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EU Launches Innovation Observatory for Shared Ideas on Textile SustainabilityBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2018
The European Union (EU) is tackling industrial pollution with a new initiative designed to yield a more sustainable textile sector. ... Read more.. |
REI introduces new sustainability standardsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 16, 2018
REI Co-op, a specialty outdoor retailer, headquartered near Seattle, has debuted product sustainability standards that apply to over 1,000 brands sold at the co-op to elevate sustainability... Read more.. |
Washing unit polluting borewells, allege farmers in Tamil NaduBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2018
Following a complaint from a group of farmers near Perumanallur area that a textile garment washing unit was releasing effluent into unused borewells, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (... Read more.. |
Applied DNA to introduce 'GeoTyping' for cotton trackingBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2018
Applied DNA Sciences will introduce 'GeoTyping' Beta program, helping brands and retailers in identifying country-of-origin in cases of cotton substitution. This is an expansion of Applied DNA's... Read more.. |
Huntsman makes non-fluorinated water repellent for textileBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017
Huntsman Textile Effects, a leader in high quality dyes and chemicals for textile industries, has unveiled the new PHOBOTEX RSY non-fluorinated durable water repellent (DWR) that raises the... Read more.. |
ASICS partners bluesign; strengthens chemical managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017
ASICS Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of sporting goods, has announced a strategic partnership with Swiss bluesign technologies as the first Japanese brand to accelerate the use of... Read more.. |
Gap, Nike, Levi Strauss & Co, Guess, Eileen Fisher and VF Corporation join Science Based Targets initiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017
As Climate Week begins in New York, six top apparel companies have joined the Science Based Targets initiative. Gap, Nike, Levi Strauss & Co, Guess, Eileen Fisher and VF Corporation have... Read more.. |
Power supply to two printing units disconnected for discharging effluents into open ground in TirupurBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2017
The district collector K S Palanisamy has directed to disconnect electricity connections to two textile printing units for discharging effluents into open ground in Tirupur on Thursday.... Read more.. |
H&M Foundation, HKRITA find way to recycle textilesBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2017
The non-profit H&M Foundation and the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) together have found groundbreaking solution to recycle blend textiles into new fabrics and... Read more.. |
Over 680 textile mills closed as on June 2017: GovernmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 11, 2017
As many as 682 textile mills were closed as on June end this year and 232 of them were in Tamil Nadu, the government said today. ... Read more.. |