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Complaints lodged against brands over Myanmar

YANGON - The IndustriALL globaI union has filed complaints against three leading brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their continued sourcing from Myanmar despite "overwhelming evidence of continuous violations of workers’ rights" since the coup of ...

Cascale guide to California's climate laws

AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and its technology partner Worldly, have published a new guide to help fashion companies comply with California's new climate laws. The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the ...

NGOs launch guide to improving EU CSDDD

BRUSSELS - The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), which works for better pay and conditions for the world's garment workers, has linked up with eight other NGOs to publish a new guide to the European Union's (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). It ...

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Wednesday 28 September 2016

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The ZDHC Chemical Gateway – focus of China event

Further details have emerged of the upcoming ZDHC–CNTAC conference on hazardous chemical control & sustainable textile manufacturing which will focus on hands-on experience of using the new the ZDHC Chemical Gateway, an online textile chemical compliance portal formerly known as the ZDHC Chemical Registry.

Improvement promised for Bangladesh RGM sector

The Bangladesh government is committed to ensuring its ready-made garments sector not only reaches its full potential, but improves efforts to achieve compliance with international standards according to Bangladesh's leading economic advisor who spoke at a forum at Harvard University last weekend.

Textile fibre type adds complexity to microplastic pollution

New research into the pollution of marine and aquatic environments by microplastics, has found that as many as 700,000 synthetic textile fibres could be released from an average 6 kg wash load of acrylic fabric.

Timberland updates on CSR achievements

Outdoor apparel and footwear giant Timberland has announced its Q2 2016 CSR results which highlight that more than 99 per cent of factories the brand sourced from met or exceeded expectations for social and labour compliance.

Further €5M for Swedish closed loop textile project

Swedish government owned investment vehicle, together with a private investor have pumped SEK 48 million (€4.9M) into an ongoing project to build the world's first production line for converting recycled cotton and viscose textiles into cellulosic pulp that can then be used to make man-made textile fibres.

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Fainting common in H&M's Cambodia factories

Fainting was one of several labour compliance concerns among workers at four key Cambodian H&M suppliers – three of them platinum – according to research by the Centre for Alliance of Labour & Human Rights.

Minimum wage non-compliance rife in garment export countries

New research shows that a large proportion of workers in the garment and textiles sectors in seven garment-exporting countries in Asia are paid below the minimum wage.

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Wednesday 21 September 2016

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Bayer and Monsanto agree acquisition deal
Bayer, the German drug and crop chemicals manufacturer has agreed a US$66m deal to purchase Monsanto, the US producer of seeds for cotton.

Questions raised over EU fast-track chemicals ban

Moves by the European Union to fast-track the restriction of key chemicals used to make textiles have been questioned by a leading textile chemicals expert for having no scientific credibility.

European Commission enhances circular economy efforts

The European Commission (EC) has outlined an updated circular economy action plan for Europe's textile industry. Tommy Lee reports from Dornbirn.

Patagonia commits US$1m to environment campaign

US outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has pledged US$1m to raise awareness about the environment as a prominent election issue and to support get-out-the-vote organisations.

ZDHC and CNTAC to stage joint conference

On November 8, the ZDHC Foundation and China National Textile & Apparel Council will host a joint conference aimed at suppliers within the textile and footwear value-chain to promote safer chemical management.

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Sustainability pays for Asian supplier project

Some notable results have been announced from a three-year capacity building project led by Puma and H&M which worked with 35 apparel and footwear suppliers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, and Indonesia.

African cotton makes splash in Norway

Cotton Made in Africa has revealed its first foray into Norway through its new partnership with 'Kid Interior' a supplier of home textiles with a typically Scandinavian modern and minimalistic design touch.

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Phil Patterson looks at the potential impact of the fast track restriction of key chemicals used to make textiles and says the whole process amounts to flawed thinking, African land clearances and organic cotton, Airborne PFCs in stores, Puma financing initiative, China tackles textile polluters, Fake Egyptian cotton, China to develop organic sector, Does factory auditing work? TWD launches antimony-free polyester, Automated garment sewing, Price premiums for non-mulesing wool, Cambodia wages, H&M Foundation recycling investment, Cotton dyeing with textile waste, Lenzing recycled fibre, Cotton Horizons, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Wednesday 14 September 2016

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Textile dyes from cotton waste for dyeing cotton
Cotton Incorporated and Archroma have joined forces to develop what it believed to be the first ever cellulosic textile dyes derived from cotton biomass, which essentially means the technology to dye cotton – from cotton – is now commercially available to the global textile industry.

Puma finance scheme rewards sustainable suppliers

German sports brand Puma is working with financial services business BNP Paribas to provide a funding mechanism which incentivises suppliers of the sportswear giant to improve their environmental and social standards.

Report calls for more support for chemical substitution

A new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) commissioned report on chemical substitution in the context of REACH argues that there are "significant opportunities" to accelerate the evaluation and adoption of safer chemical substitutes in the EU.

Gap releases factory supplier list

US apparel brand Gap has become the latest clothing business to disclose its factory supplier list.

KiK to pay US$5.15m to Ali Enterprise fire victims

The work of the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles has seen its most tangible results this week as German clothing retailer KiK agreed to pay US$ 5.15 million to provide compensation to the victims of one of the worst industrial accidents in Pakistan.

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Bangladesh to establish textile sector safety body

Bangladesh's Ministry of Labour and Employment has agreed to the establishment of a new body which will oversee the post-inspection safety activities in the country's ready-made garment sector once the time-frame of western retailers' two safety platforms – the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh – ends.

DyStar releases sixth sustainability report

The DyStar Group has released its 2015 Sustainability Performance Report, the sixth year running it has reported on sustainability and the first to be aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 reporting guidelines.

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Ecotextile News questions whether the stampede towards ever lower, unilateral brand limits on MRSLs is the answer to the textile industry's environmental goals – or is it a just an exercise in public relations? Two minutes with... Sergi Corbalán, executive director of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Phil Paterson asks some key questions now facing the textile wet processing industry, Brands ranked on sustainable cotton use, Mark Sumner argues the biggest risk factor still remains how they source cotton, Textile standards and labels guide published, VF updates on CHEM-IQ testing, Greenpeace targets consumers with 'airborne' PFC research, A strong seminar programme at Texworld USA on environmental issues and 'under the radar' textile innovations provided fabric buyers with a glimpse of what is possible, Higg Index transparency roadmap revealed, Inditex and Lenzing ink textile waste deal, M&S publishes interactive supplier map, Two-step approach to phase out carcinogens, Brexit causes uncertainty on textile chemical rules, and all the latest news, comment and analysis.

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Wednesday 7 September 2016

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H&M Foundation to open source textile recycling findings
The H&M Foundation has entered a partnership with The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) with the goal of developing technologies to recycle blend textiles into new fabrics and yarns.

Report slams Disney for "greenwashing"

A new report from the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) claims Disney uses licensing as a way of shirking environmental responsibility.

Fast Retailing puts back PFC elimination plans

Fast Retailing, owner of fast growing Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo, has put back by 18 months plans to eliminate per-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its textile supply chains as part of its Greenpeace Detox commitments.

Wellspun received 'Gold Seal' months before fake cotton scandal

The Cotton Egypt Association presented Indian textile giant Welspun with the Egyptian Cotton Gold Seal in three product categories as part of a DNA-based authentication program just months before Target cut ties with the Mumbai business for supplying fake Indian Egyptian cotton sheets.

EU urged to speed up toxic chemicals regulation

The European Commission is putting EU citizens at unnecessary risk and "prolonging exposure to some very hazardous chemicals" by failing to address a situation whereby there have been no new additions to the Authorisation List of potentially hazardous chemicals since 2014.

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Levi extends IFC water programme outside Bangladesh

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with US denim brand Levi Strauss to develop a global program aimed at achieving environmental sustainability.

CmiA completes Mozambique water project

To mark World Water Week, the 'Drop for Life' community project for clean drinking water and hygiene in Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) growing regions in rural Mozambique has been successfully completed.

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Wednesday 30 September 2015

Adidas launches recycling research programme

Adidas has launched a new three-year research program which will aim to develop sports apparel that can be endlessly recycled, uses no chemical adhesives and creates no waste.

Countdown on for Planet Textiles

There are now less than two weeks to go until this year's Planet Textiles conference.

High profile speakers from adidas, the ZHDC Group, VF Corp, bluesign and IPE China are all lined-up for what promises to be a thought-provoking, timely show, particularly given the seismic changes currently taking place in China's textile industry where new laws are finally cracking down on textile polluters.

ILO launches Bangladesh workplace rights initiative

A new initiative from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will see the Swedish government fund over US$5 million into improving workplace rights and industrial relations across the Bangladeshi RMG sector.

Nike collaborates on climate change initiative

Global sportswear giant Nike has launched a new collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Climate CoLab in a bid to inspire textile innovation on low-impact materials.

More concerns on textile microplastic pollution

A new study commissioned by the German Federal Environment Agency on the sources of plastics in the marine environment has confirmed previous studies that claim textiles are an important source of secondary microplastic pollution.

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RadiciGroup releases sustainability report

Synthetic fibres, chemicals and plastics company RadiciGroup has published its latest sustainability report which highlights some significant landmarks.

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