| Terms and Definitions for Circular Fashion Need to be Standarised, says American Circular Textiles Group |
Going Circular |
US Initiative |
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| Uniform Sustainability Collaborative Launched to Promote Circular Uniform Design, Production and Consumption |
Workwear |
Circular Designs |
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| Brands Using Lopsided Trading Practices to Throttle Small European Suppliers |
Supply Chains |
Europe Trade |
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| Better Cotton's Traceability Technologies to Track Indian Cotton’s Journey from Field to Shelf |
Traceability |
Indian Cotton |
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| VF Corp Takes Long Footwear Stride with First Regenerative Rubber Supply System |
Footwear Innovation |
Regenerative Rubber |
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| Deciding What to Wear to Work Isn’t Getting Any Easier For Women |
Officewear |
Women |
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| Synthetic Dyes are Designed to be Recalcitrant, With Most Being Non-Biodegradable |
Made in India |
Natural Dyes |
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| Filters Only Effective, Near-Term Solution to Microfibre Shedding: Industry White Paper |
Microfibre Pollution |
Washers |
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| HKRITA Taps into Sound Waves to Reduce Microplastic Pollution |
Microfibre Pollution |
Sound Solution |
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| Lockdown Saw 77% Rise in Thames Microplastics; Reasons: Face Masks, PPE |
Microfibre Pollution |
Thames |
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| Improper Footwear Having Major Impact on American Workers, Says Survey |
Workwear |
Footwear Issues |
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| Cotton as Antimicrobial Agent: US Researchers Develop Natural, Washable Cleaning Wipes |
Textile Innovation |
Wipes |
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| Researchers Create Nonwovens That Are Electrically Conductive but Thermally Insulating |
Nonwoven Research |
Conductivity |
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| Leaves, Roots, Tea Dust, Madder & More to Make Natural Dyes at BioDye are Self-Certified |
Made in India |
Natural Dyes |
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| Brands & Retailers: Have You Measured Impact of Your Virtual Fitting Room on Overall Sales? |
Sizing Solutions |
Virtual Fitting |
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| A Textile Called Pedot that Will Keep You Snug in the Artic Cold |
Textile Innovation |
Pedot |
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| Oeko-Tex Reaches 1,000 Milestone for STeP Standard |
Certifications |
STep Standard |
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| Denim Première Vision returns to Berlin; 65+ Leading Exhibitors Expected |
Event Preview |
Denim PV Berlin |
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| Lenzing Launches Fibre Recycling Initiative with Mechanically Recycled Lyocell |
Going Circular |
Lyocell Fibres |
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| Fashion & Apparel to Edge Out Mobiles as Top Online Segment in India by 2025, says BCG Report |
Online Retail |
India Market |
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| What’s Khadi and What’s Not: Indian Handloom Remains Entangled in Legal Brawls |
Khadi Rights |
Court Battles |
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| Retail Bigwig Primark Launches First Circular Product Collection |
Going Circular |
Product Range |
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| Now Buy Relove(d) Clothing When You Check Into Helsinki-Vantaa Airport |
SecondHand |
Airport Fashion |
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| Teijin Frontier’s Novel Technology Facilitates Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling of Discarded Polyester Apparel |
Recycling Textiles |
Polyester Apparel |
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| Kintra Fiber’s Biodegradable Polyester to be Prototyped by Fashion For Good-led Brand Consortium |
Fibre Innovation |
Recycling |
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| The Man in the Monkey Nut Coat: How a 1940s Scientist Made ‘Vegan Wool’ from Peanuts |
Textile History |
Peanut Wool |
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| H&M Move Creates Garments with LanzaTech Technology that Captures Carbon Emissions |
Climate Action |
Garments |
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| Much-Needed Healthcare Textiles Processing Facility Certification Scheme Launched in India |
Medical Textiles |
Facilities |
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| Just $1.58/hr: ‘Made in the USA’ fashion Labels from South California Do Not Pay Fair Wages |
Wage Theft |
US Labels |
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| Shein Goes on US Overdrive, Recruits 500 Designers |
Shein Effect |
US Plans |
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| …And Miles to Go… |
State of Sustainability |
India Progress |
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| US Consumers Continue to Embrace Secondhand Amid Economic Uncertainty, Finds New ThredUp Survey |
SecondHand |
Marketplace |
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| Reuters Scoop on Recycling Leads to Indonesian Backlash Against Second-Hand Clothing |
SecondHand |
Indonesia Crackdown |
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| Munich Fabric Start Revises Dates for Keyhouse, The Source and Bluezone to 18-20 July |
Trade Event |
MFS AW 24/25 |
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| Digital Dyestuff Library Launched to Pilot Trials on Dyeing Innovations |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Innovation Pilots |
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| China Launches Textile Traceability Platform to Align with Dual Carbon Strategy |
Traceability |
China Platform |
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| Textile Exchange Updates List of Banned Certifiers; Most in Fresh List from China and Bangladesh |
Certifications |
Banned Entities |
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| Better Cotton Beefs up Climate Strategy, Adds 4 New Impact Areas |
Climate Action |
Impact Areas |
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| Wearables Gamechanger: Thread-Like Pumps Can Be Woven Into Clothes |
Wearables |
Research Study |
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| Labour Costs, Not Target Retail Price, Should Determine Garment Price For Living Wage, Researchers Conclude |
Living Wages |
Initiatives |
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| Digital Samples Reduced Costs by 50%, Cut Sampling Time from 12 to 4 Weeks |
Tech Adoption |
Sampling |
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| Online Retailers Yet to Make Shopping More Inclusive for People with Disabilities |
Adaptive Clothing |
Online Retail |
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| Living in Denial: Apparel Companies Underestimating Potential Water Risks in Supply Chains |
Water Pollution |
Apparel Companies |
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| New Wood-Based Technology Removes 80% of Dye Pollutants in Wastewater |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Pollutants |
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| Coalition Launched in US to Shut Down Shein |
Shein Effect |
Coalition Launch |
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| Europe Gets Closer to Outlawing Malaise of Greenwashing |
Greenwashing |
Europe Directive |
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| Brands Love Petroleum: Fashion Companies Continue to Rely on Fossil Fuels, Supply Chain Decarbonisation Still a Far Cry |
Fossil Fuel Fashion |
Scorecard |
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| Coping with the Fallout: Turkish Textiles Industry Needs Business |
Quake Aftermath |
Turkish Industry |
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| Chemical Sorting Breakthrough: Korea Team Separates Polyester, Commercial Operations Planned for 2025 |
Textile Waste |
Chemical Sorting |
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| TSA, UKHospitality Agree to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Waste Created During Servicing of Hotel Linen |
Plastic Waste |
Hotel Linen |
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