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Global Fashion Agenda, organiser of Copenhagen Fashion Summit has unveild the full programme for upcoming edition. It features a line-up of 75 leading voices and discussion topics ranging from robots to #metoo. On May 15-16, 2018, the 6th edition of Copenhagen Fashion Summit will open doors at the... Read more
Earth Day once more highlights the importance of buying clothes responsibly. As per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Stats in 1977, clothing accounted for 6.2 per cent of US household spending; now, each households spends half as much (3.1 per cent). Earlier, retailers used to take time to introduce cl... Read more
"In line with various eco-efforts being taking place globally, non-profit organisation Fabscrap has invited clothing brands, designers, tailors and others in New York City to sign up for textile pickup and recycling. The organisation provides reusable bags in two colours – black for proprietary materials and brow... Read more
“It’s the first time in history that key players from the industry have joined forces to discuss and agree on what to prioritise to improve the industry’s environmental and social footprint. It takes a coordinated effort to move the needle on sustainability, which is why this agenda for a common indus... Read more
"An average consumer buys four pairs of jeans a year in the US; in China’s Xintang province, a hub for denim, 300 million pairs are made annually. These figures could illustrate the harmful impact of denim manufacturing on the environment. And showcasing these effects, award-winning filmmakers David McIlvride and... Read more
"While consumers and retailers alike are vouching for the benefits of going green, the real picture is quite different. People are still lured to fast fashion and discard clothes faster than ever before. Why has there been a stark conflict between mindset and interest? Scientists say shopping makes people feel good eno... Read more
"A recent investigation has revealed the factories supplying material for garments to H&M, Asda, Next and Tesco are leaking toxic chemicals into rivers and environment. A report by campaign group, the Changing Markets Foundation says villagers in the area around a plant in India told investigators about cases of ca... Read more
While Levi’s has been moving towards sustainability in manufacturing denim, the company finds it hard to live up to expectations. For example, a team of designers takes weeks to figure out exactly where to fade the indigo and position the tears for the most authentic vintage look. Then, factory wo... Read more
Growing consumer awareness on eco clothing is forcing companies to take the sustainable route. The proof is the various initiatives taken up by associations and companies such as Fashion Positive, a part of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, and the H&M Foundation, through its Global Change Award t... Read more
"Growing consumer awareness on sustainable clothing has been pushing eco canvas for leading companies. In order to abide by the laws of nature, H&M’s Conscious Collection is one such catalogue that uses organic and recycled materials to produce fairly-priced clothes that are mindful of environmental obligatio... Read more
"With annual sales of $12.4 billion, VF Corp has the potential to bring in dramatic shift not just in its operations but across the value chain. In order to do so, the company created a complex initiative called ‘Made for Change’, outlining aspirations for advancing environmental and social improvements acr... Read more
"The upcoming Copenhagen Fashion Summit, to be held in May 2018 is set for a revamp. As per the new format, the global multi-stakeholder event will expand to two days, allowing more time to explore the many Summit components, including the new Innovation Forum, which boasts of more than 50 sustainable solution provider... Read more
"Textile sustainability has been gaining traction lately and putting a lot of pressure on fashion companies to take sustainable route. While some go by standards organisations like GOTS or ISO, to learn more about the supply chains of their favourite brands, we still don’t have scientific evidence to show exactly... Read more
"More than ever, the eco-efficiency of the textile & clothing industry has been under scanner with many associations taking steps towards enhancing sustainability in the apparels industry. This was the topic of discussion at the recently held exhibit in New York at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). It focused on rethink... Read more
Fast fashion leads to problems such as child labor and human trafficking. Mass consumption has ... Read more
Big brands and retail giants are waking up to sustainability and need for green value chains su... Read more
Circularity has become the buzzword in fashion circles today. But it’s usually an abbrevi... Read more
Italy-based Garmon Chemicals has launched a Stretch Care collection. In January, the company wa... Read more
Adidas and Reebok have again topped the ranking of global brands’ social and environmenta... Read more
Guess has partnered Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). Since Guess uses cotton in many of its prod... Read more
PVH will work with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to improve water quality in Ethiopia, India, V... Read more
Cordura, Tencel and Artistic Milliners are together debuting a new SuperCharged Noir performanc... Read more
Moroccan textile enterprises and European buyers are exploring how to mitigate climate risk wit... Read more
Lenzing and Jeanologia have collaborated to produce a capsule collection called Blues & Hue... Read more
Sustainable farming is helping drive a more sustainable supply chain for Wrangle’s denim.... Read more
Timberland is progressing toward its goal of operating in a socially and environmentally respon... Read more
Swedish fashion retailer H&M aims at using only recycled or sustainable materials by 2030. ... Read more
"Fashion industry is one of the biggest contributor towards global economy, with an annual worl... Read more
Italian company RadiciGroup promotes efforts and investments devoted to measuring sustainabilit... Read more
Invista has launched a new version of its popular Lycra T400 fiber. This has enhanced sustainab... Read more
GOTS India Seminar 2018 will be held in Coimbatore on May 29. Stakeholders and actors from orga... Read more
Planet Textiles will be held in Canada on May 22. The event will focus on deforestation where k... Read more
Italy-based denim mill Candiani has produced Re-Gen Denim. This is a super-selvedge fabric with... Read more
The April edition of Kingpins Transformers Summit is aimed at tackling transparency. The editio... Read more
Jack & Jones’ new low impact denim collection concentrates on optimising all three el... Read more
Circular Systems has technology and processes that can turn food crop waste into sustainable an... Read more
Archroma’s Earth Colors range of biosynthetic dyes for cotton and cellulose-based fabrics... Read more
Global Fashion Agenda, a leadership forum on fashion sustainability around the Copenhagen Fashi... Read more
The European Union is tackling industrial pollution with a new initiative designed to yield a m... Read more
GOTS has come up with an innovative management approach. It has installed dual leadership as mo... Read more
On an average it takes about 70 liters of water to make a pair of jeans. Now, Arvind aims to ma... Read more
The Lenzing Group is recommitted to sustainability by implementing a further significant reduct... Read more
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) recently hosted a popular round table for the textile se... Read more
Italy-based C.L.A.S.S, specializes in integrating a new generation of eco values into fashion a... Read more
Jeanologia, a Spanish specialist for sustainable technologies for garment finishing, has been r... Read more
Gap is undertaking water conservation with a new sustainable manufacturing goal to save 10 bill... Read more
Now Adidas has made shoes out of ocean plastic. These are wearable and stylish sneakers. Each p... Read more
Trident has received the Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) certification for its home texti... Read more
Sustainability has become almost a dirty word. Though it is a hot topic in fashion, there&rsquo... Read more
Guess is committed to ensuring wood-based fibers—including rayon, modal and viscose&mdash... Read more
Bangladesh got the highest increase in GOTS-certified facilities in 2017, amounting to 40 per c... Read more
The apparel industry accounts for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, a... Read more
Xeros has a near-waterless laundry system. Polymer technology allows washing machines to use a ... Read more
A path-breaking report issued recently from ClimateWorks Foundation and Quantis promotes reduci... Read more
Bangladesh has 67 eco-friendly green buildings, the highest number in the world. The country&rs... Read more
Though the fashion industry is better known for its creativity, innovation, and trendsetting, i... Read more
Levi Strauss has devised a new operating model that ushers denim finishing into the digital era... Read more
Since its conception in 1989, G-Star RAW a cult leader in the denim has continuously challenged... Read more
VF Corporation is changing to a circular business model. Consumers come back with lightly used ... Read more
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles are... Read more
California may have a law requiring clothing made from fabric that is more than 50 per cent pol... Read more
Planet Textiles will be held in Canada on May 22. This event on textile sustainability will fea... Read more
Apparel retailer C&A, joined Prince of Wales global Sustainable Cotton Communiqué, a... Read more
Aquafil and H&M have teamed up to make sustainable fashion mainstream through the H&M C... Read more
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles will cooperate... Read more
Tintex, the Portuguese textile manufacturer has reported significant interest from internationa... Read more
Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has launched an online platform the ‘Patagonia Action Wor... Read more
Environmental not-for-profit Canopy announced 20 new brands are now committed to eliminate the ... Read more
Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals, says it has signed a MoU with the ... Read more
Sustainability and innovation were the buzz words at this year's International Woolmark Prize (... Read more
Thrift stores sort through old clothes donations, keep the good items while the bad and the ugl... Read more