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Ecotextile News Bulletin 21.03.2024

Thursday, 21st March 2024
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Shein to offer business model to other brands

SINGAPORE - Chinese-owned ultra fast fashon giant Shein is reportedly planning to make its controversial sourcing model available to other brands.
The Wall Street Journal newspaper says it has seen a letter from Shein’s executive chairman Donald Tang announcing the initiative - dubbed 'supply...

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New research to break down dyes in wastewater

ADELAIDE – A research team at Australia’s Flinders University claims to have discovered a new way to break down and remove potentially hazardous textile dyes in wastewater.
A wide range...

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SEC climate rules on hold following challenge

WASHINGTON DC - The US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recently adopted climate-related disclosure rule has been put on hold following a legal challenge.
The US Court of Appeals for...

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Intertek to verify Better Cotton standard

BOXBOROUGH - Inspection and testing organisation Intertek has been approved as a third-party verifier (3PV) to perform audits in compliance with the Better Cotton’s Chain of Custody (CoC) standard.
Launched...

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Video: Lenzing launches new sustainability report

Austrian fibre producing specialist Lenzing Group has published its latest sustainability report today, detailing its progress in relation to key environmental targets during 2023 – and setting...

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Fashion for Good programme for innovators

AMSTERDAM - The Fashion for Good initiative has revealed the 10 new innovators selected to receive tailored support for their technologies through its 2024 Innovation Programme.
The Innovation Programme provides support based on the development stage and ambitions of each innovator, matching...

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Ecotextile News explores innovation challenges

WAKEFIELD - The new edition of our Ecotextile News magazine - due out next week - considers some of the challenges of scaling innovations in the textiles industry following the demise of Swedish...

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