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Ecotextile News Bulletin 14.03.2024

Thursday, 14th March 2024
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Spinnova cuts costs on back of poor results

JYVÄSKYLÄ ­ – Scandinavian textile fibre innovator Spinnova has launched a cost-cutting review and shaken up its management team on the back of disappointing financial results for 2023 which saw revenues plummet and losses soar.
Spinnova's results, released today, show that revenue fell...

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MEPs vote to beef up EPR scheme for textiles

BRUSSELS - MEPs have today voted to strengthen a proposed extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textile waste as part of a revision of the European Union's (EU) Waste Framework Directive.
The...

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Textile firms drop SBTi scope 3 commitments

LONDON - More than 40 fashion retailers and textile and clothing manufacturers have had their Science Based Targets initiative-approved (SBTi) net-zero commitments removed after it emerged that previously...

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European Parliament backs green claims directive

BRUSSELS – Legislation which would require companies to justify the environmental claims made for their products has today been overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament.
A full plenary...

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ERCA TCS : pioneering textile innovation

SPONSORED CONTENT - ERCA TCS, an independent company that’s part of the larger ERCA Group based in Bergamo, Italy, is a global reference point in the supply of responsible certified chemical products...

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Cotton data platform tackles transparency

AMSTERDAM – Sourcing technology specialist Sourcery has launched a new data collection programme that it hopes will bring together high levels of transparency and traceability to the cotton supply chain.
The primary aim of the Impact and Assurance programme is to deliver harmonised, regional-specific...

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GFA programme aims to scale fashion innovation

BOSTON – The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has partnered with PDS Ventures, the innovation and investment arm of apparel manufacturer PDS, to launch a new Trailblazer programme.
The new initiative will work to identify early-stage innovators in the fashion sector and support them on their...

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