| Pace of Emission Reduction is Too Slow: Swedish Textile-Fashion Initiative Calls for Further Legislative Action |
Climate Action |
Sweden Call |
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| Second-hand Clothes Get a Market Boost as ACS partners with eBay UK |
SecondHand |
UK Market |
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| It is Responsibility of Everyone to Understand Origins of ALL Materials |
Sector Scanner |
State of Leather 2022 |
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| Leather Industry can Veritably be Part of the Climate Solution |
Sector Scanner |
State of Leather 2022 |
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| EU Leaders Reach Landmark Deal on Law to Stop Deforestation, But Loopholes Remain |
Forest Resources |
EU Law |
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| Fashion Cuts Sorry Figure: Only 1/66 Companies Above Average on Biodiversity Loss Practices |
Biodiversity Loss |
Benchmarks |
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| Good Fashion Fund Impact in India Starts Showing Results with Pratibha Syntex Project |
Manufacturing |
Clean Tech |
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| Industry Needs to Find More Efficient, Less Resource Heavy Ways of Producing Leather |
Sector Scanner |
State of Leather 2022 |
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| Clear Labelling of Leather and Alternative Materials Critical to Make Informed Choice |
Sector Scanner |
State of Leather 2022 |
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| Sneakers that Decompose at End of Life are Finally Here from NFW and Unless |
Footwear Innovation |
Degenerate |
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| Stony Creek Colors Closes $4.8 million Series B2 Funding led by Levi Strauss to Scale Natural Dye Operations |
Indigo Dyeing |
Investments |
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| Inversa and Teton Launch Leather Collection Made of Invasive Dragonfin that Destroyed Native Mississippi River Species |
Invasive Species |
Dragonfin |
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| Not Water Efficiency or Shortage, But Floods and Depleting Water Quality Will Pose Biggest Risks to Apparel Hubs by 2050 |
Climate Crisis |
Water Issues |
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| Sew Much Better: Industrial Sewing Fair Back after 6 Years |
Curtain-Raiser |
JIAM 2022 - Osaka |
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| We Know Sweatshop Clothing Is Bad – And Buy it Anyway. Here’s Why |
Workers Rights |
Consumers |
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| European Council Approves Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting |
Sustainability Reporting |
CSRD |
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| Circularity Capital Invests £10m in ACS Clothing for Rental Expansion |
Going Circular |
Rental Investment |
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| Ireland to Extend Circularity Project, Grants Another €1.5million |
Going Circular |
Circuléire |
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| Researchers Explore Sweat Management Activewear, Improve Coolness Factor for Athletes |
Functional Fabrics |
Innovation |
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| PureDenim and Sonovia Collaboration Inches Towards Eco-Friendly Dyeing Technology |
Indigo Dyeing |
Collaboration |
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| COP27: Will the Fashion Industry Finally Move from Words to Action? |
Guest Column |
Climate Crisis |
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| 2030 Carbon Footprint from Fashion Consumption to be Highest in Australia Among G20 Nations; Lowest in India |
Fashion Footprint |
G20 Analysis |
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| MMCF Manufacturers Lagging on NextGen Production as Percentage of Total Production |
Manmade Cellulosic Fibres |
NextGen Targets |
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| Synthetic Fibres Discovered in Antarctic Air, Seawater, Sediment and Sea Ice |
Fossil-Free Fashion |
Pollution |
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| Greenpeace Takes the Shein off; Hazardous Chemicals Found in Fast Fashion Giant’s Products that Break EU Regulations |
Toxic Fashion |
Shein On |
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| We Hope to Continue Providing a Platform for Key Stakeholders |
Event Roundup |
ASFW 2022 |
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| Arvind and PurFi Partner on Fibre Rejuvenation Project |
Fibre Production |
Industry Collaboration |
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| Fashion at COP27: The Shame Old Story |
Rant Control |
COP27 |
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| Textile Exchange, Leather Working Group Issue Call on Verified Deforestation-Free Supply Chains by 2030 |
Business of Leather |
Deforestation |
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| Sustainable Fibre Alliance to Consolidate 3 Codes of Practice into Single Global Standard |
Cashmere Standards |
New Benchmarks |
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| ZDHC Reorganises Work, Starts Transition to 'Competence Centres' |
Chemical Usage |
ZDHC Transition |
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| Hub of All Things: Berlin’s Fashion Space Enables a Co-Ownership Approach |
Collaborations |
Berlin Initiative |
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| Target Corp to be New Lead Funder of $250 million Fashion Climate Fund |
Climate Action |
Lead Funder |
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| Seven Start-ups Win 2022 ITMF Awards |
ITMF Awards |
Start-Ups |
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| Worth Dyeing For: Real Battle is Fighting for True Transparency Across Denim Supply Chain |
Indigo Dyeing |
Stony Creek Colors |
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| Buoyed by Gen Y and Z Spending, Luxury Sector Defies Economic Uncertainties and Market Conditions |
Luxury Markets |
Bain Report |
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| 6-Member Consortium to Boost Textile Circularity in Entrepreneurial Courses |
Going Circular |
CITE |
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| Social Audits Not Transparent Enough to Check Abuses in Garment Supply Chains, says HRW Report |
Workers Rights |
Supply Chain Audits |
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| UKRI Announces £4 million Funding Opportunity for Fashion Recycling Projects |
Fashion Recycled |
UKRI Project |
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| Now Is the Perfect Opportunity to Market Reduced Sales as Planned Degrowth |
Crisis 2022 |
Way Out |
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| New Report Outlines How to Create Circular Fashion Ecosystems for Cities |
Going Circular |
BFC Report |
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| Denim Still a Key Player in Industry Due to Its Flexibility and Ability to Adapt its Image |
Curtain-Raiser |
Denim PV Milan |
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| Inditex, H&M, Stella McCartney Make Promise on Low-Carbon, Low-Footprint Forest-Free Fibres |
COP27 UPDATES |
Alternative Fibres |
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| MSMEs Need Both Respect and Support |
Small Businesses |
Way Forward |
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| It’s Possible: Using Textile Waste as Nutrients for Cotton Crops |
Cotton Farming |
Crop Nutrients |
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| Six Months after Lifting of Ban, Uzbekistan Cotton Sector Still Not Free |
Labour Conditions |
Uzbek Cotton |
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| Organic Cotton Accelerator Launches Training Curriculum, Puts It in Public Domain |
Going Organic |
Training Modules |
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| British Fashion Council Outlines Vision for Circular Fashion Ecosystems |
Going Circular |
British Fashion |
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| Due Diligence Framework Will Wear Heavily on Smaller Players in Supply Chains |
Due Diligence |
EU Framework |
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| Doomsday Soon: Net Zero Strategies for Material Production are Insufficient to Meet 1.5°C Target |
GHG Emissions |
Net Zero Targets |
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