| There is a Mismatch Between the Calendar Cycles of Cotton Production and Fashion Industry |
Cotton Farming |
Sourcery View |
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| C2C Upgrades Product Standard to Address New Challenges and Meet New Legal Requirements |
Product Standards |
C2C V 4.1 |
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| New Australia Study to Explore Fashion Disposal Habits |
Textile Waste |
Australia Study |
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| Better Cotton to Change LCA Approach, Collaborate with Cascale, Focus Instead on Country-Level LCAs |
Cotton LCA |
Better Cotton |
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| Environmental Assessment Makes 16 Recommendations for Australia's Cotton Industry |
Cotton Production |
Australian Industry |
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| In UK, Half of Used Textiles Land in Bin, Recycling in Throes of a Crisis |
State of Textiles |
UK Report |
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| EU Adopts Sustainability Reporting Directive but Defers Deadline to June 2026 |
Reporting Directive |
European Union |
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| Green Claims Directive Will Affect Only Those Making Claims Without Demonstrating Veracity |
Green Claims |
Ground Truths |
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| Researchers Develop Plant-Based Polymer Alternative to Petroleum-Derived Microplastics |
Biomaterials |
Microplastics |
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| Scientists Create Nanofibres from Cellulose Waste to Rid Water of Hazardous Dyes |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Waste Treatment |
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| Hemp Straw Project Could Boost Textile Manufacturing in Canada |
Fibre Innovation |
Hemp Straw |
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| Plastic Pollution a Global Issue that Requires Innovative Solutions Implemented at Local Level |
Biorecycling |
Carbios |
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| Brazil Scandal: Auditor Absolves Better Cotton of Allegations, Says There's No 'Non-Compliance' |
Dirty Cotton |
Brazil Scandal |
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| West African Designers Have Space for Creativity and Innovation, Ensure Long Lifespan of Clothes |
State of Designers |
West Africa |
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| EMPA Researchers Develop Textile Fibres Free from PFAS |
Toxics Usage |
PFAS-Free |
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| Scientists Help Further Develop Nanogenerators for Smart Clothing |
Smart Textiles |
Nanogenerators |
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| Stand.earth: Waging a Relentless Battle for Fossil-Free Fashion as Brands Drag Feet on Climate |
Fracked Fashion |
Stand.earth |
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| Researchers Use Machine Learning To Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor |
Smart Fabrics |
Sensors |
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| Sorting and Collection Plants Full Because Demand In Recipient Countries Is Very Slow |
State of Recycling |
Looming Crisis |
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| On-Demand Fashion Needs to Work for World to Cut Down on Consumer Waste |
Consumer Trends |
On-Demand Fashion |
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| Artisan Manifesto Launched, Urges Designers and Brands to Listen to Voices of Artisans |
Artisan Call |
Dignity of the Hand |
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| India Planning to Boost Global Acceptance of Indigenous Kasturi Cotton |
Cotton Production |
Kasturi |
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| Australian Wool Sets New Benchmark for Integrity and Sustainability |
Wool Standards |
Australia Scheme |
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| Artisan Craft An Essential Carrier of Cultural Values into the Next Generation |
Challenging Times |
Artisan Rights |
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| Replacing Plastics with Alternatives Worse for GHG Emissions In Most Cases, Claims Study |
Plastics Crisis |
GHG Emissions |
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| 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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