ACCRA - The Or Foundation has committed $1 million to emergency relief efforts after a fire destroyed the Kantamanto used clothes market in Ghana - the world’s largest secondhand market.
The environmental organisation, which campaigns against exports of used clothing ...
SOUTHAMPTON - Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the development of wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) that are both sustainable and biodegradable.
Researchers at the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol tested a new approach for what they ...
BRUSSELS - An investigation by the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) has raised environmental concerns about the use of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) to make products, including textiles, less flammable.
ECHA found that non-polymeric aromatic BFRs are released ...
Report raises leather disinformation concerns
NEW YORK – The Collective Fashion Justice NGO has released a report criticising the…
Used clothing traders challenge 'misinformation'
NAIROBI - The Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) trade body is calling on…
Myanmar garment workers 'under siege' - report
YANGON - Myanmar's garment workers are under siege from the combined impacts of economic…
Automation replaces 31% of garment workers
DHAKA - Automation has already replaced 31% of garment workers in Bangladesh, according…
Festive greetings – our news review of 2024
YORK – Season’s greetings to all our readers. It’s that time of the year again when we…
AbTF optimistic for new standard in India
HAMBURG - The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has revealed that it expects that the first…
Walmart to miss interim climate targets
ARKANSAS - US retail giant Wal-Mart has confirmed it is likely to miss its previously…
Ecotextile Talks: a year in podcasts
YORK – The last 12 months have been a memorable time for the Ecotextile Talks team with…
RISE programme reaches 400,000 workers
PARIS - The RISE (Reimagining Industry to Support Equality) programme claims to have…
Shein joins US import protection scheme
WASHINGTON – Fast fashion giant Shein has joined the US Customs and Border Protection…
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