Ecotextile News Bulletin 21.12.2023

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Thursday, 21st December 2023

A year in review 2023 Season's Greetings to all our readers. As the year winds down we'd like to take the opportunity to look back and highlight some of the most significant stories that we published from each month of this... Read More Congress calls for AAFA action over Bangladesh WASHINGTON DC - US lawmakers have called upon the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) to use its influence to support the demands of Bangladesh’s garment workers for fairer wages and... Read More Garment supplier to reinstate sacked workers DHAKA - A Bangladesh garment manufacturer which supplies major brands, including ASOS, H&M, Inditex, Bestseller and Next, has agreed to reinstate workers who were allegedly sacked for trying to set... Read More Threaded Together: A three-part podcast on cotton In a new three-part sponsored series entitled, Threaded Together, podcast host Philip Berman looks at Cotton Incorporated's role in improving the sustainability of cotton in the textile industry.  Cotton... Read More Renewcell announces new finance, H&M backing STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has raised an additional SEK 100 million ($9.8m) in short-term finance - with backers including major shareholder H&M - in a bid to ease its financial... Read More Sponsored Content "Slow and steady wins the race" says the International Wool Textile Organisation - IWTO Click here to read more   European Outdoor Group joins Race To Zero ZUG - Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) industry association have voted to make committing to the Race To Zero (RTZ) initiative by the end of 2024 a mandatory requirement of membership. Some 88% of those who took part in the vote, which was open to all members, were in favour of... Read More AAFA urges action on Cambodia brick kiln industry PHNOM PENH – The American Apparel & Footwear Association has urged the Cambodian government to take action against the practice of child labour and the burning of mixed garment waste in the country’s brick kiln industry. The letter from the AAFA follows a report from the Cambodian... Read More DEC/JAN ISSUE Next Gen nadir - a year on from opening its flagship factory, Renewcell is in trouble   ESG an overrated asset? Experts discuss what investment challenges might mean for fashion PFAS - new ruling leaves US manufacturers and importers facing gargantuan task   Rocky road for new materials - outlining the business case for sustainable textiles Decarbonisation - a full steam ahead look at how the textile industry is mobilising Woolly thinking - more on contradictory 'synthetic' vs 'natural' marketing nonsense AND MORE!  Hit the button below to get your copy Subscribe

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