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Recycling / Europe Prospects

September 28, 2022

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Treasure in Plain Sight: 494,000 tonnes of Post-Consumer Waste Ready for Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling in 6 European Countries

The Sorting for Circularity Europe Project is aimed at analysing types of waste being generated, quantities available as feedstock for recycling, and the ability to channel textile waste as feedstock for those with innovative solutions. The report is key as it is the first to provide powerful information on which informed decisions can be made for further investment, policy developments and next steps towards circularity.

A report from the Sorting for Circularity Europe project says that as much as 74%—a total of 494,000 tonnes—of low-value, post-consumer textiles is readily available for fibre-to-fibre recycling in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. texfash.com reports.

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Going Circular / Best Practices
The Monitor for Circular Fashion has been developed by the SDA Bocconi School of Management and is powered by Enel X.

Monitor for Circular Fashion Presents Best Practices of Circular Fashion Manifesto

  • Staff Writer

September 28, 2022
Due Diligence / Sourcing Standards
YESS utilises the OECD risk-based due diligence approach to identify and eliminate cotton produced with forced labour from apparel supply chains. Sponsored by global brands and industry stakeholders, YESS is coordinating its activities with sustainable cotton initiatives and other complementary programmes to promote harmonisation of a due diligence system for the entire industry.

Responsible Sourcing Network Releases New Standards for Fabric Mills, Update for Spinning Mills

  • Staff Writer

September 28, 2022
Top Stories
Straight Talk / Wilmet Shea Interview
Buyers essentially require trade fairs that address the latest consumer preferences as well as the seasonal trends in fashion.

What the Physical Fair Offers Cannot Be Replaced by Digital Tools

  • Subir Ghosh

September 27, 2022
 

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Fashion houses should pay fair wages, especially to the immigrants who are the backbone of many industries particularly the fashion houses where production takes more than 12+hours a day. They should include and adapt to the UN Sustainable Development Goals on gender equality, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduce inequality, responsible consumption and production, and partnership for the Goals.

Live and Let Dye: Somali-American Designer Shows Way Beyond Chemicals

  • Subir Ghosh

August 23, 2022

 Interview
Designer Talk / Nimco Adam

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The US State Department said the MoU will strengthen supply chain security and integration as US companies make significant investments in developing co-production facilities in the region.

US, Honduras Sign Agreement on Reshoring of Textiles and Apparel

  • Special Correspondent

September 3, 2022
Reshoring Plans / New MoU
 

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Highlights of the Week

  • Regenerative Cotton Is Most Pragmatic Way to Stop Climate Change

    THE ORTA DNA

    Founded in 1953, Orta transformed from a spinning & weaving company to a denim manufacturer in 1985. Today, Orta operates in Turkey with its 1000+ employees, creating a platform for leading manufacturers to step up and reclaim a denim industry where more aesthetics leads to more ethics. Orta’s Sustainability Consultant N Sebla Önder dwells at length on a holistic approach into creating eco-positive denim.

  • Denim PV Not Another Sourcing Event, But Melting Pot for Ideas

    The denim sector of the textiles-apparel-fashion industry cannot be seen or studied in isolation. It’s the flagship sector of industry—admit it or not. What happens in this segment either has a direct bearing on most others or becomes a benchmark for everyone else: from dyeing techniques and fibre innovations to energy/water consumption and circularity/recyclability.

    Denim’s been a hardy survivor, so have been its stakeholders. And as they congregate at the 'responsible denim fashion event', considered the Mecca for the sector—the Denim Première Vision (Denim PV), at Berlin beginning tomorrow—more than 80 exhibitors, after going through an intensive selection process, will showcase their wares as also their approach in terms of sustainability.

  • Denim Sustainability No More a Trend, It’s Now an Obligation

    The times are difficult (read: Russia-Ukraine war, supply chain bottlenecks, dismal global economic scenario), and demands by end-consumers reflected through buyers/brands (read: traceability, circularity, sustainability) are getting more strident by the day. All players in the denim value chain have to think on their feet and keep evolving at the same time. That’s easier said than done.

    As the Denim Premiere Vision marks its return to a physical format today at Berlin, the big hope kindled is that there will be a strong showcase of sustainable and ecological treatments and articles. texfash.com talks to a cross-section of exhibitors and visitors.

  • Denim PV is Eclectic: Each Exhibitor Has to Go Through an Intensive Selection Process

    The Denim Première Vision was born just before the 2008 crisis, and it was from the beginning and without a doubt the place to be for the main players of the denim value chain. The whole denim industry has always been present at the show in order to make business, discover the innovations, and to develop their network.

    If there is an event for the denim industry that is a *must*, then it is Denim Première Vision. As exhibitors and visitors ready themselves for the two-day Berlin edition of Denim PV that starts on 17 May, Show Manager Fabio Adami Dalla Val and Product Manager Manon Mangin tell texfash.com, what it will be like to be at the coveted event.

  • Produce Less, Better and What Is Necessary. That's Real Sustainability: Paolo Gnutti

    Sustainability should be taught to children as early as elementary school. Not only less water, less electricity, less gas and less cotton, but more respect for the environment, more respect for what we have. Let us consume what we need. Reuse, recycle. True sustainability is in each of us. Industry is a consequence of our needs, not our whims!

    Paolo Gnutti, described as the ‘Wizard of Denim’ and creator of fashion and trends in the indigo world for 35 years, formed 'PG By Paolo Gnutti' in 2018 as a 'Made in Italy’ enterprise focused on garments for mid to high-end productions. Gnutti has joined hands with denim giant ISKO for a new fabric collection: ISKO Luxury by PG. The official launch was held at the ongoing Denim Premiere Vision in Berlin on Tuesday, 17 May. A quick chat.

  • That’s How Denim Companies Came out of the Pandemic

    Denim companies—from fabric manufacturers to garment exporters and accessory producers—had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic on two fronts. They had to look at the denim ecosystem and pre-empt how to fit into the new scheme of things once the virus had been eradicated, and—like all other businesses in the fashion industry—manage both ends of the value chain.

    The pandemic is as good as over—touch wood. The new normal has brought newer challenges. But, how did denim players tide over the COVID-19 crisis. texfash.com looks ahead even as it looks back.

  • There’s a Desperate Need to Get Together in Person After the Pandemic

    ISKO is the first denim producer in the world to be recognised with the Nordic Swan and EU Ecolabel certifications. ISKO’s research centre, certified by the Turkish government, is run by over 25 textile engineers, who are specialists in creating new denim products.

    ISKO is part of Sanko Tekstil, the textiles division of the Sanko Group. With a global presence and offices in 35 countries, ISKO is the biggest producer of denim in the world. It has a capacity of 300 million metres of fabric per year, with 2000 state-of-the-art automatic looms. Marco Lucietti, Director for Strategic Projects at ISKO, says what it is to be like to be back at Denim PV.

  • EU Textiles Strategy: What it Means for the Denim Sector

    As consumer awareness on sustainability & eco-friendliness grows, they’re interested in production procedures & sources for materials. This supports the positive development of the niche market of denim products that have been produced based with recycled materials, discarded clothes, organic cotton, & materials that have been not treated by hazardous chemicals. Most of these products are sold by smaller brands that distribute their products mainly online, but larger fashion brands have also started to incl

    The new EU Textiles Strategy is all about circular economy. How equipped is the denim sector to meet its demands? Texfash.com probes

  • Denim Companies Trying to Do Their Bit, But Will That Be Enough?

    Recycling techniques are not yet well developed and widespread. More innovation should be done at that level. There is also the need to suggest the best solutions to customers—such as recycled denim, organic denim or zero-water finished denim—in order to put them in front of all the possibilities and guide them to the choice that best suits their brand philosophy.

    To be able to source/manufacture earth-friendly denim, communication is key which calls for a need to stay constantly updated. That would sound like a dictum from a management manual—only, things don’t work that way on the ground. So, what do companies do? texfash.com explores.

  • Companies that Consider Sustainability an Expense Will Not Survive

    Recycling, reducing and saving are critical to the environment. It is a staple and sustainable system in which natural resources are renewed and wastes never accumulate—closed loop. Bossa is developing a zero waste lifecycle to close the loop.

    Established in 1951, Bossa is one of the largest integrated textile corporations of Turkey with its facility in Adana. General Manager Onur Duru talks about Bossa's production philoshophy and the drivers that are changing the denim sector.

"Quote Unquote"

Paolo Gnutti
Paolo Gnutti
Designer/Owner
PG Denim
Continuous research to produce more sustainable fabrics is necessary, but we must be very careful. Fashion is fashion and it must remain so—beautiful, enticing, able to amaze, tickle desires, entice to buy... A flat product, similar one to another, certainly will be able to satisfy the word 'sustainable', but an unsold product, even if sustainable, goes back to the problem of recycling—something that is not consumed. Produce less, produce better and produce what is necessary—this is the real sustainability in my opinion!
MORE: Produce Less, Better and What Is Necessary. That's Real Sustainability: Paolo Gnutti

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Fiona de Maat
Fiona de Maat
Business Director (EU)
Foison Textile
We have regular orders with them—the order quantity might be small, but the orders are regular. We are also offering more fashion products as more and more garments are being sold online. We maintain regular contact with our buyers, through both online and physical meetings.
MORE: That’s How Denim Companies Came out of the Pandemic

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