WASHINGTON DC- A new attempt is being made to introduce US legislation that would forbid the payment of garment workers on a piece-rate basis and encourage the nation’s fashion industry to restore its supply chain. The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act, which was first presented last year but did not pass …
The waste management and recycling company MYGroup will spend £500,000 on a new sustainable textile factory at its current location in Hull, a project it describes as a “UK-first.” The city’s Morley Street recycling campus is home to a two-story, 1,300-square-meter factory that will house a full recycling and remanufacturing process for waste textiles, including …
As part of its Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH), Australia’s Deakin University has partnered with Geelong-based startup Xefco to carry out new research that will revolutionize how garments, notably jeans, obtain their color. One of the most popular clothing items in the world, jeans are also one of the least eco-friendly, using over …
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MARRAKESH – The clothing industry has contributed to disaster relief operations in Morocco, where it is now known that more than 2,900 people were killed in an earthquake in the High Atlas Mountains. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has issued an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss francs ($112 …
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BERLIN: Online apparel retailer Zalando has introduced a private label line that was developed by its in-house Zign Studio and mostly uses recyclable and renewable materials. The Zign Studio line was created utilizing a fashion design “atelier” technique; it is essentially a condensed capsule collection that is focused on a single, overarching creative idea, in …
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LENZING: To increase the transparency of carbon emissions, Austrian fiber maker Lenzing has partnered with supply chain solutions provider Project44 to introduce a real-time maritime cargo tracker. ITohelp Lenzing’s customers meet their carbon emission goals, the tracker gives them access to Scope 3 carbon emission data that has been validated by the Global Logistics Emission …
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Maxim Textile Technology, based in Malaysia, is a fully integrated mill supplier that offers services along the whole textile value chain, including knitting, dyeing, printing, and fabric finishing. The business describes how OEKO-TEX STeP certification, in addition to having the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 accreditation, is helping it achieve its sustainability objectives. According to a press …
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SEATTLE: Through a joint development agreement, WL Gore & Associates and Arzeda will work together to create sustainable textiles using the latter’s protein design technology. To build wholly new proteins and enzymes, Arzeda blends a physics-based protein design methodology with artificial intelligence algorithms. The basic materials needed in industries like textiles, food, home care, and …
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As sustainability takes center stage, there is a paradigm shift taking place in the fashion business. A key industry in the fashion industry, textiles are changing to become more socially and environmentally responsible. The sustainable fashion textile business is poised to transform the way we approach style as consumers want more eco-friendly substitutes. Eco-friendly materials …
NEW YORK – The state of Victoria in Australia has announced a financial support package for Ethical Apparel Australia to advance the area’s sustainable apparel manufacturing industry. Manufacturers of textiles, apparel, and footwear are accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia to verify that strict guidelines, such as paying employees fairly and providing safe working conditions, are …
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