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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board demolishes 5 dyeing unitsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2016
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (PCB) has taken a severe action against five dyeing units in Anthiyur town near Coimbatore for not complying with the Board’s directives on effluent treatment... Read more.. |
Tonello launches water saving tech for garment finishingBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 9, 2016
Italian textile machine builder Tonello has launched a new tech solution, applicable to all of its existing garment finishing machine range, which claims to ensure water savings of 56 per cent... Read more.. |
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Opens Higg Index Access to SME CommunityBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 9, 2016
To increase access and adoption of a common measurement standard and basis for sustainability improvements within the global apparel, footwear and home textile industries, the Sustainable... Read more.. |
Italy-based Thermore produces 100% recycled down jacketsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 5, 2016
Thermore, the Italy-based company, that researches, produces and markets thermal insulation for apparel has taken the next major step towards sustainability by converting the entire ’Ecodown®’... Read more.. |
Extension for Bangladesh cleaner textile initiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 29, 2016
The Bangladesh Water PaCT: Partnership for Cleaner Textile has been extended for another year, with program activities now slated through to June 30, 2017. PaCT brings together buyers, wet... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles |
SAC looks to expand Materials Sustainability IndexBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016
Textile material suppliers will now be able to submit apparel, footwear and home textiles material data into the Higg Index’s Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), after the Sustainable Apparel... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles |
Indian textile company Arvind joins ZHDC ProgrammeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016
One of India's biggest textile and apparel producer, Arvind Ltd has joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme. ... Read more.. |
Sustainia100 now includes 10 apparel firmsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2016
Sustainia100, a guide to 100 sustainable solutions which cover 10 sectors and 188 countries (on deployment of ‘sustainable solutions’), has now also included 10 companies from apparel/textile... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles |
ZDHC publishes draft wastewater guidelinesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2016
The issue of potentially hazardous chemicals in textile supply chains rises to the top of the agenda this week with the imminent publication of the latest Greenpeace report on the hazards... Read more.. |
Dutch textile agreement gathers momentumBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 7, 2016
G-Star Raw, O'Neill Europe and C&A Netherlands are among the 57 textile brands and retailers which have now signed the Dutch Agreement on a Sustainable Garment and Textile Sector. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , Textiles |