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"Textile Companies" News Archive

Adidas Embraces Supercritical CO2 Dyeing

Adidas Embraces Supercritical CO2 Dyeing

Adidas' independent assessment confirms DyeCoo's waterless dyeing slashes emissions by 58%, paving the way for sustainable fashion adoption in their supply chain.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 5th, 2023|10:48 AM
Textile Exchange Unveils Enhanced Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix
Sustainability Standards News

Textile Exchange Unveils Enhanced Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix

Textile Exchange launched an updated open-source Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM), evaluating sustainability standards through 80 indicators, blending quantitative life cycle metrics with qualitative criteria for enhanced material choice understanding in sustainability.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|September 27th, 2023|11:10 AM
Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!
Ethical Consumerism

Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!

Zero Waste Daniel is a sustainability-focused clothing designer in New York City who uses pre-consumer waste from the garment industry and other hard-to-recycle materials to create a line of genderless clothing and accessories.
The Fashion NetworkThe Fashion Network
|May 16th, 2023|2:54 PM
How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion
Ethical Consumerism

How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion

A new Greenpeace report scrutinizes the sustainability claims of 14 fashion brands, focusing on their "eco-friendly" or "responsible" collections. It identifies several well-known brands guilty of greenwashing, such as Decathlon, H&M, Mango, Primark, Tesco, and Zara.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 18th, 2023|10:31 AM
Lenzing's Role in Fashion's Circular Revolution through Innovative Fibers and Collaborative Initiatives
Sustainable Materials

Lenzing's Role in Fashion's Circular Revolution through Innovative Fibers and Collaborative Initiatives

Lenzing's expansion of REFIBRA™ technology to LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers offers a sustainable solution for reducing textile waste and gaining traction in the fashion industry, with prominent customers like American Eagle Outfitters, Fruit of the Loom, and Farm Rio.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 17th, 2023|11:37 AM
Puma, On, and Salomon Collaborate with Carbios to Revolutionize Polyester Recycling
Sustainable Materials

Puma, On, and Salomon Collaborate with Carbios to Revolutionize Polyester Recycling

The line, which is integral to the Fiber-to-Fiber Consortium founded by Carbios in 2022, includes prominent European sportswear brands and PVH Corp., the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 4th, 2023|11:32 AM
Only 20% of "Sustainable" Investment Funds Align with the Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Criteria
Sustainability Governance

Only 20% of "Sustainable" Investment Funds Align with the Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Criteria

A report by Clarity AI reveals that 20% of sustainability-labeled investment funds classified as Article 8 would meet the criteria of proposed fund labeling rules aimed at reducing greenwashing risk.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 22nd, 2023|9:24 AM
Fibre52 Cotton Technology Receives the Green Light from ZDHC
Sustainability Standards News

Fibre52 Cotton Technology Receives the Green Light from ZDHC

ZDHC's approval of Fiber52's chemical-free cotton technology signifies a crucial milestone in the textile industry's pursuit of sustainability and greener production methods.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 4th, 2023|12:16 PM
Nike Faces Mounting Criticism for Refusal to Pay Garment Workers

Nike Faces Mounting Criticism for Refusal to Pay Garment Workers

Nike's refusal to pay 4,000 workers $2.2 million in unpaid wages is drawing scrutiny ahead of its AGM, raising concerns about its commitment to human rights and women workers' rights in its supply chain.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 19th, 2023|1:06 PM
The Dangers of Microfibers in the Textile Industry
Sustainable Materials
Ethical Consumerism

The Dangers of Microfibers in the Textile Industry

Unlike other sectors, which are in the process of changing to combat microplastics, fashion is still not doing enough to control microfiber pollution. Learn what the adidas, the North Face, and C&A are doing about it.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 25th, 2023|10:54 AM