Ecotextile News Bulletin 09.11.2023

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Thursday, 9th November 2023

International Accord safety programme renewed AMSTERDAM - Global brands and trade unions have agreed to extend the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry for up to six years. The agreement on workplace safety, which was launched in Bangladesh in September 2021 and extended to Pakistan this year,... Read More US urges Bangladesh to revisit minimum wage DHAKA - The US State Department has called on Bangladesh to revisit its decision on a new minimum wage for garment workers amidst further violent protests which left a 23-year-old woman dead. Anjuara... Read More Pangaia extends merino wool partnership LONDON - Materials science brand Pangaia has extended its partnership with merino wool supplier Nativa with the launch of the NativaRegen programme. Pangaia first partnered with Nativa, part... Read More Renewcell financial report confirms challenges STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has published its Q3 financial report in which it confirmed lower than anticipated sales of its Circulose pulp and urged brands to step up with off-take... Read More Podcast: Thread Together - sustainability and cotton WAKEFIELD – Our host Philip Berman explores sustainability issues related to cotton in the first of a new three part series of our Ecotextile Talks podcast, entitled Thread Together, sponsored... Read More Sponsored Content Going Further with Planet Agenda The LYCRA Company release publication of its second annual Planet Agenda Update  Click here to read more   Nature-based dyes startup raises new funding COPENHAGEN - Danish biotech startup company Octarine has announced the successful completion of a €4.35 million ($4.6m) funding round to scale its nature-based textile dyes. The round, led by Oskare Capital, Unconventional Ventures, and the Footprint Firm with participation from DSM Venturing,... Read More Carbios receives go-ahead for biorecycling plant CLERMONT-FERRAND - Biotech firm Carbios has been granted the go-ahead for the world’s first PET biorecycling plant which will use the company’s propriety depolymerisation technology for the processing of textile waste. With building permits and operating authorisation now in place, the... Read More OCT/NOV ISSUE Generation ex - Can next gen fibres ease out conventional materials?   Accelerating Higg - KPMG review digs deep into the Higg Index tools Made to last - Research breaks links between price and performance Funding progress - $250 million climate fund beneficiaries revealed   Skin in the game - managing customer allergies to clothing is far from simple AND MORE!  Hit the button below to get your copy Subscribe

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