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Better Cotton approves €9 million spending
The Better Cotton Fast Track Program, whose committee includes Ikea, H&M, VF Corp and Marks and Spencer, has announced that this year 50 Better Cotton projects, reaching approximately 750,000 farmers, will work to produce nearly one million tons of Better Cotton, with project spending for the year approved for almost €10 million.
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Planet Textiles 2015 date announced
Sustainable textile conference Planet Textiles, which aims to raise awareness of the environmental and social impacts of the global clothing and textile supply chain, will return to Shanghai next year on 19 March 2015 at a new venue alongside the giant Intertextile Apparel Fabrics event on 19 March 2015.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Sourcing Manager – United Kingdom
A fantastic opportunity for anyone passionate about sourcing trend led fabrics, working for a well-established and highly successful wholesale supplier to the UK High Street for accessories.
For more information and the opportunity to apply, click here.
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Jeanologia expands use of ‘nano-bubbles’
Textile technology firm Jeanologia has developed new uses for its ‘e-soft’ resource saving ‘nano-bubble’ technology, including the ability to apply 3D resins to denim, water repellent coatings, and wrinkle-free finishes to a wider range of clothing.
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Loyalty: a one-way street in Bangladesh?
Garment factory owners are being forced to soak up much of the cost of increased wages in Bangladesh – limiting the amount of money available for safety improvements.
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Garment factory safety equipment taxed
Apparel, footwear and retail groups from the United States and Canada have written to the Bangladesh prime minister urging his government to act upon an announcement of support for the elimination of duties paid on Bangladesh imports of fire and building safety equipment, which the associations say would accelerate efforts to improve garment worker safety in Bangladesh.
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New York home textiles fair
Upholstery, bath, bedroom and kitchen fabrics and products will be showcased at Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, to be held this July.
Home Textiles Sourcing Expo aims to provide manufacturers, retailers and designers with a one-stop venue for sourcing, with fabric and finished products will include wall and window coverings, bed, bath, tabletop and floor coverings, pillows and kitchen and outdoor textiles.
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April/May 2014 magazine issue
Ecotextile News asks Ilze Smit, detox campaigner at Greenpeace International, to outline where the Detox campaign is going and what Greenpeace thinks it has achieved so far, CmiA launches new traceability standard, New initiative tackles China’s dyeing sector, What price sustainable wool? Two Minutes with: Timo Perschke, Founder and CEO, PYUA, Italian textile environmental efforts, Criteria revision for GOTS, KEMI proposes toxic textile chemicals tax, Levi launches water-saving standard, New plasma technology from Pepwing, Eco-collections: game-changer or gimmick? 2014: a critical year for Higg Index, Report ranks retailers on Uzbek cotton, The Bigger Picture – The global production of standard-compliant cotton, and all the latest news, insight, analysis.
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