| SLCP Announces New Human Rights Due Diligence Toolkit |
Due Diligence |
Toolkit |
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| Collaborative Platform Launched in India for Safety in the Apparel and Footwear Industry |
Safety Issues |
India Move |
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| For Colombia's Textiles-Fashion Industry Sustainability Is Not a Plus, but a Must |
Country Overview |
Colombia |
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| Destination Colombia: Where Sourcing Meets Substance and Style |
Country Overview |
Colombia |
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| More Info Needed on Farmer Incomes to Measure Progress |
Cotton Production |
Supply Chains |
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| Total Disconnect: Most Top Fashion Companies Do Not Link Executive Pay to Sustainability |
ESG Performance |
Top Companies |
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| The Industry’s Many Moving Pieces Make It Easy to Cut Corners |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
Fast Fashion |
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| Tough Questions Need to Be Asked Within Bangladesh Too |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Over a Fifth of Home Textile Items in UK Lie Dormant |
Home Fashion |
UK Study |
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| A Decade after Rana Plaza Disaster, New Zealanders Still Rely on Fast Fashion |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
Fast Fashion |
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| Till Rana Plaza, Structural Safety Risks Were Not Fully Known |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Mussel Power: Shellfish-Inspired Solution Could Reduce Textile Dye Pollution |
Dyes & Chemicals |
Pollutants |
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| Sustainable Leather Foundation to Work on Capacity-Building, Best Practices in SADC Region |
Development |
Capacity-Building |
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| Ten Years after the Bangladesh Factory Collapse, We Are No Closer to Fixing Modern Slavery |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
Worker Rights |
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| Larger Idea of Responsible Sourcing Continues to Gain Traction in Industry |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Brands Hijacking Circularity with Misleading Narratives, No Attempt to Slow Down Fashion, Says Report |
Greenwashing |
State of Circularity |
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| What's New? Textile that Can Repair Itself, Repel Bacteria and Monitor ECG |
Smart Textiles |
New Research |
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| Moving On: Green Garments Are the Face of Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry Today |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| More Work Is Needed to Set International Frameworks and Standards |
Lessons from that Day |
Rana Plaza @ 10 |
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| Next-Gen Smart Textiles that Can Now Be Produced Inexpensively Using Same Machines |
Textile Innovation |
Next-Gen |
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| Could Printing Biomaterials on Fabric Help Counter Resistance to Antibiotics? |
Functional Textiles |
Biomaterials |
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| Synthetic Biology Meets Fashion in Engineered Silk |
Textile Innovation |
Synthetic Silk |
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| High-Support Sports Bra Plays a Critical Role in Women’s Health, Says a New Study |
Sportswear Innovation |
Women's Health |
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| Nonwovens Industry Back in Business, Thousands Flock to Palexpo |
Event Report |
INDEX 23 |
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| A Raincoat Made Out of Carbon-Neutral Algae and Symbolic of Ongoing Climate Change |
Textile Innovation |
Algae Textile |
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| Better Cotton Revises Principles & Criteria to Suit Local Realities, Takes Farmer-Centric Approach |
Cotton Standards |
Revisions |
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| ABFRL, GIZ Launch Challenge to Promote Innovative Circular Solutions for Indian Textiles & Apparel Industry |
Going Circular |
Challenge 2023 |
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| Consortium to Launch 2 Pilot Initiatives to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Bag Waste in US |
Plastics Crisis |
Bag Usage |
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| 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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