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Ecotextile News Bulletin 27.02.2024

Tuesday, 27th February 2024
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Renewcell to file for bankruptcy

STOCKHOLM – Textile recycling pioneer Renewcell has decided to file for bankruptcy after failing to secure sufficient financing to continue its operations.
“This is a sad day for the environment, our employees, our shareholders, and our other stakeholders, and it is a testament...

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Fairtrade probes Bangladesh factory attack

GAZIPUR - Fairtrade has launched an investigation into allegations that union officials were beaten up outside the gates of one of its certified garment factories in Bangladesh.
Shariful Islam...

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Zalando to revise 'green' claims following EU rebuke

BERLIN - Online fashion retailer Zalando is to make significant changes to the way it promotes the sustainable credentials of its clothing collections following an investigation by European regulators.
Following...

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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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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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WTO and FIFA strengthen cotton partnership

ABU DHABI - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and world football’s governing body FIFA have reaffirmed their joint commitment to work together to examine how international trade and football can serve as catalysts for economic growth with the launch of a new cotton initiative.
At a special...

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Further speakers confirmed for Climate Action Week

STOCKHOLM - The Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) has confirmed a new raft of speakers for its upcoming webinar series aimed at highlighting the challenges facing the apparel industry in reducing its carbon footprint.
STICA's Climate Action Week for Fashion and Apparel...

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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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