| GK Global Chairman Yusuf Amdani to Speak at 38th World Fashion Convention |
World Fashion Convention |
Speakers |
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| US Navy Awards $22.2 million Contract for Development of NextGen Smart Textiles |
Smart Textiles |
Wearables |
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| Korean Scientists Develop Smart Fabric that Generates Power from Sweat, Body Movements |
Textile Innovation |
Smart Fabrics |
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| DPPs Have a Climate Scope, But Data Credibility Will Matter |
A New Passport |
Climate Truths |
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| £2m Collaborative Project to Study How Fashion's Environmental Impact is Measured |
Fashion Impact |
UK Project |
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| New £1.6 million UK Project to Drive Decarbonisation in Fashion and Textiles |
Climate Action |
Decarbonisation |
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| EU Forest Legislation to Make India Less Competitive, Says Apparel Exports Group |
World Trade |
Europe Rules |
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| A Race Against Time: Companies Need to Set House in Order before DPPs Kick in |
A New Passport |
Ground Truths |
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| Tapestry Acquires House of Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors for $8.5 billion |
Luxury Markets |
Acquisition |
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| Nature Coatings Secures $2.45m in Funding after Successful Launch of BioBlack TX |
Tech Innovation |
Biochemicals |
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| Colours from Biodiversity: Pune Innovator Makes Hay with Agro-Waste Feedstock |
Business of Innovation |
KBCols |
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| GOTS Starts OECD Alignment Assessment Process to Advance Sustainable Practices in Textiles Industry |
Due Diligence |
GOTS 7.0 |
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| World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium Plant Launches in September |
Innovation |
Mycelium Plant |
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| Lululemon Exposé Shows Brands Can Hide Behind Cloak of Social Responsibility |
Supply Chains |
Slavery |
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| Scientists Depolymerise Polyester, Recover Cotton from Blends Using Single Household Ingredient |
Textile Recycling |
Poly-Cotton Blends |
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| India Celebrates National Handloom Day with Launch of Textiles & Crafts E-Repository |
Handmade India |
Repository |
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| CottonConnect Project to Address Health Issues Caused by Climate Change among Smallholder Cotton Growers |
Climate Action |
Cotton Farming |
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| Multiple Legislations May Exacerbate Duplicative Burden of Standards on Suppliers |
Supply Chains |
Legislations |
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| Jordan's Garment-Textile-Leather Sector Contributes 20% to Country's Goods Exports, Says Study |
Country Overview |
Jordan |
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| Fly Japan Airlines Sans a Suitcase, Rent Clothes On the Go |
Rental Drive |
Japan Airlines |
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| Stronger Leather Industry Would Lead to Better Kangaroo Welfare and Conservation |
K-Leather |
Industry Scan |
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| From Brazil with Love: A Seaside, Seaweed and a Fashtech Innovator |
Alternative Fibres |
Seaweed |
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| Commercial Industry is Best Way to Manage Kangaroo Populations Sustainably |
K-Leather |
Industry Scan |
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| US Apparel Importers Increasingly Diversifying Their Sourcing Base, Says Benchmarking Study |
State of Sourcing |
US Trends |
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| As US Activists Make Brands Dance to Anti-Leather Tune, Kangaroo Conservation Takes a Hit |
K-Leather |
Industry Scan |
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| EU Beefs up Sustainability Reporting Standards |
Policy Issues |
Sustainability |
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| Activewear Angst: Shopping for Workout Clothes Make Women Feel Worse About Looks |
Consumer Trends |
Shopping |
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| Rubi Laboratories to Help Walmart Convert Emissions into Cellulosic Fibres |
Tech Innovation |
Biomimicry |
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| UK Launches Programme to Drive Better Reuse of Resources, Identifies Textiles as Priority Waste Stream |
Recycling |
UK Move |
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| Bangladesh Ramps Up Recycling into Readymade Garments |
Going Circular |
Bangladesh Trends |
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| New Project Seeks to Tackle Hidden Problem of Textile Waste in Football |
Sportswear Waste |
Football |
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| Heavy Load: 74% of British Households Don't Fully Understand Laundry Labels on Clothes |
Laundry Trends |
Clothing Labels |
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| Out of Africa: A Journey from Farm to a Fabric of the Future |
Business of Innovation |
Rethread Africa |
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| Australia Launches $10 million Cotton Disease Research Project over 5 Years |
Cotton Farming |
Disease |
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| Australia's Cotton Industry Has Halved Water Usage in Last 25 Years |
Cotton Farming |
Australian Industry |
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| And as It Turns out, Take-Back Schemes of Fashion Brands Are a Grand Scam |
Take Back Schemes |
Investigation |
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| Finnish City Shows World How Incentive-Based Systems Can Tackle Textile Waste |
City Ecosystems |
Lahti |
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| First Ever Responsible Business for Gin Code of Conduct Released by CottonConnect |
Cotton Production |
Ginning |
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| UK Leather Exports Grow, But Trade Deficit of Leather Goods Widens to £498 million |
Business of Leather |
UK Overview |
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| Price Not an Indicator for Apparel Durability, Concludes UK Study |
Durable Fashion |
UK Study |
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| Munich Fabric Start A/W 24/25 Sees Over 10,000 Vistors from 56 Countries |
Event Roundup |
MFS AW 24/25 |
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| US Scientists Depolymerise Polyester in 30 Minutes at Room Temperature |
Textile Recycling |
Polyester |
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| New Textile Exchange Guide Calls for Leveraging Hemp to Meet Climate and Nature Targets |
Hemp Production |
Guide |
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| Researchers Mimic Spiders to Create Fibres for Smart Textiles |
Smart Textiles |
Innovation |
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| Textile Carbon Footprint of UK Brands and Retailers Rose 4.4% Between 2019 and 2022 |
Going Circular |
WRAP Report |
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| Munich Fabric Start A/W 24/25 Gets Under Way |
Event Report |
MFS AW 24/25 |
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| Textile Exchange Launches Regenerative Agriculture Framework with Emphasis on Collaborations |
Regenerative Agriculture |
Framework |
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| It's Agreed. Transparency Will Be Key to Sustainability Claims |
Sector Browser |
Fabric Outlook |
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| IAF-SPESA Working on Robust Conference Agenda for 38th World Fashion Convention |
World Fashion Convention |
Agenda |
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| Fabric Innovation and Apparel Market: Which Is Driving the Other? |
Sector Browser |
Fabric Outlook |
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