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Wednesday 25 May 2016 |
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Tesco, Esprit join Canopy campaign
Six more apparel retailers, among them Tesco, Esprit, KappAhl, and New Look have joined the campaign of conservation NGO Canopy which is aimed at ending the use of ancient and endangered forests in rayon supply chains.
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Patagonia backs US hemp legalisation campaign
Patagonia has pledged its loyalty to a petition which wants to legalise the cultivation of industrial hemp in the US.
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'Living wage' from clothing premium
A new clothing line from Continental Clothing Co., to be launched next month, will carry a price premium, ring-fenced from normal pricing escalation, to be passed directly to garment workers in India to enhance their monthly wages.
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Organic cotton initiative launches in Pakistan
WWF-Pakistan and the Agriculture Extension Department (AED) Balochistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to initiate a formal partnership for capacity building of organic cotton farmers in Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Accord factories falsify concrete strength results
Three joint Bangladesh Accord/Alliance factories, all them part of the Smart Group, have been found guilty of falsifying concrete strength test results and will now be ineligible to produce for Accord signatory companies.
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BEPI partners with Intertek on chemical management tool
After its recent launch of a new strategic initiative with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme, the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI), has teamed up with Intertek to provide a new set of tools to help textile factories better manage chemicals in their supply chains.
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Apparel sourcing at Texworld USA
Billed as the largest apparel sourcing event in North America, Texworld USA returns to New York this July.
Designers, merchandisers, sourcing professionals and garment buyers will have the opportunity to see apparel fabrics, trims and accessories for children's, women's and menswear, with showcased textiles including cotton, denim, linen and wool.
Texworld USA will be held 12-14 July 2016 at the Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York.
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NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News June/July 2016
Actions speak louder than words, emphasis on practical, real-life, innovative solutions in Copenhagen, Phil Patterson says it's not surprising we are witnessing a rise in the pooling of knowledge on textiles and environmental issues, Visitor numbers up at Performance Days, Re:newcell to build pilot plant for textile waste into pulp, Electro-chemical indigo, Award for nanocellulose dyeing research, Brands warned against Greenpeace's MRSL, 'Living wage' from clothing premium, US business produces 'plant-based polyester' shirts, Levi jeans made using post-consumer cotton waste, A German retailer withdrew from the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles following the admission of Primark, New storm brewing for wool, Archroma leads sustainable denim pilot, H&M: smoke & mirrors? Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.
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