| DIY Culture Has Had Significant Impact on the World of Denim |
Revisiting Denim |
The Blue Streak |
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| Scientists Develop MXene Nanomaterials that Enable Wireless Charging in Textiles |
Functional Textiles |
Nanomaterials |
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| Regenerate. Restore. Rethink. Collaborate. Commit. COP29 Called for All of This and More |
Climate Action |
COP29 |
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| Researchers Call for Shakeup of How Cities Deal with Clothing Waste |
Textile Waste |
City Systems |
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| Sustainable Fibre Sourcing Faces Systemic Challenges, Particularly in Developing World |
Talking Denim |
Soorty |
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| Scientists Develop Visual Grading System to Combat Microplastic Fashion Pollution |
Microfibre Pollution |
Grading System |
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| Misconception Around Cotton’s Water Usage Has Created Ripple Effects on Denim Industry |
Talking Denim |
Soorty |
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| GOTS Launches Auditors' Due Diligence Handbook to Match Evolving Global Regulatory Landscape |
Due Diligence |
GOTS Handbook |
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| 88% of Large Brands with GHG Targets Do Not State Whether They Are on Track |
Climate Action |
2024 Rankings |
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| COVID-19 Pandemic Certainly Raised Awareness and Need for Hygiene Management for Textiles |
Antimicrobial Textiles |
Sanitized AG |
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| Over 400 Companies to Share Supply Chain Data Soon on Open Supply Hub |
Supply Chains |
Data Revelation |
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| Just as You Were Wondering: Yes, Secondhand Clothes Could Well Be Swimming in Germs |
Second Chance |
Contamination |
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| Brands Direct Everything; Manufacturers and Mills Just Trying to Be Profitable |
Antimicrobial Textiles |
Fuze Technologies |
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| Zero Waste Europe Report Builds Case for Cities to Take the Lead in Tackling Fast Fashion |
City Ecosystems |
Waste Management |
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| UK Alliance for Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Launched |
Chemical Usage |
UK Alliance |
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| Australian Researchers Develop Crack-Resistant Concrete with Scrap Carpet Fibres |
Going Circular |
Carpet Waste |
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| All Indian Players Regardless of Size, Scale Should Take Part in Decarbonisation Journey |
Climate Action |
India Decarbonisation |
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| Jeanologia Continues to Innovate, Aiming for Fully Zero-Waste Production Process |
Talking Denim |
Jeanologia |
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| Systemic and Structural Barriers Leading to Failed Sustainability Strategies in MSIs: New Study |
Supply Chains |
MSI Study |
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| The Onerous Task of Calculating the Full Impact of a Garment at the Onset Itself |
Apparel Impact |
True Cost Calculator |
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| Standards Needed to Extend Textile Life for a Circular Economy |
Going Circular |
Standards |
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| India's Footwear Hub Agra Faces Challenging Task in Handling 45 tonnes of Waste Every Day |
Footwear Waste |
Agra Report |
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| Call from Textile Exchange Meet: Future Needs to Thrive on Collaboration and Restoration |
Event Roundup |
Textile Exchange |
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| Global Fashion Agenda Launches GFA Monitor 2024 to Guide Toward Net Positive Fashion Industry |
GFA Monitor |
2024 Update |
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| New Digital Tool Launched to Map Global Waste Hotspots for Recyclers and Innovators |
Global Tool |
World of Waste |
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| Kingpins Amsterdam @10: Assessing the Denim'ite Journey of an Inspiring Event |
Event Report |
Kingpins Amsterdam |
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| Industry Needs to Hold Itself Accountable to Ensure the Rigour of Standards |
Cotton Production |
Cotton 2040 Impact |
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| ZDHC Issues Guidelines for Dissolved Pulp Used for MMCF |
Roadmap to Zero |
Dissolved Pulp Guidelines |
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| Bio-Based Fibres Could Pose Greater Threat to Environment Than Plastics They Want to Replace: New Research |
Biomaterials |
Side Effects |
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| $2.5 billion Available for India's Apparel Decarbonisation, Another $4 billion Still Needed |
Climate Action |
India Emissions |
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| Most Pesticides Used on Conventional Cotton in US Pose Health Risk, Says Report |
Cotton Farming |
Pesticide Usage |
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| Scientists Develop Silk Thread that Turns Clothes into Charging Stations |
Functional Textiles |
Conductive Material |
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| British Fashion Council Launches Commercialising Creativity 2.0 Report for Industry Stakeholders |
British Industry |
Commercialising Creativity |
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| Keel Labs Wins Textile Exchange Award as ‘Innovation Project of the Year’ |
Climate Action |
Innovation Awards |
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| Carbios-led Consortium Unveils World’s First 100% Fibre-to-Fibre Biorecycled Clothing |
Textile Recycling |
Carbios Plant |
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| Down Already a Circular By-Product of Food Sector; Any Use of Down a Win for Industry and Planet |
Knock Down |
Allied F+D |
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| Higg MSI Adopts New Bovine Leather LCA Data; Global Warming Potential Reduces by 60% |
Higg Index |
Leather Scores |
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| Too Many Toxic Dangers Posed by the Popularity of Ultra-Fast Fashion |
Toxic Fashion |
Australia Scene |
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| Polyester Textile Recycling Still Has a Long Way to Go, Says Accelerating Circularity Study |
Textile Recycling |
Polyester Study |
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| Withering Heights: Fashion’s 1.8m Polybag Problem and TIPA’s Compostable Solution |
Packaging Alternative |
TIPA Solutions |
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| Percentage of Raw Materials Sourced from 'Unknown' Country of Origin Still High, Says Report |
Materials Benchmark |
2024 Status |
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| After Life for Design: Exhibition Showcases Sustainable Burial Practices |
Burial Textiles |
Greening Death |
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| Leather Needs to Get Aggressive, Take Battle of Words Right into the Camp of Activists |
Sidelining Leather |
State of Leather 2024 |
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| True Cost Calculator is First Instrument in Fashion Sector to Calculate Full Impact of Clothing |
New Tool |
True Cost Calculator |
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| Cascale Announces New Cotton LCA Methodology for Higg MSI |
Higg Index |
Cotton LCA |
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| New Round of Global Change Award to Focus on Innovation for Net-Zero Textiles Industry by 2050 |
Innovation |
GCA Awards 2024 |
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| Researchers Develop Process to Completely Extract Dyes from Fabrics; Both Clothing Item and Dye Can be Reused |
Fabric Dyeing |
Decolorisation |
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| Leather Has No Direct Deforestation Link, but Will Need to Work Hard on Traceability Systems |
EUDR Impact |
State of Leather 2024 |
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| Europe's Recycling Sector Headed for Crisis with Oversupply of Used Textiles and Drop in Demand from Export Markets |
State of Recycling |
EU Crisis |
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| Denmark CO2 Tax May Have No Impact on Industry, but Cyclical Nature of Leather Was Ignored |
Denmark CO2 Laws |
State of Leather 2024 |
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