|
|
|
|
ZDHC identifies key transparency tool
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC Group) has released the results of a study into the methods of textile chemical disclosure and concludes that the use of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) can address the specific issues posed by ZDHC as part of its effort to improve chemicals management throughout the apparel and footwear supply chains.
Read more
|
|
 |
|
Huge growth forecast for identity cottons
Standard-compliant cotton produced from programmes such as the Better Cotton Initiative and organic could account for around a quarter of global production by 2020 according to a new report, which carried out a comprehensive review of leading identity cotton initiatives.
Read more
|
|
 |
|
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Account Manager – Womenswear / Swimwear / Nightwear • Bradford, UK
A well-established and successful company supplying some of the largest high street retailers with swimwear, underwear, nightwear, loungewear, fashionwear, childrenswear and babywear is looking to recruit an experienced Account Manager with current contacts with relevant buyers on the high street chains / supermarkets to continue growing business.
For more information and the opportunity to apply, click here.
|
|
 |
|
EU ‘not satisfied’ with Bangladesh progress
The head of the EU Delegation in Dhaka, Ambassador William Hanna has said he is “not satisfied” with the progress of action taken to ensure that safety and working conditions, and labour rights issues, are improved in the Bangladesh readymade garment industry, as well as the slow implementation of compensation for the victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed more than 1,100 people, mostly garment workers, last April.
Read more
|
|
|
|
|
Organic cotton facing testing times in India
Organic’s share of the identity cotton market is declining in India due to pricing issues, the lack of availability of non-GMO seeds, and the “multiple costs” of certification which are having a knock-on effect on end-consumer products.
Read more
|
|
|
|
Whitepaper seeks views on natural capital accounting
Industry feedback is being sought on a new whitepaper which examines how the global apparel industry can move towards the mainstream adoption of natural capital accounting.
Read more
|
|
 |
|
Interstoff Asia returns with sustainability focus
International fabric and garment accessory trade fair Interstoff Asia Essential will return next month, offering a wide variety of fashionable, functional and eco fabrics and garments accessories, seminars regarding fashion trends and new technologies on sustainability, and fashion displays featuring EcoChic Design award-winning outfits that demonstrate how to minimise waste in fashion designs.
Read more
|
|
|
|
|
In the February/March 2014 magazine issue
Brands collaborate on endangered forests campaign, Higg Index 2.0, Ecotextile News speaks to Jason Kibbey, SAC executive director, Bangladesh: untapped investment opportunity? ZDHC releases chemical framework,Textile industry natural capital initiative, New organic cotton accelerator, Antimicrobial coatings discussion: sale, production and use, Two Minutes with: Hans U. Kohn, COO, Schoeller Technologies, Circular economy, the shift from linear business models moves forward, Dressed to kill, what can Vikings teach us about textiles? Call for China waste water management change, The Bigger Picture - China textile waste photo story, and all the latest news, insight, analysis.
Subscribe here today
|
|
|
|
|
