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Ecotextile News Bulletin 26.03.2024

Tuesday, 26th March 2024
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Podcast: Cascale - measuring for impact

WAKEFIELD – Our host Philip Berman speaks with Jeremy Lardeau, senior VP of the Higg Index at Cascale, and Quentin Thorel, group head of sustainability for CIEL Textile, for our latest podcast.
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Circular textile project ends, reveals lessons

AMSTERDAM - The European Union (EU) funded New Cotton Project has come to a close after three-and-a-half years claiming to have gained key insights into how best to achieve the transition to a circular...

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Better Cotton commits to Pakistan emissions project

ISLAMABAD - The Better Cotton initiative has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Net Zero Pakistan (NZP) to promote sustainability on cotton farms across the country and explore ways in which...

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Haute couture capital sets sights on fast fashion

Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, co-founder of the 2BPolicy consultancy, considers the ambitions of Paris to move on from being the capital of fashion to become a beacon for fashion legislation.
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Adidas unveils elastane-free stretch sportswear

HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear giant Adidas has developed a new range of stretch performance garments which it says uses an innovative knit or woven construction to dispense with the need for elastane fibres.
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Brands and retailers facing water-related risks, report

LONDON – A new report claims to have uncovered the significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M, Inditex, Levi Strauss, Nike, PVH Corp, Ralph Lauren and VF Corp.
The report from Planet Tracker, ‘Ripple Effects – quantifying...

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Companies struggling with reporting requirements, poll

LONDON - Sustainability professionals are struggling to cope with increasingly complex reporting requirements with some trying to align with up to eight different ESG frameworks, according to a new poll.
The survey of 500 sustainability decision makers in the UK was commissioned by facilities...

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