Sustainability

Take-Back Trickery: Unraveling Greenwashing In Clothing Take-Back Schemes

August 11, 2023

Fast fashion’s rise has brought with it a slew of environmental challenges, due to its rapid production of cheap garments and ever-changing fashion trends. The disposable nature of fast fashion contradicts the concept of a circular economy, exacerbating environmental issues and

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Kornit Digital Releases Annual Sustainability Report

Textile Insights August 10, 2023

Digital printing solutions provider Kornit Digital has released its ‘Impact Report for 2022’, highlighting the company’s progress against its long-term goals related to climate action, waste management, green chemistry, and workplace diversity. “This third annual report reinforces Kornit’s commitment to an Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) strategy that

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SGS & FibreTrace Developing New Fibre Integrity Protocol

Textile Insights August 10, 2023

A new Fibre Integrity Protocol for the textile industry will be developed through a partnership of SGS and FibreTrace. FibreTrace is a digital and physical traceability provider in traceable fibre technology. According to SGS, the partnership will support brands worldwide to strengthen confidence in product claims made across a range of materials through the integration

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Textile Recycling Gets Boost From Process To Separate Fibres

Textile Insights August 9, 2023

Chemistry researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been able to make a major breakthrough in textile recycling by finding a simple and effective method to separate polyester and cotton from blended fabrics. Fibres of cotton-polyester blends although popular fabrics, are virtually impossible to separate, making recycling difficult. This innovation could have a

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New UN Report To Help Fashion Sector Reduce Carbon Footprint

Textile Insights August 7, 2023

The UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action has released two reports which aims to help the fashion industry reduce their carbon footprint. The two reports will help better understand on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, production and processing, which for some companies is the most carbon-intensive part […]

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Huntsman Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

July 30, 2023

Huntsman Corporation has recently released its 2022 corporate sustainability report, titled “Solutions for Sustainability,” on its website at Huntsman.com/sustainability. This interactive report showcases how Huntsman’s products play a crucial role in providing solutions to sustainability challenges. Their products contribute to the removal of hundreds of

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H.B. Fuller Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

July 29, 2023

H.B. Fuller, a prominent global adhesives provider, has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress towards achieving its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) vision and targets for 2022. By 2025, H.B. Fuller aims to reduce energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 20% and waste and water intensity by 10%

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Walmart Pilots Project To Convert CO2 Into Lyocell Yarns

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

The world’s biggest retailer Walmart has partnered Rubi Laboratories to test technology, that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from its supply chain and eventually turn that CO2 into yarn for garments. As part of a pilot project, Walmart will identify factories in its supply chain where CO2 in waste gases can be captured using Rubi’s reactor […]

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1.5 million Jeans Meet Circular Textile Guidelines

Textile Insights July 27, 2023

Between 2021 and 2023, 1.5 million pairs of jeans were redesigned or confirmed to circular textile norms by brands to meet the guidelines of circular textiles. One-in-nine brands have redesigned at least 40 percent of their jeans portfolio and more than a third of participants, have applied the principles of circular design beyond jeans also […]

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EURATEX Highlights Concerns On EP’s Ecodesign Regulation

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

In response to the European Parliament’s (EP) position on the Ecodesign Regulation, EURATEX said it regrets the EP’s approach to target the textile industry in a regulation designed to be a framework legislation for all sectors. The Ecodesign Regulation aims to improve the environmental sustainability and circularity of products placed on the EU market, including […]