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Industry Partnership / Design Choices

10 March 2023

 2 minutes
RCGD Global Pre-Oscars Annual Celebration of sustainable fashion returned to Los Angeles on 9 March. The evening in partnership with Tencel and new partners Sustainable Apparel Coalition and VeriSwype brought together friends and supporters of the organisation to promote sustainability advances over the past year within the design community.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition and RCGD Global Partner to Promote Sustainable Design Choices

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition and RCGD Global have come together to help inform young designers about how to make better sustainable material choices as part of the design process. The partnership kicks off with the Pre-Oscars Gala in Hollywood.

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  • Staff Writer
Investments / Transparency

8 March 2023

 2 minutes
tex.tracer offers a tech4good SaaS transparency solution that enables brands and retailers to comply with upcoming rules and legislation whilst reducing the workload of compliance teams and building brand value. It allows companies to reach the EU net zero goal by 2050.

tex.tracer raises €1.5 million to Accelerate Growth and Expand Globally

SaaS transparency platform tex.tracer that helps companies reach the EU net zero goal by 2050 has raised €1.5 million in seed funding which will allow it to further develop and automate the platform and grow the business internationally.

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  • Staff Writer
Certifications / Organic India

7 March 2023

 1 minute
The blame for the low level of 'data confidence' in organic cotton numbers lies primarily with one country: India.

IOAS Suspends Control Union India for Irregularities in Certification Process

The IOAS has suspended the accreditation of Control Union (CU) India from testing and sampling of Indian organic textile products on charges of irregularities.

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  • Staff Writer
Workers Rights / Sri Lanka Relief

7 March 2023

 2 minutes
Workers at a solidarity kitchen organised by FTZ & GSEU during the crisis.

Most Garment Workers in Sri Lanka Not Getting Emergency Relief Allowances

A coalition of unions and labour rights organisations have exhorted top global brands sourcing from Sri Lanka to support the highest possible standards in their supply chain.

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  • Staff Writer
Climate Action / SAC Guide

7 March 2023

 3 minutes
Excavation work at a coal mine in Germany. Industry needs to move away from coal, among other things, if it wants to decarbonise itself.

SAC Launches Guide on Developing Action Plans to Deliver Individual Targets

In a step to help the global textiles and apparel industry ramp up its efforts on facilitating collective action across the industry to deliver the 45% reduction needed by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a Decarbonization Guide for its members.

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  • Staff Writer
Investments / Kenyan Industry

6 March 2023

 4 minutes
The textiles and apparel sector is a key driver of economic growth in Kenya. The country is a net importer, and export-oriented industries like textiles and apparel manufacturing play a critical and central role in improving its trade balance.

Kenya Gets $39 million to Take on Asia; Norfund to Invest in Balaji and Hela

Two Kenyan textile manufacturers have received big-ticket investments with the aim to create jobs and improve lives through investing in sustainable businesses.

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  • Special Correspondent
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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  • Staff Writer
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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  • Staff Writer
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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  • Staff Writer
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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  • Staff Writer