FASHION AND RETAIL
| Inditex launches new sustainability plan |
| Environmental extravagance |
| Brands outline purchasing practices |
LABELS AND LEGISLATION
| Kidswear firm gets bluesign |
| Super Textile receives TÜV certification |
| Eco-textile legislation in France |
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION
| Vaude outlines environmental commitment |
| NewMerino enhances wool traceability |
| Feature: Costing the earth |
DYES AND CHEMICALS
| OECD looks at antimicrobial textile testing |
| Comment: Textile RSL testing risks |
| Yeh Group aims for waterless dyeing |
SHOWS AND EVENTS
| RITE event offers supplier benefits |
| RITE Group competition |
| Sustainable Design: fantasy or reality |
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Vaude outlines environmental commitmentWednesday, 28 July 2010 OBEREISENBACH - German sporting goods
supplier Vaude has taken a multi-pronged approach to implementing
sustainability and environmental awareness into its business model.
In addition to being a... |
RITE event offers supplier benefitsWednesday, 28 July 2010 LONDON – The RITE Group conference on sustainable textiles has teamed up with Source4Style.com the premier on-line destination to search and source sustainable textile materials to offer delegates... |
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MORE NEWS
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Feature: Costing the earthThursday, 22 July 2010 If organic
and sustainable cotton is going to compete successfully on a global scale, Simon Ferrigno
argues that a sustainable pricing system needs to become a reality.
Unlike conventional... |
OECD looks at antimicrobial textile testingWednesday, 21 July 2010 LONDON - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is defining protocols for studying the effectiveness of antimicrobial treated textiles, which aim to provide a tiered... |
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Inditex launches new sustainability planTuesday, 20 July 2010 ARTEIXO - Inditex, owners of global brands
such as Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho,
has launched its new ‘Sustainable Inditex, 2011-2015’... |
Environmental extravaganceTuesday, 20 July 2010 MILAN - Growth in CSR initiatives by the luxury clothing sector is typified by a new set of supplier objectives published by the PPR Group which owns the Gucci, Yves St Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega... |
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Ecotextile News July 2010
The July issue of Ecotextile News magazine includes:
Interview: Two minutes with ... Isabelle Quéhé, Founder, Ethical Fashion Show, Paris.
Materials and processing features: Sustainable synthetics with Radici Group, the trouble with textile eco-indexes, testing for restricted substances, US discussion on denim textiles, Dye strength and wastewater effluent.
News features: PPR and eco-luxury, Cradle-to-Cradle seminar in Norway, Australian wool under pressure, European man-made fibres initiatives, Reach legislation, RITE Group conference in London gets Tesco backing.
Regulars: Eco-technical textiles, Book Reviews, Letters to the Editor, latest news, comment and analysis, exhibitions.
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