work in Italy is creating fabrics from citrus fruit waste, Can a floor price be set for organic cotton?, Intertextile Apparel Fabrics show report, Burkino Faso abandons GM cotton, Concerns raised over short-chain PFCs, Fashion's impact on biodiversity, Dutch textile supply chain takes sustainable stand, Chinese producers join endangered forest initiative, New wool standard opens for review, Textile standards: a best practice guide,Microbes to put textile dyes in the shade? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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Planet Textiles

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 29 April 2015

Texworld USA

DWR textile finish is renewably sourced

Huntsman Textile Effects has teamed up with Dupont to produce a new, non-fluorinated durable water repellent for textiles and clothing that is said to be the industry's first and only renewably sourced water repellent treatment. It is 63 per cent derived from plant-based, non-GMO raw materials.

Italian spinner achieves bluesign certification

Italian spinning company Safil has achieved bluesign certification, and is said to be the first Italian spinner to receive the accreditation. Brett Mathews spoke to the business at functional fabrics fair Performance Days, currently taking place in Germany.

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Industrial-scale naturally dyed denim

Turkish denim supplier Orta Anadolu, which counts brands such as Gap Inc., Uniqlo and Levi Strauss among its customers, has launched 'Vegan Denim' – a collection of naturally dyed denim, which it says can be produced on an industrial scale.

Price to fall on CO2 dyed garments

Apparel garments which have been dyed using super-critical CO2 dry-dye technology will soon retail for a similar price to their traditionally dyed equivalents – that's according to the Yeh Group. Brett Mathews reports from Munich.

Nordic sustainable textiles action plan launched

A new action plan for sustainable fashion and textiles in the Nordic region was launched at a conference in Copenhagen by the Nordic Fashion Association.

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Fashion sustainability seminars from FIT

A four-day series of lectures, discussions, site visits, and hands-on workshops focusing on sustainability and technology in fashion and textiles will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, in June.

Find out more and see the full programme here

Home Textiles Sourcing Expo

Home Textiles Sourcing Expo is one of the largest sourcing events in North America to solely focus on fabrics and finished soft goods for all home applications.

Held annually in July alongside Texworld USA and the International Apparel Sourcing Show, the exposition provides manufacturers, retailers, buyers, and designers, a one-stop sourcing venue for new fabrics and products, as well as hosting a variety of seminars.

Home Textiles Sourcing Expo will be held 21-23 July 2015 at the Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, USA.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Apr/May 2015

Eyeing up future solutions: Phil Patterson on dye colouration advances, Shore thing? New comprehensive UK textile manufacturing research, Ali Enterprise legal wrangle, Two Minutes with... Janne Poranen, CEO, Spinnova, Denim technology round-up, Textile pollutants in Eastern Europe, A new column from Jason Kibbey, CEO, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, gives an update on the organisation's key activities in 2015, Pamela Ravasio discusses the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises in the growth of sustainability, Kering shares EP&L findings, Nanotechnology update, Rana Paza anniversary - what's changed? Cotton Horizons - a new regular feature on cotton and sustainability, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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