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Australian wool's 'broken promise' on mulesing

LONDON - Animal welfare campaigners have accused the Australian wool industry of breaking a promise to end mulesing and has urged politicians to step in to ban the controversial process by the end of the decade. The report - jointly produced by Four Paws, Humane ...

Esquel Group restricted from exporting to US

WASHINGTON DC - The Hong Kong-based Esquel Group, one of the world's biggest textile and apparel manufacturers, has been restricted from exporting to the US under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added ...

New tool calculates ‘true cost’ of fashion

ANTWERP – Belgian researchers funded by the European Union have developed a new online tool designed to calculate the environmental and social costs associated with garments throughout their lifecycle. SCIRT partners (System Circularity & Innovative Recycling of ...

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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AbTF joins initiative to challenge PEF rules

HAMBURG – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees Cotton made in Africa (CmiA)…

Paradise and Kintra partner on bio-based polyester

SINGAPORE - Paradise Textiles, the material science hub of the Alpine Group, has…

Upcycling minds think alike

SPONSORED CONTENT – It was 10th June last year, at ITMA 2023 , when ERCA TCS, Patagonia®…

ZDHC launches dissolved pulp guidelines

AMSTERDAM - The ZDHC Foundation has published guidelines to address the use and discharge…

Report highlights bio-based fibres environmental risk

PLYMOUTH - Bio-based fibres such as viscose could pose a greater threat to the…

Avery Dennison launches traceability tool

MENTOR - Materials science and digital identification specialist Avery Dennison has…

IndustriALL voices Myanmar garment worker fears

YANGON - The IndustriALL global trade union has warned of the continuing risks facing…

Workwear specialist opts for Resortecs recycling

BRUSSELS - Technical textile manufacturer Sioen has teamed up with Belgian textile waste…

Coalition urges EU to address textile impacts

BRUSSELS - The Textiles Coalition group of environmental and worker rights campaigners…

New leather dataset shows significant progress

AMSTERDAM / NORTHAMPTON – Trade bodies Leather Working Group (LWG) and Leather Naturally…

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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 ...