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Home Fashion / UK Study

28 April 2023

3 minutes
The research concluded that among other key opportunities, encouraging the public to take care of their home textiles during the in-use phase will be a key behaviour for brands and retailers to focus on to increase the longevity of their products, limit failure modes and ultimately, reduce their impacts.

Over a Fifth of Home Textile Items in UK Lie Dormant

A new report marks the first piece of consumer research that WRAP has conducted on home textiles and provides a timely follow-on from the organisation's citizen insights report on clothing longevity in the UK, published in October 2022.

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Development / Capacity-Building

27 April 2023

2 minutes
SLF’s audit and certification standard also incorporates an equivalency service to avoid duplication of effort and resource, and to firmly put the emphasis on improvement and partnership to meet the standards and performance necessary to support a sustainable leather industry of the future.

Sustainable Leather Foundation to Work on Capacity-Building, Best Practices in SADC Region

Sustainable Leather Foundation heads to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region this May to train and equip local representatives with required tools to drive forward improvements in the leather value chain.

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Greenwashing / State of Circularity

26 April 2023

5 minutes
Activists dressed as 'revolting mannequins' outside a Zara store in Bangkok, demand that the company 'Detox' now. For the new report. Greenpeace looked at the practices of all 29 Detox committed brands, and selected those which use a product marketing label which have a defined slogan, using positive terms such as “eco” “green” or “cares” such as Join Life (Zara), or Conscious (H&M).

Brands Hijacking Circularity with Misleading Narratives, No Attempt to Slow Down Fashion, Says Report

A Greenpeace report that hammers at the self-assessed ‘green’ claims by some top brands asserts that sustainability has become a communication goal without putting credible measures in place to realign their linear business models.

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Functional Textiles / Biomaterials

24 April 2023

2 minutes
The research of fabrics after several experiments showed inhibition of bacterial growth and retained almost half of its initial activity when cold stored for a month.

Could Printing Biomaterials on Fabric Help Counter Resistance to Antibiotics?

A doctoral thesis at Sweden’s University of Boras is exploring the possibilities of sustainably printing enzymes on synthetic textiles and further develop advanced textiles for applications like antimicrobial, drug delivery and biosensing.

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Textile Innovation / Synthetic Silk

24 April 2023

2 minutes
The yields on Fuzhong Zhang’s material increased eight-fold compared with past studies, reaching 8 grams of fiber material from 1 litre of bacterial culture. This output constitutes enough fabric to test for use in real products.

Synthetic Biology Meets Fashion in Engineered Silk

An American researcher has developed a method to create synthetic spider silk at high yields while retaining strength and toughness using mussel foot proteins that can pave the way for a new era of sustainable clothing production.

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Sportswear Innovation / Women's Health

24 April 2023

3 minutes
The experiment showed that increased levels of breast support were associated with greater knee joint stiffness due to smaller joint excursions.

High-Support Sports Bra Plays a Critical Role in Women’s Health, Says a New Study

A research on breast support and whole body biomechanics says that a high-support sports bra should be considered not only as apparel, but also sports equipment as it plays a role in women's health.

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Event Report / INDEX 23

22 April 2023

3 minutes
Visitors from around the globe gathered at Palexpo, Geneva from 18–21 April, for the triennial exhibition that explored, among othe things, the future of sustainable nonwovens.

Nonwovens Industry Back in Business, Thousands Flock to Palexpo

INDEX 23, the biggest trade event of the global nonwovens industry, came to a close on 21 April with a showcase of the latest breakthroughs and innovative developments across nonwovens’ applications.

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Textile Innovation / Algae Textile

21 April 2023

2 minutes
Charlotte McCurdy (left) collaborated with top fashion designer Phillip Lim on this shimmering green dress as part of the ONExONE Conscious Design Initiative, which pairs designers and scientists.

A Raincoat Made Out of Carbon-Neutral Algae and Symbolic of Ongoing Climate Change

A raincoat made out of algae is what a researcher at the Arizona State University has experimented on and given the right partners it could be pushed further for commercial readiness.

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Cotton Standards / Revisions

21 April 2023

3 minutes
From a social standpoint, the revised standard will place stronger onus on driving impact and promoting wellbeing in farming communities, supported by more robust requirements surrounding decent work and gender equality, in addition to the inclusion of a new principle: smallholder livelihoods.

Better Cotton Revises Principles & Criteria to Suit Local Realities, Takes Farmer-Centric Approach

In its bid to remain an effective tool to drive continuous improvement and deliver sustainability impact at field-level, non-profit Better Cotton has revised its Principles & Criteria (P&C) to drive continuous improvement and deliver sustainability impact at field level.

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Going Circular / Challenge 2023

20 April 2023

2 minutes
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited has a repertoire of India’s largest brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England. The company's international brands portfolio includes The Collective, the country's largest multi-brand retailer of international brands. Illustrative image.

ABFRL, GIZ Launch Challenge to Promote Innovative Circular Solutions for Indian Textiles & Apparel Industry

Indian fashion conglomerate Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have launched the ‘Circularity Innovation Challenge 2023’  — a platform for innovators to introduce sustainable and impactful solutions, and raise awareness about textile circularity. 

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