Visits: 31 STOCKHOLM – Textile recycling pioneer Renewcell’s application for bankruptcy has been approved by Stockholm District Court. The company, which opened the world’s first scale textile-to-textile recycling plant in late 2022, filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure enough …
Cascale rebrand calls time on the SAC
Visits: 21 SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is rebranding as ‘Cascale’ to reflect its expansion into areas beyond apparel and footwear as it continues its mission to reduce industry impacts through its Higg Index suite of tools. …
Harness the power of AI to boost recycling, says GRF
Visits: 22 BRUSSELS – The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) has called for an increase in the use of artificial intelligence solutions to help drive the growth of world trade in recyclables. According to the GRF, which supports the promotion of …
EU risks missing climate targets by a decade
Visits: 26 LONDON – Textile and fashion industry stakeholders that operate in Europe, and who have set ambitious climate reduction targets to meet the requirements of the EU Green Deal, could struggle to meet their scope 1 and 2 reduction …
CottonConnect impact report claims progress
Visits: 52 LONDON – The CottonConnect social enterprise is claiming significant progress across all of the key areas of its programmes in its latest impact report. More than 523,000 farmers were trained in sustainable agriculture programmes in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, …
Industry dashboard reveals ‘mixed progress’
Visits: 22 AMSTERDAM – The fashion industry is making mixed progress in reducing social and environmental impacts in global supply chains, according to the latest Industry Dashboard from the Industry We Want (TIWW) initiative. TIWW’s 2024 Industry Dashboard found improved purchasing practices …
Avon calling for Cotton made in Africa
Visits: 24 HAMBURG – Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) has struck a partnership deal with Avon, the sustainable trade initiative’s first collaboration in the global cosmetics sector. Part of the Brazil-based Natura & Co Group, one of the world’s largest …
Certified compostable polyester
Visits: 23 SYDNEY – Science-driven textile manufacturer Intimiti Australia has launched what it claims is the world’s first certified compostable polyester. Speaking to Ecotextile News at last week’s Premiere Vision in Paris, Helen Weng, global sales director, said the ultimate …
Ambercycle’s Cycora backed by research centre
Visits: 25 LOS ANGELES – Materials science company Ambercycle says its Cycora-branded recycled polyester has been independently tested as meeting the spinnability standards of virgin materials. The European Center for Innovative Textiles (CETI) in France assessed Cycora as matching the …
Why decarbonisation depends on data
Visits: 20 HONG KONG – With 2024 already here, it’s too late for any one organisation to roll out a strategy that can guarantees the whole textile sector can reduce its carbon emissions by 45% in the next seven years …