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Sustainability Consortium extends reach in China 27 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm
ARIZONA – The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) has taken a major step towards growing its influence in Asia with the announcement of a partnership with Nanjing University and the hiring of a new China ...
C&A in water footprint initiative 16 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
BRUSSELS – European clothing retailer C&A and the Water Footprint Network have announced a new partnership to improve water sustainability in the textile supply chain in the wake of their research int...
GOTS quashes organic cotton market concerns 14 Aug 2013 | 04:21 pm
TEXAS - A spokesperson from GOTS has moved to quickly dispel concerns about the organic cotton market in the wake of the decision by two mills in Mauritius - RT Knits & Ferney Spinning Mill – not to r...
Norway to restrict PFOA in textiles 7 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
OSLO – In a surprise move, Norway will become the first country to ban the production, import, export and sale of textiles and other consumer goods that contain more than 1 microgram per square metre ...
Sustainability ‘more than buzzword’ for Clariant 31 Jul 2013 | 02:44 pm
SINGAPORE – World leading specialty chemicals business, Clariant, has signed a declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact, a policy initiative through which businesses commit to adhering to te...
UNEP looks to tackle transparency 22 Jul 2013 | 05:32 pm
GENEVA –The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), which is looking at developing pilot-scale trials on chemicals in consumer products such as textiles, called on delegates at the recent OutDoor e...
ZDHC releases benchmarking results 16 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
LONDON – The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC Group) today released the results of a benchmarking project to examine influent and effluent at 20 textile supplier factories in Banglade...
W.L. Gore LCA tests: durability is key 12 Jul 2013 | 04:36 pm
FREIDRICHSHAFEN – Here at the European Outdoor show in Germany, W.L. Gore has today announced the findings of a new Life Cycle Assessment of its functional outerwear, which shows that garment durabili...
Secret denim sandblasting continues in China 9 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
GUANGDONG – A new report released today, claims that potentially hazardous denim sandblasting continues to be used in China’s garment industry, with machinery hidden from safety auditors in some facto...
Jack Wolfskin tightens chemical limits 5 Jul 2013 | 03:29 pm
IDSTEIN, GERMANY – Leading outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin is tightening up its restricted substance list three months earlier than originally planned; with new criteria drawn up for phthalates a...
