September 2023 - Pakistan Textile Portal

Dutch STTI and Fair Wear sign an agreement to promote sustainable textile production

Leave a Comment / Sustainability / By Nayab Islam

Through the promotion and facilitation of ethical purchasing practices and, more broadly, the effective implementation of the human rights due diligence (HRDD) framework, the Fair Wear Foundation and the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI), based in the Netherlands, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledging to further strengthen their collaboration on advancing systemic …

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Gearing up for innovation in Germany: Techtextil and Texprocess 2024

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The preparations for Techtextil and Texprocess, which will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from April 23–26, 2024, are well underway as attendees eagerly anticipate learning about the industry’s newest and most technologically advanced products and processes. The Innovation Awards are genuinely standouts because they are essential components of the two fairs. According to …

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Performance Days will feature sustainable apparel from Italy’s Cifra

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Performance Days will take place from October 4–6, 2023, in Munich, Germany. The Italian manufacturer of warp knits, Cifra, will display prototypes of sportswear constructed from novel yarn combinations. The basis on which the design of the new generation of sporting clothes by Cifra is formed is sustainability in terms of materials and production process, …

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Kim Jones of Fendi exhibits the Spring/Summer 2024 line in Milan

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Acidulate yellow or bright orange contrasts with the cold color scheme and the gentle shapes. The reverse fold in a waistband, which reveals the beautiful design of tailored trousers, highlights Jones’ passion for good tailoring. According to a news release from Fendi, split skirts and leather shorts alternate with gorgeously flexible dresses made of floating …

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At Milan Fashion Week, Bosideng introduces weightless down technology

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At its runway exhibition during Milan Fashion Week, Bosideng, a renowned down jacket producer, demonstrated its weightless down garment technology. Bosideng’s collection combined parts of Chinese and Italian civilizations, drawing inspiration from the architecture of La Vigna di Leonardo and the Italian Renaissance. The performance, which featured themes from Leonardo da Vinci’s visions, was staged …

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Production of eco-friendly viscose is increased at a Lenzing facility in Indonesia

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For its textile Lenzing Ecovero and nonwoven Veocel brands in Asia-Pacific, Lenzing Group, a market leader in the manufacturing of wood-based specialty fibers, has announced plans to enhance the production of its high-quality responsible viscose fibers. The viscose fibers, which are manufactured at Lenzing’s Purwakarta plant (PT South Pacific Viscose) in Indonesia and are EU …

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Launch of a sustainable cooperation by Better Cotton in Spain

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By holding a multi-stakeholder event in Seville, Better Cotton, the largest cotton sustainability program in the world, has begun a strategic collaboration in Spain. Better Cotton said in a press release that the meeting included participating farmers, ginners, and other industry representatives in addition to the Inter-professional Cotton Association (Espalgodon) and the Regional Government of …

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For new threads, American & Efird receives gold-level C2C certification

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Two sustainable cotton thread products have been released by the world’s largest thread manufacturer, American & Efird (A&E), and each has been awarded a Gold Level Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified Material Health Certificate. These new products add to an already impressive sustainable thread portfolio and enable greater sustainability and circularity within the textile industry …

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US’ AEO beats its water reduction goal and establishes additional environmental objectives

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American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), a US-based retailer, recently released its second environmental (Planet), social (People), and governance (Practices) report outlining the progress made through the company’s Building a Better World strategy. According to the report, AEO recycled 9 million gallons of water at laundries and reduced water use per pair of jeans produced by 38% …

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The 2023 Advanced Recycling Conference in Germany will examine LCA and policy

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On November 28 and 29, 2023, the Advanced Recycling Conference will be held online and in Cologne, Germany. This year’s conference, which follows a successful debut in 2022, intends to cover the full spectrum of modern recycling technologies, including pyrolysis, gasification, and extrusion and dissolution. The symposium will also cover related topics like legislation, Life …

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