August

New forest-based carbon credits approved

LONDON - New methodologies for issuing forest-based carbon credits, which were withdrawn following concerns about potential loopholes, have been approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). ICVCM, which aims to ensure the voluntary carbon ...

Former H&M CEO to lead recycler Circulose

STOCKHOLM - Former H&M CEO Helena Helmersson has been appointed the new chairman of textile recycler Circulose, formerly Renewcell, while McKinsey & Co partner Jonatan Janmark has been named the new CEO. Swedish private equity firm Altor took over Renewcell in June ...

Complaints lodged against brands over Myanmar

YANGON - The IndustriALL globaI union has filed complaints against three leading brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their continued sourcing from Myanmar despite "overwhelming evidence of continuous violations of workers’ rights" since the coup of ...


		New CO2 process ‘un-dyes’ polyester A new process that uses liquid CO2 for the decoloration of dyed polyester fibres has the potential to accelerate closed-loop textile recycling by greatly improving the quality of recycled raw material inputs. New research is now underway to see if this technique can be used to remove textile finishes and other auxiliary chemicals from fabrics. Read more

		New guide to sustainable cottons An extensive new 50-page report to be published by MCL Global on sustainable and identity cottons has bemoaned the “frightening” lack of market penetration made by such cottons and called, among other things, for greater consumer education about the benefits of sustainable textile fibres. Read more

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		BCI weighs up consumer label options The Better Cotton Initiative is assessing the options for creating a consumer-facing BCI label. The BCI confirmed the news to Ecotextile News as it revealed new projections that show Better Cotton is making major progress towards becoming a commodity fibre and expects to account for around 7 per cent of world cotton production in 2014. Read more

		Cambodian garment workers dying at work Working conditions for garment workers in the Cambodian textile industry are under the spotlight again, as IndustriALL Global Union blames a combination of low wages and poor working conditions for a spike in garment workers collapsing, and even dying at work. Read more

		Planet Textiles Summit 2015 Planet Textiles, the sustainable textile event which addresses the environmental and social impacts of the global textile supply chain, will take place at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai on 19 March 2015 – alongside the giant Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics event. Read more

		Interstoff Asia retains sustainability focus International fabric and garment accessory trade fair Interstoff Asia Essential will return in September, offering a variety of fashionable, functional and eco fabrics, garments and accessories, as well as seminars regarding fashion trends, new technologies and sustainability. This fair will also feature a demonstration of the 'world’s first' liquid ammonia processing technology for knitted fabrics, as well as its energy-efficient CPB dyeing system, brought by the Korea High Tech Textile Research Institute. The institute will host a seminar session to further explain their new sustainable technologies. Read more

		Aug/Sept 2014 magazine issue The big question: do you really see more transparency?, Testing times for organic cotton, Two Minutes with: Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, new European head of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Spotlight on China's supply chains, Bangladesh Accord: laws that lack bite, Adidas candid on PFC challenge,Outdoor 2014 hits the right notes, M&S - world's most sustainable retailer?, Italy plays catch-up on sustainability, WWF and IKEA BCI progress, SAC has 'work cut out' on Higg adoption, Phil Patterson on the ZDHC's MRSL - pragmatism over procrastination, Two minutes with: Frouke Bruinsma, G-Star corporate responsibility manager,The Bigger Picture – Sunset organic cotton industry? Let's hope not, and all the latest news, insight, analysis. Subscribe here today


		New progress on chemically recycled textiles Researchers in Finland say they are close to developing large-scale novel solutions for dissolving and then recycling cellulosic-based textiles such as cotton; as the country gears up for legislation, which will ban the dumping of textiles in landfill sites after 1 January 2016. Read more

		Beijing to restrict textile expansion The expansion of industries such as textiles, chemicals and paper and oil refining have been restricted in Beijing in a bid by the Chinese government to reduce pollution levels in the smog-hit capital, according to a new list of controls published by the government. Read more

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		Striking Bangladesh workers tear-gassed Police in Bangladesh have this week fired tear-gas as part of a range of heavy-handed tactics directed at garment manufacturing workers who have been staging a ten-day hunger strike to demand back pay and a holiday bonus. Read more

		Responsible garment supply chains roundtable The International Labor Organisation (ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will host a roundtable in Paris next month on responsible supply chains in the textile and garment sector. Read more

		Kiian and J-Teck digital ink collaboration Digital print companies Kiian Digital and J-Teck3, who both offer a range of environmentally friendly digital inks for the textile industry, are set to join forces in a move linked to the growth of the digital printing sector. Read more

		Interstoff Asia retains sustainability focus International fabric and garment accessory trade fair Interstoff Asia Essential will return in September, offering a variety of fashionable, functional and eco fabrics, garments and accessories, as well as seminars regarding fashion trends, new technologies and sustainability. This fair will also feature a demonstration of the 'world’s first' liquid ammonia processing technology for knitted fabrics, as well as its energy-efficient CPB dyeing system, brought by the Korea High Tech Textile Research Institute. The institute will host a seminar session to further explain their new sustainable technologies. Read more

		Aug/Sept 2014 magazine issue The big question: do you really see more transparency?, Testing times for organic cotton, Two Minutes with: Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, new European head of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Spotlight on China's supply chains, Bangladesh Accord: laws that lack bite, Adidas candid on PFC challenge,Outdoor 2014 hits the right notes, M&S - world's most sustainable retailer?, Italy plays catch-up on sustainability, WWF and IKEA BCI progress, SAC has 'work cut out' on Higg adoption, Phil Patterson on the ZDHC's MRSL - pragmatism over procrastination, Two minutes with: Frouke Bruinsma, G-Star corporate responsibility manager,The Bigger Picture – Sunset organic cotton industry? Let's hope not, and all the latest news, insight, analysis. Subscribe here today


		Textile Exchange updates recycling standard Textile Exchange has released a new version of its Global Recycling Standard which, for the first time, includes restrictions on chemicals used in the production of GRS products. Read more

		Lenzing starts up €140M Tencel facility Lenzing Group, the industrial-scale supplier of man-made cellulosic fibre Tencel, has begun production at its brand new €140 million facility in Upper Austria, which will reportedly increase annual production capacity of Tencel to around 220,000 tons. Read more

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		TUC addresses Cambodia labour issues The general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has written to the UK Secretary of State for business innovation and skills calling for an assessment of Cambodia’s trade privileges with the European Union following a “dramatic increase in repression against workers in Cambodia,” according to the congress. Read more

		Romanian firm takes a positive step Textile finisher DC Ready Garment Technology has become the first Romanian textile company to be awarded with STeP environmental certification by Oeko-Tex. Read more

		Fashion summit shares business success Business success for the global textile industry in 3D – considering people, planet and profit – was the main theme of the sustainable fashion conference Source Summit 2014, held in London. Read more

		Interstoff retains sustainability focus Interstoff Asia Essential, one of Asia's leading trade fairs for the textile and clothing industry, will return to Hong Kong next month.The show’s trend forum will feature a ‘sense of the earth’ theme – a tribute to natural materials. Ecotextile News will visit Interstoff Asia, to be held 25-27 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Read more

		Aug/Sept 2014 magazine issue The big question: do you really see more transparency?, Testing times for organic cotton, Two Minutes with: Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, new European head of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Spotlight on China's supply chains, Bangladesh Accord: laws that lack bite, Adidas candid on PFC challenge,Outdoor 2014 hits the right notes, M&S - world's most sustainable retailer?, Italy plays catch-up on sustainability, WWF and IKEA BCI progress, SAC has 'work cut out' on Higg adoption, Phil Patterson on the ZDHC's MRSL - pragmatism over procrastination, Two minutes with: Frouke Bruinsma, G-Star corporate responsibility manager,The Bigger Picture – Sunset organic cotton industry? Let's hope not, and all the latest news, insight, analysis. Subscribe here today


		EU rejects organic textiles regulation The European Commission, which is in the final stages of a review of the current EU organic legislation, has decided that the legal basis of its organic regulation should not be extended to cover textiles. Read more

		C&A in water footprint initiative European clothing retailer C&A and the Water Footprint Network have announced a new partnership to improve water sustainability in the textile supply chain in the wake of their research into water usage, which found that with conventional cultivation, the grey water footprint of cotton is about five times larger than with organic cultivation. Read more

		Textile Exchange plans for sustainability event The sustainability conference run by Textile Exchange in Turkey later this year will bring together industry stakeholders on topics that involve the entire textile supply chain, including design and materials, chemical use and processing and auditing standards, and CSR sustainability reporting practises. Read more

		BCI clarifies expansion plans The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has provided further details to Ecotextile News about its ambitious expansion strategy, including how it intends to train the necessary farmers and funding streams for the strategy. Read more

		Sustainability showcases at Munich Fabric Start Fabric and accessories trends fair Munich Fabric Start, to be held 3-5 September, will host a wealth of sustainability platforms featuring an eco summit with social compliance and sustainability lectures from industry specialists and a sourcing platform for ecological fabrics, with show participants including the Fair Wear Foundation, Oeko-Tex and GOTS. Read more

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		Planet Textiles 2013 This year's Planet Textiles Conference is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai. Jointly organised by Ecotextile News and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector. Sponsorship opportunities and VIP packages are now available. For enquiries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Read more

		In the August/September 2013 magazine issue The Materials Sustainability Index: A look at how materials are scored; Water project aims to boost efficiency in Bangladesh; The Sustainable Consumer: an oxymoron?; A splash of Green: new directions in textile printing; Heroes or zeros? An analysis of Version 2.0 of ZDHC; Interview: Derek Sabori - Director, Volcom; Wool sector talks eco in Biella; Timberland aims to stamp out bad practise; The footprint of cotton and Lyocell denim – compared; Major BCI expansion plan revealed; India Minister blasts GM cotton; Planet Textiles Shanghai update; and all the latest news, insight, analysis. Subscribe here today


		GOTS quashes organic cotton market concerns A spokesperson from GOTS has moved to quickly dispel concerns about the organic cotton market in the wake of the decision by two mills in Mauritius - RT Knits & Ferney Spinning Mill – not to renew their licenses due to a “drastic decrease” in the market for organic cotton textiles and clothing. Re ad more

		Invista accelerates bio-polymer progress Invista has teamed up with Portuguese biotechnology firm SilicoLife to develop new technologies to enable bio-derived processes for the production of butadiene, a key intermediate chemical used in the manufacture of nylon 6,6 for textile fibres. Read more

		3rd Future Fabrics Expo Kassim textiles, Swiss Organics and Avery Dennison have been confirmed as core sponsors of the 3rd Future Fabrics Expo which will take place during fashion sourcing event, Fashion SVP, from 22-24 September at Olympia Exhibition Centre in West London. Read more

		PaCT addresses Bangladesh water crisis A groundbreaking new initiative is underway in Bangladesh to improve sustainability in textile wet processing in the wake of plummeting groundwater levels – a consequence of boreholes being drilled lower and lower in order to access water. Read more

		Sustainability showcases at Munich Fabric Start Fabric and accessories trends fair Munich Fabric Start, to be held 3-5 September, will host a wealth of sustainability platforms featuring an eco summit with social compliance and sustainability lectures from industry specialists and a sourcing platform for ecological fabrics, with show participants including the Fair Wear Foundation, Oeko-Tex and GOTS. Read more

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		Planet Textiles 2013 This year's Planet Textiles Conference is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai. Jointly organised by Ecotextile News and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector. Sponsorship opportunities and VIP packages are now available. For enquiries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Read more

		In the August/September 2013 magazine issue The Materials Sustainability Index: A look at how materials are scored; Water project aims to boost efficiency in Bangladesh; The Sustainable Consumer: an oxymoron?; A splash of Green: new directions in textile printing; Heroes or zeros? An analysis of Version 2.0 of ZDHC; Interview: Derek Sabori - Director, Volcom; Wool sector talks eco in Biella; Timberland aims to stamp out bad practise; The footprint of cotton and Lyocell denim – compared; Major BCI expansion plan revealed; India Minister blasts GM cotton; Planet Textiles Shanghai update; and all the latest news, insight, analysis. Subscribe here today

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