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"Textiles Industry" News Archive
Sustainability Governance
The European Parliament's Environment Committee Takes a Stance Against Fast Fashion
Planned to be submitted before the summer, the new initiative seeks to curb the "fast fashion" business and promote circularity and sustainability as values for the future, including the introduction of the digital product passport.
|May 8th, 2023|3:43 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
The IFM Analyzes the Evolution of World Textile and Apparel Exports Over the Last Two Decades
As part of the IFM x Première Vision Chair, the French Fashion Institute presented on February 8 its analysis of the latest developments in the global textile and apparel sourcing on the 8th of February.
|February 15th, 2022|8:54 PM
OEKO TEXⓇ Launches New “Responsible Business Certification” in 2022
Oeko-TexⓇ will further help textile and apparel companies to meet commitments made at the Glasgow Summit.
|March 7th, 2022|5:53 PM
Sun Chemical Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Textile Printing with the Launch of Xennia® Pearl Pigment Inks
Sun Chemical first launched Xennia® Pearl pigment inks for high-speed industrial applications during Innovate 2021 Textile Innovation Week.
|March 8th, 2022|4:22 PM
Sustainability Governance
Partner with GoodWeave International to Prevent Breaches of Child Labor Laws
Good Weave International is a Nobel Prize-winning organization that works tirelessly to stop child labor in global supply chains.
|March 10th, 2022|3:30 PM
Gore Fabrics Achieves Global Recycled Standard
Plans to introduce GRS certified laminates to customers on both the consumer business side and in the Gore-Tex Professional Workwear business.
|April 27th, 2022|4:12 PM
How Girlfriend Collective’s Sustainable Leggings Are Ethically Made
Girlfriend Collective's first aim is to be as transparent as possible, having carefully chosen every part of the process, from the raw materials to the facilities and their partners.
|May 4th, 2022|2:34 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
GOTS Marks its 20th Anniversary with All-Time High in Credited Facilities
Twenty years after its inception, the world’s leading textile processing standard for organic fibres records new all-time high figures: 18 GOTS Approved Certification Bodies report a total of 12,338 certified facilities (+19%) in 79 countries (+11%).
|May 16th, 2022|3:19 PM
Sustainability Governance
OEKO-TEX® New Regulations 2022
The OEKO-TEX Association, an international textile and leather research and testing organization, releases its annual updates to test criteria, limit values, and requirements.
|May 11th, 2022|3:09 PM
Only 45% of Textile Companies Ensure Full Traceability of Their Products
The shift towards a transparent supply chain that guarantees the traceability of our garments is what the textile industry needs to ensure a sustainable future.
|November 2nd, 2022|12:48 PM