| 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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| Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers |
Country Overview |
United Kingdom |
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| Denmark is Most Expensive EU Member State for Clothing and Footwear |
Consumer Trends |
Europe Markets |
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| Industry Associations Call for Digital Labelling to Reduce Waste and Increase Consumer Access to Information |
Digital Labels |
Open Letter |
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| Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers |
Country Overview |
United Kingdom |
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| Caught Between Wars and Laws, Industry Plans Ahead |
Sector Browser |
Fabric Outlook |
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| Making a Showcase at an Event |
Sector Browser |
Fabric Outlook |
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| Australian Cotton Productivity Increases, GHG Emissions Too Rise 15% |
Cotton Production |
Australia |
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| The Relevance of it All |
Sector Browser |
Fabric Outlook |
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| New Guide for Fashion Brands and Retailers to Embrace Responsible Sourcing Practices for MMCFs |
Deforestation |
Manmade Cellulosic Fibres |
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| EU Wants Mandatory EPR: Producers to be Responsible for Full Lifecycle of Textile Products |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Waste Framework |
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| Nibertex Unveils Revolutionary PFAS, PFC-Free Waterproof Breathable Membrane |
Nanotechnology |
Waterproof Membranes |
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| Londoners Buy 48 Items of Clothing, Throw Away 44. Every Year |
Fashion Footprint |
London Study |
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| Banana Waste Project in Pakistan Gets $3.73 million to Develop Bio-Based Textiles |
Agri-Waste Project |
Banana Textiles |
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| Cotton Growers Get Chance to Become Climate-Smart under US Cotton Trust Protocol Project |
Climate Action |
US Cotton |
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| Computer Scientists Sequence Genome of Cotton Species 'Gossypium herbaceum' |
Cotton Farming |
Bioinformatics |
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| Première Vision Paris Launches Eco-Responsible Programme |
Event Preview |
Première Vision Paris |
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| New Initiative Launched Based on Circular Transition Indicators |
Going Circular |
New Initiative |
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| Report Lays Down Path for Swedish Fashion in Backdrop of Climate Crisis, Legislations and Consumer Shifts |
Country Overview |
Sweden |
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| Denim Deal Study Shows Share of 20% PCR-Cotton in Jeans is Growing |
Going Circular |
Denim Deal |
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| Industry-Specific Guide for Fashion Brands to Reduce Their Impacts on Nature Launched |
Nature Targets |
New Primer |
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| FTC Action Against Clothing Accessory Companies Claiming to “Made in US’ |
Fake Labels |
Made in US |
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| Fashion’s Great Disconnect: Location of Sales, Profits & Capital vs. Location of Environmental Impacts |
Manufacturing |
Financial Divide |
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| Facilities Saved $23 million in Duplicative Audits Costs, But Legal Non-Compliance Still at 91% |
Audit Fatigue |
Convergence |
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| Nike Debuts Apparel Technology Which Transforms in Real Time to Keep Runners Cool |
Textile Innovation |
Breathability |
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| There Will be Winners, Losers, and Those Who Come Together |
Innovation |
Renewcell |
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| Pangaia, Goldwin Tie Up with Spiber for Transforming End-Use Textiles and Agricultural Byproducts into New Materials |
Going Circular |
New Materials |
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| GFA Designer Challenge Unveils Innovative Responses to Create More Responsible Products |
GFA Designer Challenge |
Innovations |
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| We All Need to Provide Facts and Figures that Underpin LCA and Recycling Processes |
Fibre Innovation |
Kelheim Fibres |
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| Global Luxury Sees Record Growth in 2022; Market to Double by 2030 |
Luxury Markets |
Bain Study |
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| Startup Gets £1.1 million in Funding for Transforming Beer Brewery Waste into Leather Alternative |
Fibre Innovation |
Brewery Waste |
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| Curtains Down at Expo Riva Schuh as it Prepares for 100th Edition in Jan '24 |
Event Roundup |
Expo Riva Schuh |
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| Uzbekistan Cotton: ILO, IFC Get Together to Promote Labour Standards |
Labour Conditions |
Uzbek Cotton |
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