Ecotextile News Bulletin 18.01.2024

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Thursday, 18th January 2024

More brands urged to support EIS Pilot scheme DHAKA - The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is urging more brands to support an initiative which offers social insurance protection for garment workers and their families in the event of factory accidents in Bangladesh. The Employment Injury Scheme (EIS Pilot) protects Bangladesh’s export-oriented... Read More Tunisian textile workers win 20% pay rise TUNIS - Textile workers in Tunisia have secured a 20% wage increase over the next three years following negotiations between trade unions and employers. The pay rise - worth 6.5% this year and... Read More Lenzing develops Tencel fibres with stretch LENZING - Austrian textile manufacturer Lenzing has developed a new processing technique for its Tencel-branded lyocell fibres which it says meets international standards for stretch and recovery. The... Read More Gap and Arvind partner on water innovation centre AHMEDABAD – Retail giant Gap Inc and denim manufacturer Arvind Limited have launched a Global Water Innovation Centre for Action (GWICA), an expansion of their partnership that was set up to transform... Read More Kering, Eileen Fisher partner with Spiber YAMAGATA - Japanese biotechnology company Spiber has recruited French fashion congolomerate Kering’s Material Innovation Lab (MIL), US brand Eileen Fisher, Scottish cashmere specialist Johnstons of... Read More Sponsored Content The LYCRA Company and Qore® join forces to create next generation bio-derived LYCRA® fibre with QIRA® Click here to read more   TrusTrace completes $24 million funding round STOCKHOLM — Traceability platform TrusTrace has completed a new $24 million funding round which it says will enable it to help fashion and textile brands achieve their sustainability goals and comply with new legislation. The investment was led by Circularity Capital, a specialist investor... Read More Mango offers workers sustainability training MADRID - Spanish fashion brand Mango is offering more than 250 employees training in sustainability in a partnership with the prestigious Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid). The programme at the university's 'Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda' (CSDMM-UPM)... 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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