It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Russell Kennedy

Textile Waste / Colours

2 January 2024

With Australian state government funding support from Sustainability Victoria, Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has developed a method to effectively recycle colour pigments from textile waste. The project builds on the concept which received the H&M Foundation Global Change Award in 2017.

And Now Colouring Polymers from Textile Waste

In a world-first, textile waste could soon be crushed and pummelled to develop pigments that could be used as colouring polymers.

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Trade Ties / Indo-Bangla Tension Commentary

Trucks at the border crossing at Dawki, Meghalaya. The trans-shipment facility, operational since 2020, was a result of India’s “Neighbourhood First” initiative and a gesture of goodwill toward Dhaka.

India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions

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Under Scanner / Nike Wage Theft Analysis

Without binding frameworks, supply chains will continue to operate on a model of plausible deniability and race-to-the-bottom pricing.

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