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Ecotextile News Bulletin 22.02.2024

Thursday, 22nd February 2024
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Podcast: Cash for climate solutions

WAKEFIELD – For the first of a new three-part series in our Ecotextile Talks podcast, produced in partnership with the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), our host Philip Berman is joined by two leading...

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CottonConnect impact report claims progress

LONDON - The CottonConnect social enterprise is claiming significant progress across all of the key areas of its programmes in its latest impact report.
More than 523,000 farmers were trained...

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Lululemon claims nylon recycling breakthrough

VANCOUVER / CANBERRA – Canadian athleticwear brand Lululemon has linked up with Australian recycling company Samsara Eco to create what is claimed to be the world’s first garment made with enzymatically...

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VIDEO: Tracking garment worker abuses in Myanmar

Three years since a military coup overthrew Myanmar's civilian government, fashion brands and retailers still source from the southeast Asian nation despite persistent evidence of flagrant worker rights...

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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...

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Adidas joins Canopy forest initiatives

HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas has joined the environmental non-profit Canopy's CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives.
It means the company is committing that all of its textiles, paper and paper packaging will be free of fibre sourced from ancient and endangered forests.

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Report shines light on gender pay gap

NEW YORK - A comprehensive report on gender inequality in the clothing and textile manufacturing sector has found significant pay gaps in favour of men across the global supply chain.
The report, carried out by the non-profit Anker Research Institute and supported by clothing brands Primark...

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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


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