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World Fashion Convention / Registrations

22 March 2023

2 minutes

Every year, IAF organizes a convention for its members, relations and all other interested parties called World Fashion Convention. This year, in 2023, the 38th World Fashion Convention will take place in Philadelphia

Registrations for 38th World Fashion Convention Now Open; First IAF Convention in North America in 2 Decades

Registrations have opened for the 2023 edition of International Apparel Federation’s (IAF) annual convention to be held 22-25 October in Philadelphia.

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Traceability / Circular Supply

22 March 2023

2 minutes

With its textile waste to fibre platform Texloop, and the crop residue to BioFibre innovation Agraloop, Circular Systems provides scalable solutions for the circular economy derived from two very abundant waste streams.

Circular Systems Adds Traceability to Circularity with FibreTrace

Material science company Circular Systems has partnered with FibreTrace to introduce physical traceability technology into its Texloop RCOT recycled cotton on a global scale.

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Innovation / New Entrants

22 March 2023

3 minutes

At Fashion For Good's core is the Global Innovation Programme that supports disruptive innovators on their journey to scale, providing hands-on project management, access to funding and expertise, and collaborations with brands and manufacturers to accelerate supply chain implementation.

Twelve New Innovators Join Fashion For Good’s Global Platform

Production of healthier and next-gen materials for the fashion industry just got a boost with as many as 12 innovators onboarding Fashion For Good’s global innovation platform.

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Industry Action / SAC

20 March 2023

2 minutes

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a new membership model for companies with a revenue of over $100 million to encourage more in the industry to work towards including sustainability as part of their business.

SAC Launches New Membership Model

The new model of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) provides greater opportunity for companies to understand their impact and commit to working towards a more responsible textile and apparel industry.

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Textiles Policy / India

17 March 2023

2 minutes

The Union Minister of State for Textiles, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Thursday, informed that the allocation of textiles sector in the 2023–24 budget was ₹43,893.4 million. This is higher than the revised estinate (RE) of 2022–23 which was ₹35,796.1 million.

Indian PM Announces 7 Mega Textile Parks; Minister Says No Need for National Textiles Policy

The union government on Friday announced that the seven mega textile parks under the ₹44,450 million -PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme will be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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CITI Awards / First Edition

17 March 2023

2 minutes

Pratibha Syntex Ltd emerged as the winner in the category 'Progress Towards Sustainability'.

India's First Textile Sustainability Awards Given Away by CITI

The first ever sustainability awards for the Indian textiles industry, instituted by the apex Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) were given away last night at the 3rd Global Textile Conclave (GTC) in Jaipur.

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Return to Sender / UK Overview

16 March 2023

4 minutes

All stakeholders agreed that finding ways to track and reduce their environmental footprint is a priority, due to the increased pressure coming from government, consumers, and an overall sense of social responsibility.

State of Fashion Returns: 750,000 tonnes of CO2 Emissions; £7 billion in Costs; And Counting

The Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) of the British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a new report on the environmental impact of returns in the fashion industry, with a suggested framework of recommendations.

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Airline Retail / Marketplace

15 March 2023

2 minutes

To mark the launch of Quantas Marketplace, Australian designer Michael Lo Sordo created a custom dress in Qantas’ shade of red that will be available via the Marketplace.

Going Sky High: Australian Designers and Brands Get a New Fashion Marketplace on Qantas

Qantas Loyalty has unveiled a new online shopping experience which will allow Frequent Flyers to earn and use their Qantas Points on 900 premium and household brands and more than 20,000 products. Fashion brands and designers would be a major draw.

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Dyes & Chemicals / Research Project

15 March 2023

2 minutes

The Faculty of Educational Sciences has received a significant EU consortium grant under the Horizon Europe framework programme for Colour4CRAFTS, a multidisciplinary project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.

Finnish Research Project to Explore Cultural Tradition of Dyes and Development of Bio-Based Dyes

The European Union (EU) is doling out grants worth €1,675,090 for a research project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.

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Event Report / GTC 2023

15 March 2023

3 minutes

Making Sustainability the Norm Will Take India Towards Knowledge-Based Economy, Make Its Textiles Industry a Cash Cow

The three-day Global Textile Conclave got under way in Jaipur on Wednesday, with speakers emphasising on the need to make sustainability the norm which, in turn, would take on the trajectory of a knowledge-based economy.

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