Ecotextile News Bulletin 15.02.2024

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Thursday, 15th February 2024

Xinjiang forced labour still 'increasing' WASHINGTON DC - China is continuing to increase its policy of employing forced labour to subjugate Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic groups in the country's Xinjiang region, according to new research from a leading expert. Adrian Zenz, a senior fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation,... Read More Lenzing raises the bar on climate targets LENZING - Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing has updated its climate targets to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. It... Read More MEPs vote to adopt EPR proposals for textiles BRUSSELS - MEPs in the European Parliament's influential Environment Committee have today adopted proposals to better prevent and reduce textile waste across the European Union (EU). They backed... Read More Recycling specialist presents circular textiles plan ASKER - Recycling and sorting specialist Tomra has published a new research paper in which it which it outlines some of the strategies and technologies it believes are required for the transition to a... Read More Performance Days: Stay tuned for spring fair! SPONSORED CONTENT - Only a few weeks left until PERFORMANCE DAYS, the sustainable sourcing fair for functional fabrics, gets underway on 20th and 21st of March in Munich! The expert-jury has... Read More Sponsored Content TESTEX - your partner for OEKO-TEX® certification Click here to read more   FibreTrace, OpenAtlas combine on deforestation SINGAPORE - Traceability solutions provider FibreTrace has partnered with Amsterdam deep tech firm OpenAtlas to help companies comply with the European Union's (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Fibretrace combines digital and physical technology to track textile fibres through supply chains,... Read More New course to focus on microfibre release LONDON - The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has launched a new online course to help textile manufacturers reduce the release of microfibres into wastewater during production processes. The course is made up of four modules, each based on the TMC's 2022 document, ‘Preliminary Guidelines: Control... Read More OUT NOW - FEB/MAR ISSUE New CO2 tool - production process emissions can be measured for the first time   Climate laws - how the most extensive legislation so far will impact businesses Small gesture - new Italian test for microplastic release is made public Spilling the dirt - composting the world's first biodegradable stretch denim Dodgy data - why the claim fashion causes 10% of global emissions is wrong AND MORE!  Hit the button below to get your copy Subscribe

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