Ecotextile News to publish Detox report

A new, independent, definitive technical guide and report that provides best practice advice and recommendations on the Greenpeace Detox campaign will be published for the global textile supply chain in July 2014.

Researched and written by our experienced team of journalists and contributors at Ecotextile News, this unique, 100-page report aims to help brands, retailers and textile suppliers to navigate their way through the complex issue of removing potentially hazardous chemicals from their supply chains – by the deadline date of 2020!

Apparel brands ‘honoured’ in ethics awards

H&M, Gap Inc and Levi Strauss have all been recognised by a US consulting firm for their work promoting best practice in corporate ethics and governance.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Sustainable Materials Project Manager – Italy.

Required to identify sustainable materials (including sources of sustainable raw materials) as appropriate to brands, and to support brands with technical expertise and information on sustainable materials.

For more information and the opportunity to apply, click here.

Archroma shortlisted for water stewardship award

Speciality chemicals business Archroma has been short-listed for the Corporate Water Stewardship Award 2014, part of the Global Water Awards, for its Sustainable Effluent Treatment (SET) facility in Jamshoro, Pakistan, which is said to recover 80 per cent of water from the production process.

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Cotton standard puts focus on lasting change

Control Union says that four per cent of farmers contracted to its Sustainable Fibre Programme (SFP) have now achieved certification. The figure, which equates to around 1,000 of the 25,000 farmers contracted to the programme in mid-2013 across four states in India, was confirmed at a very well-received sustainable textile workshop the accreditation body ran in Dusseldorf.

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EOG beefs up sustainability expertise

Ecotextile News correspondent, Pamela Ravasio, has joined the European Outdoor Group as CSR and sustainability manager as the outdoor trade body ramps up its a environment commitments with the newly created full-time role.

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Lenzing revenues hit by low fibre prices

High cotton inventories, high cotton production and surplus capacities in China for man-made cellulose fibres means that Lenzing – maker of Tencel – sees a continued squeeze on its textile fibre prices. Sales revenues at the company fell by 8.7 per cent in 2013 to €1.91bn.

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COMING SOON - 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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