Sustainability

Will Sustainability Be Able To Sustain Us?

October 17, 2023

“Do you mean we should stop production to eschew fast fashion and support sustainability through slow fashion? Then, how can we live until sustainable actions take shape?” A friend of mine who is also a spinner asked me. I felt I was caught in a catch-22 situation. I advocate

Corporates

Wazir Advisors Joins Forces With Good Fashion Fund For Sustainable Fashion Investments

September 24, 2023

Wazir Advisors has entered into a strategic alliance with the Netherlands-based Good Fashion Fund (GFF) to bolster impact investments in the fashion industry. In this collaboration, Wazir Advisors will provide vital expertise in technical matters, sustainability practices, and supply chain considerations, contributing to more informed investment decisions by GFF. The

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

A&E Sewing Threads Bag Gold Level C2C Certified Certificate

Textile Insights September 20, 2023

One of the biggest global sewing thread manufacturers American & Efird (A&E) said its two sustainable cotton thread products have bagged the Gold Level C2C Certified Material Health Certificate. Specially processed under best manufacturing practices, A&E’s new Anecot Plus SPC and Chroma SPC long staple cotton thread products are created with Cradle to Cradle

Sustainability

UKRI Funds Research For A Sustainable Fashion And Textiles Industry In UK

September 19, 2023

A £6 million investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will help the fashion and textile industry integrate more sustainable and responsible practices. The fashion and textile industry in UK is estimated to be worth £21 billion and provides more than half a million jobs. But globally, the sector causes 8% of global greenhouse gas […]

Sustainability

Walmart And Rubi Laboratories Partner To Pioneer Sustainable Fashion

August 11, 2023

Innovative Collaboration Aims to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Transform Them Into Textiles Walmart and Rubi Laboratories have joined forces aimed at revolutionizing sustainable fashion. The partnership seeks to harness carbon emissions from manufacturers and facilities in Walmart’s supply chain and transform them into garments with zero waste. The idea of creating

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Cone Denim Launching 100% Sustainable Line At Kingpins

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

At Kingpins New York, US denim fabric producer Cone Denim will launch a new denim line called Interconnected, which has been designed in collaboration with Decode and sustainable washing machine manufacturer, Jeanologia. Cone Denim is partnering with Decode founder and designer Danielle Elsener for its second edition of zero-waste design collaboration to build upon the

Sustainability

RadiciGroup’s Biofeel Eleven Yarn Catwalks At Expo

Textile Insights July 8, 2023

RadiciGroup took part in the Phygital Sustainability Expo held in the Imperial Forum Museum in Rome, where it presented a maxi dress made of Biofeel eleven, a yarn of completely natural origin featuring high technical, aesthetic and environmental performance. “The dress is not only made from a low environmental impact raw material, but is also […]

Sustainability

GTPF To Help Industry Collaborate On Sustainable Solutions

Textile Insights June 30, 2023

The Global Fashion Agenda has unveiled a new platform, the Global Textiles Policy Forum (GTPF), which will help textile industry collaborate on sustainable solutions. The new platform was launched at The Global Fashion Summit, which took place in Copenhagen from June 27-28. GTPF’s objective is to help textile industry players and governments to align on […]

Corporates

Evlox Signs Multi-Year Agreement With Recover™ For Denim Fabrics

April 21, 2023

Evlox and Recover™ have signed a multi-year agreement with the common goal of promoting innovative technologies that will help move towards a circular textiles industry. As part of the agreement, Evlox commits to purchasing Recover’s recycled cotton fiber, a high-quality fiber created entirely from textile waste and produced with minimal environment impact, and