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Cotton Crisis / Australia Project

6 March 2023

2 minutes

A cotton farm in New South Wales, Australia. Cotton Australia and ACSA received ATMAC funding from the Australian Government to invest in a number of activities and programs focused on Market Diversification & Supply Chain Expansion & Education.

Australian Stakeholders Come Together to Develop Strategic Roadmap for Cotton Industry

In a bid to reposition itself in a changing global environment, the Australian cotton industry is rallying together to chart out a strategic roadmap that would align the industry to the increasingly aware customer needs.

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Collaborations / IAF-AAFA

6 March 2023

2 minutes

The understanding marks the "start of a closer and more frequent collaboration" to the benefit of both organisations and their members.

IAF and AAF Sign MoU on Closer and More Frequent Collaboration

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) have signed an MoU, underlining a renewed commitment to bring industry players together across the global supply chain.

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Going Circular / Texaid Project

6 March 2023

2 minutes

Textile waste is a problem in Europe. Out of 7–7.5 million tonnes of textiles discarded every year, only 30–35% are collected separately – and of that quantity, only 15–20% are sorted by medium and larger sorting facilities within the EU.

Texaid Looks at Sorting 4.0 with Project to Transform Textile Waste into Feedstock

A new project addressing the technology-capacity gap in sorting for reuse and recycling to ensure that high-quality raw materials from non-wearable textile waste can be made available on a large scale, is in the works.

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Brand & Retailers / Higg Update

3 March 2023

4 minutes

Brands and retailers can use the Higg BRM to understand their performance in these areas: Environment: climate, water, waste, biodiversity and chemicals; Social: workers, employees, consumers and communities; Governance: structure and management, ethics and behaviour.

SAC, Higg Reorganise Module for Brands and Retailers; Add Biodiversity as Impact Area

The updated Higg Brand & Retail Module is now available for brands and retailers to measure and report on their ESG impacts to understand their progress and identify areas for improvement with clarity and transparency.

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Traceability / Leather Initiative

2 March 2023

3 minutes

The first to sign the initiative on Leather Traceability Schemes led by the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE), are the Leather Working Group, ICEC-The Certification Institute for the leather sector, and the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF).

Leather Industry Organisations Start Work on Alignment of Leather Traceability Schemes

European trade body COTANCE has formed the Leather Traceability Cluster to align leather traceability schemes in a bid to reduce audit fatigue in tanneries and avoid unproductive costs for the leather value chain.

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Going Circular / Investments

2 March 2023

1 minute

Circ developed the revolutionary technology system that returns clothes to the raw materials from which they were made.

Circ Raises Another $25 Millionin Series B Extension Funding, Ready to Scale up

Circular fashion company Circ has raised $25 million in Series B extension funding.

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Denim Tech / Indigo Dyeing

28 February 2023

3 minutes

PureDenim and Sonovia have been working closely for the past 12 months on the development and scale-up of the D(y)ENIM technology and are targeting to rope in the world's leading mid-market and luxury brands to become users of the technology in 2024.

World's Greenest & “Revolutionary” Indigo Dyeing Technology to be Installed Later This Year

Israel’s Sonovia is ready to install the revolutionary 100% reusable and hydrosulfite free dyeing technology at the industrial indigo dyeing line of Italy’s PureDenim.

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Textile Waste / Europe Markets

27 February 2023

2 minutes

According to analysed data from the United Nations, EU exports of textiles have increased and shifted from mainly African destinations to both Africa and Asia.

Used Textiles Exported from EU Tripled in Past 2 Decades

Discarded textiles in Europe, including used clothing and footwear, are an increasing waste and export problem. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing shows that Europe faces a challenge in how to handle its own used textiles.

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Functional Textiles / FTC 2023

25 February 2023

2 minutes

The just concluded third edition of the Functional Textiles & Clothing (FTC) Conference in New Delhi helped create an understanding of the various aspects of functional and technical textiles and showed the way towards modernisation of the industry, making it relevant to current times while gauging the challenges faced due to changing ecology, consumer trends, and the like.

Technology and Design Come Together to Develop Functional Products that Impact People's Lives

The third edition of the Functional Textiles & Clothing (FTC) Conference in New Delhi concluded on a high as students and faculty from about 80 global universities focused on various aspects of the textile and clothing industry and the technological advancements at play along with its impact on the environment.

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Going Organic / Farmer Participation

22 February 2023

3 minutes

The income from in-conversion or organic cotton cultivation accounted for 63% of the total family income of farmers across the different projects. Other crops contributed to 22% of family income, and the remaining 16% came from non-agricultural sources such as off-farm labour.

OCA Sees 235% Increase in Participating Farmers in India, €4 million Paid in Farmer Premiums

The Organic Cotton Accelerator has reported a 235% increase in the number of Indian farmers participating in its Farm Programme. The number has increased from 22,146 last season to 74,229 this time.

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