Tony Whitfield

H&M signs green energy agreement in Vietnam

HANOI - Swedish retailer H&M has become the first major global fashion brand to sign an agreement under a Vietnamese government scheme to encourage its suppliers in the country to switch to renewable energy sources, such as solar panels. H&M has signed a memorandum of ...

Most used clothing exports 'have value', report

LONDON - A new report on the quality of secondhand clothing exported to Uganda and Tanzania from the 'Global North' indicates that only 1.1 to 1.3% is waste while another 2.9 to 3.2% has value only as rags. The study by the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental ...

Cascale to highlight new legislation challenges

AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, will highlight challenges faced by the apparel sector in complying with new sustainability legislation at a ‘Brand & Retail Forum’ in Brussels next month. Entitled ‘Policy dialogue in action: finding ...

Tony Whitfield

Tony Whitfield is a senior news editor at MCL News & Media and is one of our most experienced journalists capability in the written, online and broadcast formats. He worked as a writer and broadcaster in sports journalism for over ten years – his credits include: TEAMtalk.com (incorporating script writing, sports commentary and broadcast presentations for SportsLive Radio, and news bulletins for TEAMtalk 252). Online, he provided content for TEAMtalk Racing, SportingLife.com, SportLive Radio (as a broadcaster and scriptwriter), and 365 Media/Sky Sports Networked Media.

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BASF partners on biopolymer-based footwear

LUDWIGSHAFEN - Textile chemical giant BASF has partnered with Hong Kong-based footwear…

NGO urges Europe to save Deforestation Law

BRUSSELS - The Solidaridad sustainable supply chain initiative is urging the European…

OEKO-TEX® drives transformation with certification systems

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Final approval for EU forced labour law

BRUSSELS - The European Union's Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), which bans products made…

1,200 Leicester garment workers 'underpaid'

LEICESTER - More than 1,200 garment workers in Leicester have been illegally underpaid…

Fashion for Good partners on biosynthetics programme

AMSTERDAM – The Fashion for Good initiative and its retail partners have come together to…

Spinnova announces delay in new fibre factory

JYVÄSKYLÄ - Finnish textile fibre innovator Spinnova has announced a delay in the new…

Fair Wear and EOG partner on workers rights initiative

AMSTERDAM - Multi-stakeholder initiative, the Fair Wear Foundation has announced a…

ILO step-ups action against Myanmar government

GENEVA - The International Labor Organization (ILO) is to begin action against the…

UKFT secures CCL rebate scheme extension

LONDON – The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) has announced a six-year extension…

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Lenzing boss aims to navigate economic headwinds

YORK – As he eases into his new role as the CEO of Lenzing, Rohit Aggarwal explains that despite market volatility and uncertainty in the textile sector, he welcomes more stringent environmental regulations, saying that textile-to-textile recycling also remains a ...