Sustainability

EuRIC Textiles Raises Concerns Over Stricter Controls On Textile Waste Shipments

Textile Insights May 10, 2024

In a recent joint statement, the governments of Denmark, France and Sweden have urged the European Commission to present a draft Council Decision on a shared EU proposal. This proposal aims to subject textile waste to stricter control mechanisms under the Basel Convention, ostensibly to improve

Sustainability

EU Calls For Tougher Rules To Reduce Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 15, 2024

At a meeting of members of the European Parliament (MEP), they called for tougher EU rules to reduce textiles waste. MEPs adopted their first reading position on the proposed revision of the Waste Framework with 514 votes in favour, 20 against and 91 abstentions. They proposed higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at […]

Industry

MoU To Promote Upcycled Products Made From Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 1, 2024

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the just concluded Bharat Tex 2024 for the promotion of upcycled products made from textiles waste and scrap. The MoU was signed by the Textiles Committee, Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), Department of Public Enterprises.

Event

PHDCCI Summit Calls For Green Practices In Indian Textile Industry

Textile Insights December 24, 2023

Government and industry leaders gathered at the 2nd Sustainable Textiles Summit in New Delhi, where Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles, stressed the urgency of traceability, recycling, and sustainable practices in the textile sector. She emphasized the paradoxical nature of the industry as a major global employer, but also a significant […]