M&S to 'revolutionise' clothes shopping
Marks & Spencer says it will create a new, more sustainable closed loop business model where its customers hand over old or unwanted garments whenever they buy a new one. The move comes in a bid to stop around 1 billion items of clothing and textiles going to landfill in the UK each year.

Patagonia re-launches revamped transparency website
Patagonia has re-launched a website which outlines the environmental and social footprint of a majority of the company's collections and provides customers with  views into each supplier in its supply chain.

Avery Dennison joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Avery Dennison has become the first ‘solutions provider’ to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, giving it the opportunity to collaborate with leading global apparel brands and utilize its knowledge of sustainable solutions using GreenPrint, the company’s product lifecycle analysis assessment tool.

PPR outlines sustainability targets
PPR Group, which includes several global brand names and fashion houses such as Puma, Redcats and Gucci,  has strengthened its long-term commitment to sustainability with the introduction of environmental and social five-year targets across its luxury and sports and lifestyle brands and the acquisition of a stake in a carbon offsetting company.

Wool trader offers traceability initiative
International wool supplier H. Dawson Wool has launched a new initiative which hopes to benefit from offering increased levels of traceability in the supply chain.

Home textiles sourcing event
Home Textiles Sourcing Expo (HTSE) is the only sourcing event in North America to solely focus on fabrics and finished soft goods for all home applications. HTSE provides manufacturers, retailers, jobbers, converters, contract specifiers and designers a one stop sourcing venue where they can locate new fabrics and products for their latest collections.

Top speakers confirm RITE attendance
This year’s RITE Group conference on sustainable textiles and clothing is looking stronger than ever with the announcement that key industry figures from UK politics, The European Commission and a leading light from Marks & Spencer will all speak at the October 10th event.

In the April 2012 issue of the magazine - OUT NOW

Interviews: Two minutes with ... Bernhard Kiehl, Sustainable Fabrics, W.L. Gore & Associates Inc; Ikea Sustainability report; Denim Special - Laundering, dyeing, fabrics, eco-impact guide, enzymes, legislation; EU-Eco Label revision update; CO2 dyeing latest; German retailer carbon initiative; USDA bio-preferred textiles; Organic cotton in Japan and India; Retailers lose teeth on mulesing; Special focus on eco-textile printing and new 3D printing; Bio-based nylon and eco-preferred nylon finishing. Nanosilver controversy; Digital textile finishing, and latest news, insight and analysis.

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Eco-textile labelling guide goes online
MCL Global has launched an online version of the industry leading Ecotextile Labelling Guide, the essential tool for manufacturers, retailers and brands looking to produce, source and sell environmentally friendly clothing and textiles.

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GOTS welcomes USDA ruling
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has welcomed a new policy memorandum from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in which it explicitly confirms that textile products that are produced in accordance with the GOTS standard may be sold as organic in the US.

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M&S to open RITE Group conference
Mike Barry, the Head of Sustainable Business at Marks & Spencer will open this year’s RITE Group annual conference on sustainable textiles which takes place on 12th October at Central Hall, Westminster, London.

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WRAP increases Bangladesh presence
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) has officially opened its new office in Dhaka, a move that the factory auditing and certification group hopes will giving buyers increased confidence when sourcing clothing and textiles from suppliers in Bangladesh.

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Planet Textiles confirms speaker line-up
With less than six months to go till the Planet Textiles event makes its debut in Shanghai, representatives from some of the world’s leading brands and trade organisations have confirmed that they will address delegates on a range of issues surrounding sustainability in the apparel and textile industries.

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Event: Home Textiles Sourcing Expo
The Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, held from July 19 – 21, 2011 at the Javits Center in New York City, is the only US event solely focused on fabrics and finished soft goods for all home applications.

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April-May issue includes: Interview: Two minutes with Lise Melvin, Better Cotton Initiative; Denim Sustainability Special Raw materials; Recycled Polyester LCA; GOTS Version 3.0 analysis; Sustainable Apparel Coalition; North Face plan; Textile printing; Pollution in Tirupur; Testing for trace metals: lead; Eco sportswear; Italian textile initiative; labels for packaging; Political thinking....and all the latest news and analysis.

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Eco-textile labelling guide goes online
MCL Global has launched an online version of the industry leading Ecotextile Labelling Guide, the essential tool for manufacturers, retailers and brands looking to produce, source and sell environmentally friendly clothing and textiles.

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Intertek to address sandblasting concerns
Testing and inspection organisation Intertek has launched a new Sandblasting Assessment & Management programme (SAM) which will give brands and retailers the opportunity to assess the impact of sandblasting in their global production facilities.

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Japanese firm begins biopolymer trial
Japan’s Kaneka Corporation has set up a trial production system for a new, plant oil based, polyester biopolymer fibre.

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Bluesign announces new system partners
Bluesign has announced a further raft of textile manufacturing and finishing operations that have signed system partner contracts with the increasingly widespread sustainable textile standard.

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Cotton firm ramps up production
An India-based organic cotton yarn manufacturer which works closely with WWF India and IKEA is aiming to more than double its production capacity.

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Planet Textiles confirms speaker line-up
With less than six months to go till the Planet Textiles event makes its debut in Shanghai, representatives from some of the world’s leading brands and trade organisations have confirmed that they will address delegates on a range of issues surrounding sustainability in the apparel and textile industries.

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Event: Home Textiles Sourcing Expo
The Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, held from July 19 – 21, 2011 at the Javits Center in New York City, is the only US event solely focused on fabrics and finished soft goods for all home applications.

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April-May issue includes: Interview: Two minutes with Lise Melvin, Better Cotton Initiative; Denim Sustainability Special Raw materials; Recycled Polyester LCA; GOTS Version 3.0 analysis; Sustainable Apparel Coalition; North Face plan; Textile printing; Pollution in Tirupur; Testing for trace metals: lead; Eco sportswear; Italian textile initiative; labels for packaging; Political thinking....and all the latest news and analysis.

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