August

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 ...

Cascale guide to California's climate laws

AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and its technology partner Worldly, have published a new guide to help fashion companies comply with California's new climate laws. The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the ...

NGOs launch guide to improving EU CSDDD

BRUSSELS - The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), which works for better pay and conditions for the world's garment workers, has linked up with eight other NGOs to publish a new guide to the European Union's (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). It ...

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Wednesday 31 August 2016

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Gap, Zara, H&M criticised in China supplier exposé
An undercover investigation into Chinese clothing manufacturers which supply to GAP, H&M, and Zara has revealed what the investigators claim to be a "remarkable disparity between [the brands'] supplier CSR Policies and the reality in their Chinese supplier factories."

Covestro launches waterborne PU breakthroughs

Covestro will use this week's All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) to launch a series of breakthroughs in its Insqin waterborne polyurethane (PU) technology and Impranil polyurethane dispersion products.

PVH launches annual CSR report

PVH Corp, which owns the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, and Speedo brands among others, has released its eighth annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) report.

Chinese textiles polluters named and shamed by MEP

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has revealed the extraordinary lengths some of the country's textile dyeing and finishing mills will go to in order to avoid falling foul of pollution laws and regulations.

C&A supports China organic cotton production

The C&A Foundation and C&A China have teamed up to work with conservation NGO Rare to sow seeds for the slowly emerging organic cotton market in China.

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Monsanto withdraws India GM seed application

US-based seed and agro-chemicals company, Monsanto, has withdrawn an application in which it sought approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India.

British MPs call for action on microplastics

UK Members of Parliament have called for a worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News August/September 2016

Ecotextile News questions whether the stampede towards ever lower, unilateral brand limits on MRSLs is the answer to the textile industry's environmental goals – or is it a just an exercise in public relations? Two minutes with... Sergi Corbalán, executive director of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Phil Paterson asks some key questions now facing the textile wet processing industry, Brands ranked on sustainable cotton use, Mark Sumner argues the biggest risk factor still remains how they source cotton, Textile standards and labels guide published, VF updates on CHEM-IQ testing, Greenpeace targets consumers with 'airborne' PFC research, A strong seminar programme at Texworld USA on environmental issues and 'under the radar' textile innovations provided fabric buyers with a glimpse of what is possible, Higg Index transparency roadmap revealed, Inditex and Lenzing ink textile waste deal, M&S publishes interactive supplier map, Two-step approach to phase out carcinogens, Brexit causes uncertainty on textile chemical rules, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Wednesday 24 August 2016

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Target ditches Welspun over 'fake' Egyptian cotton
The issue of traceability in the cotton supply chain is once again on the agenda after Target, the US's second-largest discount retailer, announced it is to cut ties with Indian textiles manufacturer Welspun India because of fake Egyptian cotton sheets supplied by the Mumbai company.

Fashion summit aims to be "Davos for fashion industry"

The Danish Fashion Institute has presented a new strategy through which it aims to make the Copenhagen Fashion Summit the "Davos for the fashion industry" over the next few years.

Research raises Myanmar labour compliance concerns

A new book has claimed Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M worked with clothing factories in Myanmar where children aged just 14 worked for more than 12 hours a day.

TWD launches antimony-free polyester yarns

German filament yarn business, TWD Fibres, has launched a range of antimony-free polyester yarns.

China to stage organic textile roundtable

China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) will run an organic textiles roundtable in Xinjiang Province on 19 September in recognition of the growing demand for organic textiles in China.

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Board changes at Textile Exchange

Textile Exchange has re-elected and named new members to its oversight boards and councils.

Li & Fung joins BSCI

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) has announced Hong Kong-based apparel supply chain management and logistics business Li & Fung logistics as its latest member.

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Ecotextile News questions whether the stampede towards ever lower, unilateral brand limits on MRSLs is the answer to the textile industry's environmental goals – or is it a just an exercise in public relations? Two minutes with... Sergi Corbalán, executive director of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Phil Paterson asks some key questions now facing the textile wet processing industry, Brands ranked on sustainable cotton use, Mark Sumner argues the biggest risk factor still remains how they source cotton, Textile standards and labels guide published, VF updates on CHEM-IQ testing, Greenpeace targets consumers with 'airborne' PFC research, A strong seminar programme at Texworld USA on environmental issues and 'under the radar' textile innovations provided fabric buyers with a glimpse of what is possible, Higg Index transparency roadmap revealed, Inditex and Lenzing ink textile waste deal, M&S publishes interactive supplier map, Two-step approach to phase out carcinogens, Brexit causes uncertainty on textile chemical rules, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Thursday 18 August 2016

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VF Corporation updates on CHEM-IQ testing
Using its CHEM-IQ screening tool, VF Corporation has identified the top six chemical formulation types at highest risk of failure in its textile supply chain.

Guess launches denim recycling programme

Global fashion brand Guess has partnered with Cotton Incorporated's Blue Jeans Go Green programme by launching a denim recycling campaign that will take place in over 160 Guess Stores across the US and Canada this autumn.

China clamps down on textile polluters

China claims a quarter of the textile dyeing and finishing capacity in Shaoxing City has been shut down since the introduction of new environmental regulations in the past two years.

Consumers targeted in sustainable cotton TV campaign

The benefits of sustainable cotton are being promoted to consumers in a major television campaign by the German retailer Otto Group which is highlighting its use of Cotton made in Africa grown cotton.

FLA shares wages research

The Fair Labor Association has released its first annual compensation report, publishing data on the earnings of workers in 124 mostly apparel and footwear factories assessed by the association last year.

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Lindex expands clothing take-back initiative

Swedish-based fashion retailer Lindex has extended the option for customers to hand in used textiles for recycling and reuse in all of its stores in Sweden and Norway.

New sustainable denim partnership

Jimtex Yarns, a division of Martex Fiber Southern Corp., has developed a new sustainable denim collection in cooperation with Denim North America.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News August/September 2016

Ecotextile News questions whether the stampede towards ever lower, unilateral brand limits on MRSLs is the answer to the textile industry's environmental goals – or is it a just an exercise in public relations? Two minutes with... Sergi Corbalán, executive director of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Phil Paterson asks some key questions now facing the textile wet processing industry, Brands ranked on sustainable cotton use, Mark Sumner argues the biggest risk factor still remains how they source cotton, Textile standards and labels guide published, VF updates on CHEM-IQ testing, Greenpeace targets consumers with 'airborne' PFC research, A strong seminar programme at Texworld USA on environmental issues and 'under the radar' textile innovations provided fabric buyers with a glimpse of what is possible, Higg Index transparency roadmap revealed, Inditex and Lenzing ink textile waste deal, M&S publishes interactive supplier map, Two-step approach to phase out carcinogens, Brexit causes uncertainty on textile chemical rules, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 10 August 2016

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Most Bangladesh mills ignore effluent treatment
Just 56 out of 466 Bangladesh textile factories that discharge potentially hazardous wastewater into the environment were found to have effluent treatment plants in operation.

Slavery risk high in all garment exporting countries

New research claims modern slavery is rife in 58 per of countries, with all the world's leading garment exporters, including China, India and Pakistan, rated at 'extreme' or 'high risk' of having slavery in their supply chains.

Primark sustainability manager to talk at Leeds conference

Emma Hamilton-Foster, the environmental sustainability manager at Primark, is the latest speaker to be announced for a sustainable fashion industry conference which will take place this autumn. The 'Emperor's New Clothes' will take place at the University of Leeds in the North of England in September.

Ethiopia cotton concerns addressed in report

A new report commissioned by H&M and Dutch Government has outlined the serious sustainability and environmental challenges faced by the cotton sector in Ethiopia.

FTA issues Turkey guidance on refugee workers

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) has released guidance to help companies to understand and prevent the exploitation of Syrian refugees in their supply chains in Turkey.

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Tonello launches water saving tech for garment finishing

Italian textile machine builder Tonello has launched a new tech solution, applicable to all of its existing garment finishing machine range, which claims to ensure water savings of 56 per cent compared with standard washing.

Anti-trust experts warn against Bayer-Monsanto merger

Two leading US anti-trust experts have published a white paper warning against a possible merger between Bayer and Monsanto, arguing that such a move would see a new Bayer-Monsanto conglomerate controlling nearly 70 per cent of the cotton acreage in the United States.

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Ecotextile News questions whether the stampede towards ever lower, unilateral brand limits on MRSLs is the answer to the textile industry's environmental goals – or is it a just an exercise in public relations? Two minutes with... Sergi Corbalán, executive director of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Phil Paterson asks some key questions now facing the textile wet processing industry, Brands ranked on sustainable cotton use, Mark Sumner argues the biggest risk factor still remains how they source cotton, Textile standards and labels guide published, VF updates on CHEM-IQ testing, Greenpeace targets consumers with 'airborne' PFC research, A strong seminar programme at Texworld USA on environmental issues and 'under the radar' textile innovations provided fabric buyers with a glimpse of what is possible, Higg Index transparency roadmap revealed, Inditex and Lenzing ink textile waste deal, M&S publishes interactive supplier map, Two-step approach to phase out carcinogens, Brexit causes uncertainty on textile chemical rules, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Wednesday 3 August 2016

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Higg Index tool now opened up to non-members
Textile m.The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has opened up its proprietary suite of Higg Index tools to non-member small and medium-sized (SME) brands and retailers through a new, special licensing option called the SME Access program.

Ex M&S manager calls for action on sustainable cotton

The former sustainable raw materials manager at UK retailer Marks & Spencer has questioned the "skewed amount of industry attention and resource" focused on the Greenpeace Detox campaign and suggested more industry focus should be placed on sourcing cotton sustainably.

Decathlon announces progress on consumer eco-label

Sport and lifestyle apparel brand Decathlon has released its latest sustainability report which highlights progress in the development of its consumer facing eco-label as well as increased use of more sustainable fibres, including identity cottons and recycled textiles.

Levi Strauss names entrepreneurs for fellowship program

Levi Strauss & CO, the global jeanswear business, has announced ten socially and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs who have been chosen to participate in the LS&Co.

Eurotex defends EU CMR proposals

Eurotex has welcomed updated European Commission plans to restrict 286 carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic (CMR) substances in textiles, claiming the new two-phase approach proposed by the Commission "makes sense" if authorities are to focus efforts on enforcement and compliance.

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Lenzing to ramp up speciality fibre production

Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing has announced an expansion of its capacities for specialty fibres by 35,000 tons by mid-2018.

Where does our old clothing end up?

What happens to the old clothing that customers drop off in stores as part of apparel brand clothing take-back initiatives? Brett Mathews recently found out when he visited the huge textile sorting and recycling plant of German company, Soex, parent company of the clothing take-back brand I:Collect.

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