| Unravelling the Threads: Debates Leave out the Accounts of Cotton Farmers |
Cotton Production |
Earthsight Report |
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| Out of the Woods: Nordic Countries Take the Lead with a Range of Innovative Fibres |
Event Report |
Pulp & Beyond 2024 |
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| US Researchers Use CO2 and Lignin to Develop Recyclable Plastics |
Material Science |
Non-Plastics |
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| H&M and Zara Linked to Deforestation, Rights Abuses and Land-Grab; Asian Suppliers Sourcing Dirty Cotton from Brazil with Better Cotton Label |
Dirty Cotton |
Brazil Scandal |
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| Global Trade Should Rebound, but Downside Risks Remain |
World Trade |
Forecast 2024 |
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| SBTi Faces Staff Revolt after Trustees Greenlight Controversial Scope 3 Offsets |
Climate Action |
Scope 3 Offsets |
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| Not Clear, Not Substantiated: World’s Top Fashion Companies Ambiguous about Climate Measures, Finds Study |
Climate Action |
2024 Monitor |
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| Textiles the Biggest Source of PFAS in Yangtze River |
Toxic Fashion |
PFAS Contamination |
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| Manufacturing Choices Influence Microfibre Release in Textiles, Says New Research |
Microfibre Pollution |
New Findings |
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| Chinese Researchers Develop New Fibres that Turn T-Shirts into Electronic Devices |
Smart Textiles |
Fibres |
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| Denim Dyeing Set for Disruption by Synovance's Bio-Produced Pigments |
Indigo Dyeing |
Bio-Pigments |
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| Chinese Scientists Reveal the Spinning Mechanism of the Silkworm |
Silk Fibres |
Spinning Mechanism |
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| Researchers Engineer Plastic-Free Leather Alternative that Dyes Itself |
Nex-Gen Materials |
Leather Alternative |
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| It Takes Time to Meet Expectations of Market to Have the Systemic Change Needed |
Renewcell Saga |
Looking Ahead |
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| Cotton at the Source Project Gives Cotton Narratives a Much-Needed Boost |
Cotton Farming |
Narratives |
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| Red Sea Crisis Shows that Supplier Countries Need to Develop a West Plus One Policy |
Conflict of Trade |
Red Sea Crisis |
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| There Is an Information Block Between the Retail and Agricultural Ends of the Supply Chain |
Cotton Markets |
Liverpool Cotton Brokers |
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| Greenwashing Probe Fallout: ASOA, Boohoo and Asda Sign Pledge to Use Accurate Green Claims |
Greenwashing |
UK Probe |
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| Full Text: Open Letter from Competition and Markets Authority to Fashion Sector |
UK Fashion Sector |
Open Letter |
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| Short Lead Time Orders from Retailers Putting Additional Pressure on Cotton Supply Chains |
Cotton Markets |
Liverpool Cotton Brokers |
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| Reporting of Scope 3 Water Consumption by Major Brands Remains Rare Even as Risks Grow |
Water Stress |
Supply Chains |
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| Sweden, France and Denmark Call for New Global Rules on Exporting Textile Waste to Developing Countries |
Textile Waste |
Call for Change |
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| How an Outcomes-Based Approach is Impacting Cotton Livelihoods in Gujarat State |
Regenerative Cotton |
Materra |
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| Unveiling the ‘Hidden Hope’ of Sustainable Practices in Cotton Industry |
Cotton Futures |
Event Report |
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| Better Predictive Models Could Lead to Fewer Clothing Returns, Finds Study |
Return to Sender |
Predictive Models |
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| Hermès Forcing Consumers to Buy Other Products to Get Chance to Buy Birkin Handbags, Alleges Class Action Lawsuit |
Legal Wrangle |
Hermès Practice |
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| Tariff Concession Will Boost India's Textile-Apparel Exports to EFTA Countries |
Export India |
CITI View |
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| USDA Funded Project Works With Wool, Cotton Producers on Climate Smart Practices |
Climate Action |
USDA Project |
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| EFTA-India Trade Agreement Will Attract Investment to Garment Value Chain |
Export India |
CMAI View |
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| Luxury Loot: LVMH’s Loro Piana Has Monopoly over Expensive Vicuña Wool, But Poor Indigenous Farmers in Peru Need to Work for Free |
Exploiting Farmers |
LVMH Group |
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| India Needs to Push for Value-Added Products over Raw Material, Intermediary Products |
Export India |
AEPC View |
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| Scientists Develop Ultra-Thin Semiconductor Fibres that Turn Fabrics into Wearable Electronics |
Smart Textiles |
Semiconductor Fibres |
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| Detergent Pods Are Only the Start of Clothing’s Microplastic Pollution Problem |
Microfibre Pollution |
Pods |
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| Functional Fabrics: Brands Now Differentiating Through Innovative Materials and Technologies |
Curtain-Raiser |
Performance Days |
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| ILO and Government of Flanders to Strengthen Textiles and Clothing Sector Productivity in South Africa |
SME Boost |
South Africa |
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| Second-Hand Markets and Apps Not a Solution to Clothing Waste |
Waste Crisis |
Seconds |
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| Shockingly High Levels of Lead Found in Fashion Accessories Sold at Off-Price Retailers |
Toxic Fashion |
Off-Price Retail |
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| Shareholders Mount Pressure on Inditex to Disclose List of Suppliers |
Supply Chains |
Inditex List |
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| European Parliament Backs Green Claims Directive, But Fails on Outright Ban of Carbon Offsetting |
Green Claims |
EU Law |
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| MIT Researchers Create 4D Knit Dress that Can Be Modified with Changing Lifestyles |
Custom Tailoring |
4D Knit Dress |
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| Current Trajectory of Second-Hand Clothing a Distraction from More Important Questions |
Second Chance |
State of Sector |
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| Researchers Find Way to Create Viscose, Not from Biomass, But Used Cotton Textiles |
Textile Recycling |
Viscose Production |
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| Fossil Fashion: H&M Launches Recycling Initiative, But to Only Maintain Polyester Flow |
Textile Recycling |
H&M Venture |
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| Duty-Free Market Access: Bangladesh Gets Much-Needed Breather Till 2029 |
Market Access |
Bangladesh |
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| New Report on Decarbonisation is Welcome, But Has its Flaws and Drawbacks |
Climate Action |
Decarbonisation |
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| Almost 9% of Textile Products Destroyed in Europe, Finds Study |
Textile Destruction |
EU Overview |
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| Cascale Announces Updated Higg Brand & Retail Module Tool for ESG Performance |
Higg Suite |
BRM Update |
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| The Apple Leather Lather — The Significance and the Takeaways |
Leather Talk |
Apple Decision |
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| Value of Luxury Has Changed; Secondhand Will Further Shape its Connotation |
SecondHand |
Reflaunt |
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| $496 million Invested in NextGen Materials in 2023, But No New Venture During Year |
Nex-Gen Materials |
2023 Report |
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