July 2024

A law requiring more sustainable items to be entered the EU market is implemented

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The European Union (EU) has enacted a regulation that permits the establishment of eco-design specifications and data for nearly all types of tangible commodities that are sold within the EU. The current Ecodesign Directive, which currently exclusively addresses products connected to energy, is expanded upon by the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. According to …

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IEA projects that global electricity demand will increase by 4% by 2025

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According to a new IEA research, the world’s demand for electricity is growing at its quickest rate in years due to strong economic growth, extreme heatwaves, and the growing adoption of energy-powered devices like heat pumps and electric vehicles. Global power consumption is expected to rise by roughly 4% annually through 2025, continuing its strong …

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Germany’s TURNS and Tailorlux pioneered regenerated cotton traceability

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A major force in Germany’s circular textile market, TURNS GmbH, has teamed up with Tailorlux GmbH to create a ground-breaking partnership that will advance traceability and transparency for items made from recycled cotton. By utilizing physical traceability methods and European post-consumer textile waste to produce fully circular products, this partnership demonstrates their dedication to sustainability. …

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Dubai Fashion Week will showcase more than thirty global companies

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Spring/Summer (SS) 2025 season’s Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) will take place from September 1–7, 2024 in Dubai Design District (d3), with a broader citywide events calendar. DFW will present ahead of New York Fashion Week and set the tone for the global fashion calendar. Dubai Fashion Week, co-founded by the Arab Fashion Council, Dubai Design …

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Northumbria and National Textile University with Partners Launch Banana Waste-to-Energy and Textile Project

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Northumbria University academics are now working with partners in Pakistan and the UK to develop a novel solution that will utilize this waste product and benefit the community at large. The project partners are working together to develop a novel two-part system. The first portion will employ new technology to turn banana trash into textile …

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