| Global Change Awards Open to Turn the Fashion Industry Planet-Positive |
Innovation |
GCA Awards 2023 |
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| Brexit Reduced Overall EU-UK Goods Trade Flows by Almost One-Fifth, Finds Study |
Brexit Fallout |
Research Paper |
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| Better Cotton Goes Whole Hog on Traceability, to Introduce New Chain of Custody Model |
Cotton Standards |
Chain of Custody |
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| Double Take: CmiA Now Recognised by Green Button, Certified by Cradle to Cradle |
Sustainable Cotton |
CmiA |
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| New Guide to Assist Trade Unions in Developing Framework for 'Just Transition' Plans |
Workers Rights |
Just Transition |
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| South Africa Needs to Act Soon to Put Textiles Value Chain on Climate-Compatible Pathway |
Country Overview |
South Africa |
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| Ten Years On: Australian Charity Threads Through an Ethical Response to Fashion's Excess |
Going Circular |
Australia |
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| Under Cover: One-Fourth of Companies Have SBTs, But Keep Progress a Secret |
Zero Disclosure |
Science-Based Targets |
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| Seasonal Profitability for Better Cotton Farmers in India Up by $82 Per Acre |
Farmer Incomes |
Better Cotton |
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| Circular.Fashion to Develop DPP Prototype for Textiles |
Going Circular |
Digital Passports |
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| So Fur, So Good: Traceability System Furmark Nets 150 Manufacturers, Unveils Plans for Expansion |
Traceability |
Furmark |
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| ACT Member Brands Show Solid Baseline Results in First Accountability Report |
Supply Chains |
Accountability |
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| Ebay UK Launches Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund with British Fashion Council |
Going Circular |
Busisiness Funds |
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| Jaipur Set to Hold Conference on Sustainability and Recycling |
SCTRC Jaipur 2022 |
Curtain-Raiser |
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| Alarming Levels of Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Found in Sports Brands of Nike, Fila, North Face and Others |
Toxic Fashion |
BPA Usage |
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| HKRITA’s Green Machine is Breakthrough that Recycling of Blended Textiles Needed, at Scale |
Textile Recycling |
Green Machine |
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| The Fabric of All Things: Engineers Make Fabric that Heats Up or Cools Down Wearer Depending on Need |
Innovation |
Fabric Marvel |
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| Ukraine War, Market Uncertainties Have One Positive Effect: Demand for Regenerated Fibre Infinna Sees Spike |
Fibre Production |
Infinited Plans |
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| Four Textile-Producing Countries Unite to Reduce Chemical Waste in Industry |
Chemical Usage |
UNEP Project |
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| The Burmese Python that Destroyed Everglades Ecosystem Is Now Sheer Leather |
Invasive Species |
Burmese Pythons |
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| Australian Fashion Launches First Campaign, Showcases Effortless Style and Raw Nature |
Branding |
Australian Fashion |
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| Hemp Fibre Manufacturer BFT Secures Funding, To Scale up Production |
Bast Fibres |
Investments |
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| Pangaia Launches First Stain-Resistant Product; Only 500 Units of Hoodie Available Worldwide |
Biomaterials |
Dropel Hoodie |
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| Good Earth Cotton Starts Work on a Delight-ful Project in India |
Going Organic |
India Project |
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| Now, Quantis Issues Guidelines to Avoid Greenwashing |
Greenwashing |
Quantis Guidance |
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| Allied Feather + Down Introduces Recycled Down Traceability Tool |
Tracing Fashion |
Down Tool |
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| Hemp Can Make Scotland's Agricultural Sector Carbon Neutral |
Natural Fibres |
Hemp Potential |
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| Stella McCartney, Allbirds, Reformation, Pangaia Team Up with NFW on Most Traceable Mirum |
Biomaterials |
Mirum Partnership |
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| Supply Chain Transparency is Dramatically Low in Leather Industry, Says Report |
Business of Leather |
Industry Survey |
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| Drastically Reducing Production is Only Viable Solution to Make Textiles Sector Sustainable |
EU Textiles Strategy |
Position Paper |
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| Fibre Scientist Leads Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration to Tackle Global Challenges |
Research |
Bio-Based Methods |
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| India Launches Portal for Handicraft Artisans for Access to Marketing Events |
Handmade India |
Market Access |
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| Union-Busting on Rise in Asia's Garment Sector, says Report |
Workers Rights |
Ground Report |
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| Consortium Formed to Shift from Fossil-Based Plastic Packaging |
Packing Off |
Plastic-Free |
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| Crackdown Fallout: SAC to Provide Guidance to Members on Making Environmental Claims |
Under Cloud |
SAC Reaction |
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| Operation Crackdown: Netherlands, Norway Issue Stringent Guidelines on Use of Higg MSI |
Under Cloud |
Higg MSI |
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| IOAS Withdraws Accreditation of India's Biocert International |
Certifications |
Indian Case |
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| Greenwashing Oversimplifies Highly Technical Issues and Is Pervasive |
Fossil-Free Fashion |
Fibre Development |
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| The Report on India's Textile Waste Needs a Closer Look and an Update |
Rant Control |
Wealth in Waste |
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| Urgent Call to Reduce Australia’s Sizeable Fashion Footprint and Its Impact on Planet |
Fashion Footprint |
Australian Industry |
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| Kering Raises Industry ‘Standard’; Issues Guidance on Sustainability Claims |
Sustainability Claims |
Kering Guidelines |
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| Average UK Citizen Owns 118 Clothing Items, One-Fourth Remain Stashed Away |
Consumer Trends |
UK Clothing |
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| Delta Framework Launched by Better Cotton and Partners to Harmonise Sustainability Reporting |
Sustainability Reporting |
New Framework |
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| Worn Again Technologies Secures £27.6 million for Ground-Breaking Textile Recycling Facility in Switzerland |
Recycling Textiles |
Investments |
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| Global Confidence in Organic Cotton Dips. Reason: The Great Indian Organic Cotton Scam |
Going Organic |
Stumbleblock India |
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| The Five Steps to Test Your Retail Hypothesis |
Retail Analytics |
Entrepreneurship |
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| Re-Spun Silkworm Silk Is 70% Stronger Than Spider Silk |
Innovation |
Silk Development |
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| Global Organic Cotton Fibre Production up 37%, But ‘Data Confidence’ in Numbers is Low |
Going Organic |
Market Trends |
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| Sustainability Drives Going Nowhere; Global Fibre Production at Record High; Industry on Way to Miss Paris Target |
Material Production |
Market Report 2022 |
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| As Member States Roll out Different Support Schemes, Single Market Gets Fragmented |
EU energy crisis |
EURATEX Response |
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