| 5 Startups to Showcase Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry and Textiles |
Innovation |
Sustainable Chemistry |
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| Zambian Cotton Farmers Hit by Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change; Take Recourse to Sustainable Practices |
Biodiversity Loss |
Zambia Farmers |
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| Landmark Responsible Textile Recovery Act Signed into Law by California Governor |
Going Circular |
California Act |
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| Chinese Scientists Develop Yarn that Harnesses Water from Fog |
Innovation |
Yarn Biomimicry |
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| Two-Thirds of Britons Ready to go Second-Hand, Claims Oxfam Survey |
SecondHand |
UK Market |
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| Bad News for Sustainability: Synthetic Fibre Share Rises in 2023, Recycling Goes Down |
Material Production |
Market Report 2024 |
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| Common Approach to EPR Policy Design a Must to Solve Global Waste Crisis, Asserts New Study |
EPR Policies |
Global Dialogue |
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| Variable EPR Fees Needed for Clothing and Textiles, says White Paper on UK Circularity |
EPR Policies |
UK Scenario |
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| Cascale Launches Verifier Field Guide to Enhance Quality and Reliability of Higg FEM Verification |
Higg Suite |
FEM Field Guide |
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| Testex Launches Circularity Certification to Encourage Extending of Product Lifecycles |
Going Circular |
Circularity Label |
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| Mexico's Apparel Industry Remains Opaque; Brands Need to Implement Rights-Based Approach |
Labour Conditions |
Mexico Status |
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| On an Even Keel: Seaweed Fibre Kelsun Starts Much-Awaited Retail Run |
NextGen Fibres |
Kelsun Launch |
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| 5-Year Study Uncovers Rampant Child Labour in Bangladesh's Leather Industry |
Child Labour |
Bangladeshi Leather |
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| 9 Indian Startups Awarded for Innovative Solutions to Boost Inclusive Circularity |
Waste Management |
Livelihoods |
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| Industry-Wide Engagement Crucial to Tackling Micofibre Pollution, says Status Report |
Microfibre Pollution |
Status Report |
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| Smarter, Sturdier Fitness Tracking Tech: New Metamaterial Overcomes Sweat, Salt Water, and Security Challenges |
Wearables |
New Metamerial |
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| Fibre Industry in between Innovation, Upcoming Regulations and Competitiveness |
Event Report |
GFC Dornbirn |
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| UK's CMA Launches Green Claims Code for Fashion Industry, Advises 17 Brands to Review Practices |
Greenwashing |
UK Crackdown |
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| PFAS a Barrier to Circularity, Underlines EEA Study |
Toxics Usage |
PFAS Study |
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| New GFA Report Calls for Pay Equity in Italian Fashion Manufacturing Industry |
Country Overview |
Italy Pay Gap |
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| UKFT Releases Report on Textile and Apparel Dyeing to Promote Collaboration Between Brands and Innovators |
Dyeing Sector |
Innovations |
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| Top Brands Using Synthetic Fibres More than Earlier; EU Initiatives on Reducing Fashion's Footprint Are Backfiring |
Synthetic Fashion |
2024 Status |
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| Canopy Pitches for $15 billion Capital Investment for India to Lead in Alternative Fibres |
NextGen Fibres |
India Prospects |
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| Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion. AI is making things worse. |
Fast Fashion |
AI Pitfalls |
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| Modern Secondhand Clothes are Often Considered ‘Dirty’ but Vintage Garments aren’t |
Consumer Trends |
Secondhand Clothes |
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| Worldly Launches Product Impact Calculator to Measure Scope 3 Emissions |
Data Crunching |
New Tool |
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| UKFT Launches Competition for Fashion and Textile SMEs to Join EPR Project |
EPR Implementation |
SME Support |
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| Report Finds Fashion Capital New York City in State of Steady Decline |
City Ecosystems |
New York City |
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| MIT Scientists Develop New Filtration Material to Remove PFAS from Water with Silk and Cellulose Membranes |
Tackling PFAS |
Membrane |
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| New Report Warns of 18% Decline in Value of Australian Fashion Industry |
Country Overview |
Australian Industry |
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| India Launches Forecasting Initiative VisioNxt to Reduce Dependency on Global Agencies |
Trend Forecasting |
India Project |
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| DITF Scientists Develop Eco-friendly Glove Coating Using Lignin and 3D Printing |
Innovation |
Glove Coating |
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| New Shirt Offers Better Protection for Wildland Firefighters |
Functional Clothing |
Firefighters |
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| HKRITA, H&M Foundation Launch Open Lab to Focus on Climate Action and Industry Collaboration |
Climate Action |
Open Lab |
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| GFA Pushes for Reverse Logistics in New Report to Boost Circular Ecosystems |
Going Circular |
Reverse Logistics |
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| Woolmark Launches Sustainability Drive, Links Growers with Brands to Meet Emission Targets |
Wool Production |
Woolmark+ |
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| ZDHC Releases Guidelines for Air Emissions, Decides Not to Focus on GHGs, Emphasises on Input Chemistry Management |
Air Emissions |
ZDHC Guidelines |
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| Japanese Researchers Find Novel Solution to Depolymerise PET with Ethanol and Inexpensive Catalyst |
PET Recycling |
Depolymerisation |
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| Better Cotton to Clean up Act, Announces Decision to Launch New Product Label |
Certifications |
Better Cotton |
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| Crop Monitoring Gets Easier with Cost-effective Imaging Method that Estimates Cotton Growth |
Cotton Farming |
Crop Monitoring |
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| VTT Initiative to Explore Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Technologies For Fibre-Based Products |
Energy Practices |
Energy First |
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| Danish Company Develops Fully Automated Sorting System for Post-Consumer Textiles |
Textile Recycling |
Using Robots |
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| Scientists Develop Cooling Fabric with Chalk-Based Coating |
Functional Fabrics |
Chalk Coating |
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| ILO Partners with Women’s Group to Promote Eco-Friendly Textiles in Türkiye |
Textile Practices |
Türkiye Project |
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| Researchers Make Breakthrough in Smart Fabric Science for Sensing and Energy Harvesting |
Smart Fabrics |
Energy Harvesting |
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| $13 million Partnership Project to Safeguard Australian Cotton Growers as Disease Causes 8% Yield Reduction |
Cotton Farming |
Disease Control |
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| HK Researchers Use Biomimicry to Develop Clothing that Auto-Adapts to Changing Ambient Temperatures |
Functional Textiles |
Thermal Adaptation |
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| ILO and CITI Launch Project to Promote Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in India’s Cotton Sector |
Cotton Farming |
India Project |
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| Activewear Brands’ Circularity Initiatives Adversely Impacted by Location of Consumers |
Circularity |
Shopper Returns |
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| Woke Marketing Letting Fashion Brands Get Away with Environmental and Labour Abuses |
Consumer Trends |
Woke Marketing |
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