| Falling Short of Living Standards: Gap Between Minimum Wage and Living Wage Shows Increase |
Living Wages |
2024 Scores |
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| Most Influencers In EU Fail to Admit Advertising; Fashion is Top Concern, Finds Survey |
Consumer Watch |
EU Influencers |
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| Sustainability by Decree: India Asks Universities and Colleges to Use Khadi/Handloom Attire for Events, Say Bye to Black Gowns |
Traditional Textiles |
India Order |
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| Alternative to Chemicals: Researchers Use Sugarcane Waste for Cotton Biopolishing |
Textile Processing |
Sugarcane Waste |
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| Inexpensive Nanodiamonds Could Hold Key to Cool Clothing, Find Researchers |
Functional Textiles |
Nanodiamonds |
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| Apple TV Drama Shows How Dior Brought Optimism to a War-Weary World |
Design History |
Christian Dior |
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| Lessons from Another Day. Or Why Pittards Coudn't Save Its Own Hide |
Looking Back |
Pittards |
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| Greenwashing: Panel Adopts Position on How EU firms Can Validate Green Claims |
Greenwashing |
EU Laws |
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| Accelerating Circularity Launches Next Phase; to Build on 3 Workstreams |
Going Circular |
Accelerating Circularity |
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| Europe Moves Closer to Laws on Preventing and Reducing Textile Waste |
Textile Waste |
EU Directive |
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| Complaint Filed Against Lululemon over Greenwashing |
Greenwashing |
Lululemon Claims |
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| First Nations Artists in Australia Reclaiming Colonial Objects through Garments |
Indigenous Fashion |
Colonialism |
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| Hong Kong Researcher Recycles Textile Waste for 'Building Clothing' as Thermal Insulation |
Going Circular |
Repurposing Waste |
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| Danish Project Identifies 2 Methods for Recycling Polyester Waste |
Recycling Textiles |
ReSuit |
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| Jute Cultivation Area in India Shrunk by 20% in 9 Years, Most Went to Real Estate |
Jute Sector |
India Overview |
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| ‘Digitising’ Wardrobes Can Help People Save Money, Make Sustainable Fashion Choices |
Consumer Trends |
Wardrobes |
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| US Researchers Make Breakthrough in Threadlike Energy-Storage Devices that Can Be Woven into Textiles |
Wearables |
Energy Storage |
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| Flocus Your Attention: A Novel Initiative is Resurrecting a Forgotten, Regenerative Fibre |
Kapok Textiles |
Flocus |
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| SLCP Moves Out of SAC, Transitions as Independent Organisation |
Organisation Revamp |
SLCP |
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| HKRITA, Epson to Develop New Fibre Recycling Solution |
Going Circular |
Recycling Tech |
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| Lenzing, Recyc Leather and Ganni to Launch New Footwear Materials |
Nex-Gen Materials |
Pélinova |
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| Management Teams of Top Fashion Brands Showing Dangerous Level of Complacency Toward Water Impact, Finds Study |
Water Impact |
Fashion Brands |
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| $72 million IFAD Project Launched to Boost Livelihoods of Wool and Mohair Farmers in Lesotho |
Livelihoods |
Wool and Mohair |
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| Keel Labs Launches First T-Shirt from Seaweed-Based Kelsun Fibre |
Textile Innovation |
Kelspun Fibres |
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| European Chemicals Agency Launches Chemicals Database for Public |
Dyes & Chemicals |
ECHA Database |
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| CITI Opens Applications for Indian Textile Sustainability Awards 2024 |
CITI Awards |
2024 Edition |
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| Young Consumers in Canada Lack Awareness of Fast Fashion Impacts, Finds Researcher |
Consumer Trends |
Awareness Levels |
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| New Model Developed at MIT Predicts How Shoe Properties Affect a Runner’s Performance |
Footwear Innovation |
New Model |
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| New Project in US Seeks to Advance Textile Industry ‘Greening’ |
Industry Revamp |
US Project |
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| BGMEA to Launch Virtual Marketplace for RMG Industry to Counter Geopolitical Risks |
World Trade |
BGMEA Move |
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| Refashion Lauches 'Industrial Challenge' for Recycling of Textiles and Footwear; Each Project Can Get €2 million |
Going Circular |
Industrial Challenge |
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| Collective Action Only Answer to Wage Theft, Debt and Coercive Action in Garment Industry |
Worker Rights |
Collective Action |
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| Designer and Historian Recreate 400-year-old Tartan Discovered in a Peat Bog 40 Years Ago |
Textile Restoration |
Tartan |
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| Secondhand Marketplace Vestiaire Collective Launches €1 million Crowdfunding Campaign, Aims to Turn Profitable by 2024-end |
SecondHand |
Vestiaire Funding |
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| Japanese Scientists Use Biomimicry to Develop Artificial Spider Silk that Resembles Molecular Structure of Actual Silk |
Fibre Innovation |
Artificial Silk |
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| Celanese, Under Armour Develop New Fibre for Use in Performance Stretch Fabrics as Alternative to Elastane |
Fibre Innovation |
Neolast |
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| First Shipment of 100% Traceable Brazilian Leather Arrives in Europe |
Brazilian Leather |
Traceability |
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| UK Research Project to Look at Value of Wool through Breeding and Genetics |
Wool |
UK Productivity |
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| DITF Scientists Overcome Recyclying Barrier of Flame-Retardant Textile-Based Carpets |
Textile Innovation |
Flame Retardants |
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| Sneakers and Sportswear Still Dragging Their Feet on Sustainability |
Footwear Innovation |
Industry Scan |
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| UN Environment Assembly Event to Work on Coordinated Policy Response to Transforming Textile Value Chain |
Policy Issues |
UN Event |
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| Redress Opens Applications for 2024 Design Awards, Winner Gets Chance to Work on Tommy Hilfiger Sustainability Project |
Redress Design Award |
2024 Applications |
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| EU Counterfeits Cost Apparel Industry €12 billion in Annual Sales Losses and Reduction in 160,000 Jobs |
Counterfeits |
EU Study |
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| Hackers Stole Personal Data of 35.5 million Customers, VF Corp Admits in Amended Regulatory Filing |
Cyber Security |
Data Breach |
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| Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More Toxic PFAS, Finds Research |
Protective Clothing |
PFAS Release |
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| Here’s Why the White Gown Is Worth Much More than Its Price Tag |
Fashion History |
White Gowns |
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| Spiber's Move to Create Resource Base for Designing Circular Products Gets Fillip With More Fashion Companies Joining Project |
Biomaterials |
Spiber Project |
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| US Launches Study to Examine Export Competitiveness of Apparel Industry in 5 Asian Countries |
World Trade |
US Study |
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| Luxury Fashion Going Quiet as Minimalist, Logoless Style Stages a Comeback |
Consumer Trends |
Quiet Luxury |
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| Lenzing Develops Petroleum-Free Stretch Alternative with New Processing Technique for Lyocell Fibres |
Fibre Innovation |
Lyocell Fibres |
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