Visits: 43DHAKA – Bangladesh has been named as one of the worst countries in the world for workers’ rights – with those in the garment industry among the worst affected, according to a new survey. The 2020 ITUC Global Rights …
ISKO seeks Bluesign approval for denim mills
Visits: 45BURSA – Denim manufacturer ISKO has announced a new partnership with Bluesign, and says it will work with the organisation to achieve Bluesign Approved accreditation across all of its denim mills by the end of the year. Just …
ILO issues COVID-19 advice to garment factories
Visits: 42GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has developed a series of guides to held garment factories in Asia navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and build business resilience. The six ‘action-orientated’ guides are respond to the urgent needs of the …
R&D project seeks textile fibres breakthrough
Visits: 41ESPOO – Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum and forest industry specialist Metsä Group have joined forces in a bid to develop ground-breaking technologies to convert straw and wood pulp fibre into novel bioproducts, such as textile fibres. Called ExpandFibre, …
Worn Again secures major new investment
Visits: 39WILTON – Textile recycling company Worn Again Technologies has secured up to €8 million (US$9m) in new equity capital from investors including further backing from Swedish fashion brand H&M. Swiss engineering company Sulzer Chemtech has also agreed to add …
Garment suppliers ‘stronger working together’
Visits: 38DHAKA – A leading Bangladeshi garment factory owner is calling for manufacturers in the normally “cut-throat industry” to work together as they battle to save their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Denim Expert Ltd owner Mostafiz Uddin, who is …
Efficient process for chemically recycled denim
Visits: 35KAUNAS – Researchers in Lithuania, claim to have developed a new multi-stage chemical-based technique to remove indigo and sulphur dyestuffs and then separate cotton and polyester fibres from denim fabrics, with recycled rates in the region of 96 per …
ISKO releases first sustainability impact report
Visits: 34BURSA – ISKO, one of the world’s largest denim producers, has released its first sustainability impact report in which it pledges accountability, responsibility and a commitment to use less and do better by the planet. The report provides in-depth …
Better Cotton Initiative launches in Egypt
Visits: 58GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has expanded its programme into Egypt with support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). Around 2,000 smallholder cotton farmers in Egypt will receive training and support on growing cotton more …
New Cotton Guide spells out key challenges
Visits: 42WAKEFIELD – Ecotextile News cotton expert Simon Ferrigno spells out the 10 key challenges facing the industry over the next decade in the new 160-page updated version of MCL News & Media’s authoritative Inside Guide to Cotton & Sustainability. …