| Material Exchange Creates Global Marketplace for Deadstock Fabrics |
Fabric Waste |
Deadstock |
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| New Disruption: Google Launches Virtual Try-Ons with AI Shopping Feature |
Tech Innovation |
Try-Ons |
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| Industrial Scale Chemical Recycling of Textiles Project of Lenzing-Södra Gets EU Funding of €10 million |
Going Circular |
EU Funding |
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| Leather Working Group, Textile Exchange Launch Initiative to Tackle Deforestation |
Deforestation |
Leather Industry |
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| Step-by-Step Guide Launched for Moving to Circular Business Model |
Going Circular |
Playbook |
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| New EU rules to Make Sustainable Products the Norm, Ban on Destruction of Unsold Textiles |
Ecodesign |
Europe Rules |
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| Systematic Forced Labour Still Ongoing in Turkmenistan, Alleges New Report |
Cotton Farming |
Human Rights |
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| Ambitious Textile Recycling Infrastructure, Circular Fashion Projects Launched in UK |
Going Circular |
UK Project |
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| Munich Fabric Start Announces 5 Key Trends for MFS A/W 25/25 |
Event Preview |
MFS AW 24/25 |
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| ‘Certified’ Cotton Not Always ‘Sustainable’ Cotton; Brands & Retailers Must Raise Transparency Bar |
Cotton Crisis |
Probing Deep |
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| Almost 90% of Top Retailers and Brands Still Unsustainable, Not Transparent on Cotton |
Cotton Crisis |
2023 Rankings |
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| Mycelium Tech Innovator Ecovative Raises $30 million Ahead of Commercial Product Launches |
Textile Innovation |
Mycelium |
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| Candiani, Denim Moda, Limonta Bag Top Honours at the ITMA Sustainability Awards |
ITMA 2023 |
Awards |
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| Enemies of the People: DuPont and 3M Knew of PFAS Dangers, But Covered It up for 40+ Years |
Toxic Fashion |
PFAS Cover-Up |
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| Better Cotton Roadmap to Mainstream More Sustainable Cotton Production in Uzbekistan |
Cotton Farming |
Uzbek Roadmap |
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| Green Fashion Alternatives Could Be Grown from Black Tea, Suggests UK Research |
Textile Recycling |
Homework |
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| Global Change Award winners Announced, H&M Doubles Grant and Winners |
Innovation |
GCA 2023 |
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| EU Lays Out Transition Pathway for Textiles Ecosystem |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Transition Pathway |
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| GOTS to Use Satellite Imagery, AI for Cultivation Detection in Indian Field Project |
Cotton Farming |
GOTS Project |
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| New Collaboration to Drive Transformational Change in Chemical Usage in Leather and Textile Industries |
Chemical Usage |
Standards |
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| Australian Fashion Council Charts 'Seamless' Way to Circularity in 7 Years |
Going Circular |
Australian Industry |
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| Standards Alone Cannot Work Towards Sustainability, Says WWF Benchmarking Study on Cotton Standards |
Cotton Production |
Standards |
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| Jordan to See $7.3 billion in Apparel Exports by 2033; Migrants Make up Three-Fourth of Workforce |
Country Overview |
Jordan |
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| US Entomologists Design Fabric to Block Mosquito Bites |
Functional Clothing |
Anti-mosquito |
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| Carbios to Get Grants of €54 million for Construction of First PET Biorecycling Plant in France |
Recycling |
PET Plant |
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| YKK Achieves 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing at 31 Sites Worldwide |
Energy Practices |
Renewables |
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| New Report Says Fashion Accounts for 1.8% of Global Emissions; Sector Needs to Cut it Down by 45% in Next 7 Years |
Climate Crisis |
Target 2030 |
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| India Working on Convergence of Top 5 Institutes for Fashion, Design, Footwear, Packaging ad Exports |
Human Resources |
Convergence |
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| Cotton Yarn Innovator brrr° Completes $6.3 million Capital Round with Designer David Chu |
Functional Fabrics |
Funding Round |
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| Variable Deficit Irrigation in Cotton Can Help Improve Yields and Save Water, Finds Study |
Cotton Farming |
Irrigation |
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| Deforestation Scam: Viscose Producer's Denials Insufficient to Rebut Evidence, Say 5 Groups |
Deforestation |
Viscose |
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| There's a Need for Harmonisation of Textile Policies Across EU Member States, Says Policy Hub |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Harmonisation |
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| CottonConnect and Haelixa Join Hands for Better Traceability of Cotton |
Traceability |
Cotton Trails |
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| Come July, Première Vision Paris Will Get a Redesigned Format |
Event Preview |
Première Vision |
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| European Parliament Sounds Death Knell for Fast Fashion; Issues Call for EU and National Measures |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Recommendations |
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| Joining the Dots: Sustainability Strategy Reflects the Colonial Logic of the Global Economy |
Climate Crisis |
Carbon Colonialism |
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| Brands Going Around in Circles; Score Measly 2.97 on 10 in Circularity; Indian Brands Cut Sorry Figure |
Going Circular |
Fashion Index 2023 |
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| WNDR Alpine Launches Algae-Powered Activewear Line |
Innovation |
Beyond Fossil Fuels |
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| UNEP Suggests Way Out; Lays Down Roadmap for Textiles Sustainability and Circularity |
Going Circular |
UNEP Roadmap |
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| Gnutti: Either You're 100% Sustainable or You're Not; Berto: Don’t Want to Over-Produce |
Denim PV Berlin |
Perspectives |
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| Small Farmer Atlas Launched to Bring Farmer Voices into Sustainability Debates |
Cotton Farming |
Small Farmers |
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| US Researchers Develop Sweater-Wrapped Robots That Can Feel and React to Human Touch |
Smart Textiles |
Robotics |
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| Isko’s Circular Way: Not Giving to Industry Pressure to Have a New Product Every Season |
Denim PV Berlin |
Circular Way |
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| Denim Challenge: Translating Most Creative Trends into More Eco-responsible Approach |
Denim PV Berlin |
Top Voice |
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| HydraSport Project Focuses on Hydration and Sweat Analysis for Smart Low-Cost Fabrics |
Functional Clothing |
Hydration |
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| Ventless Dryers Contribute to Waterborne Microfibre Pollution, Researchers Call for Improved Appliance Design |
Microfibre Pollution |
Dryers |
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| Recycled Mattress Textiles Can Be Used in New Batteries for EVs |
Recycling Textiles |
Battery Prospects |
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| US Scientists Tweak Cotton Genes: Higher Yielding Cotton, Higher Quality Fibre, and a Possibly Perennial Crop |
Cotton Production |
Genetics |
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| 20 Years On: Over 100 Denim/Sportswear Specialists Head for Bluezone |
Event Preview |
Bluezone |
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| ‘Bio’ Does not Mean it is Biodegradable, Says a New Study |
Microfibre Pollution |
Bio-Synthetics |
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