Etiket: Textile
Measures for a future-proof textile sector | News item
News item | 04-12-2024 | 09:45 Clothing that lasts longer, is easier to repair and can ultimately be reused and recycled, resulting in less waste. This is being worked on,…
Less textile waste: EU parliamentarians are calling for stricter rules
The EU Parliament wants to hold textile manufacturers more accountable in the future in order to reduce waste and waste. A majority of MPs voted for stricter rules in Strasbourg…
New horizons for the textile industry at RAI Amsterdam
The countdown has begun for the Amsterdam Textile Show, an event that will set new trends in the textile industry in the Dutch capital. Organized by the international trade fair…
slight increase in sales for clothing and textile retailers in 2023
The clothing and textile trade in Germany closed the last financial year with a small increase in sales. According to the first projections published on Wednesday by the BTE Textile…
“The circular economy is a differentiating factor and the driver of reindustrialization in the textile industry”
The integration of the circular economy into the textile industry is more than a trend. It represents an urgent need and an opportunity for innovation and differentiation. FashionUnited interviewed Jorge…
European association wants to make flax linen and hemp textile alternatives worldwide
The European Flax Linen and Hemp Fabric Alliance has set the ambitious goal of making European flax linen and hemp fabric the first choice for sustainable fibers around the world.…
Tunisia: Wage increase for textile workers
Textile workers in Tunisia will receive a 20 percent wage increase. The international trade union organization IndustriAll announced this on its website on Friday. This is the result of an…
Protests against minimum wage in the Bangladesh textile industry lead to thousands of layoffs
Garment workers in Bangladesh have been protesting for more wages since October – with fatal consequences. FashionUnited asked the Dutch organization Clean Clothes Campaign about the current state of affairs,…
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange and Fashion for Good want to promote chemical textile recycling
Last week, the non-profit organization Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) organized a roadshow in collaboration with the global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good to pave the way for chemical recycling of…
Fashion for Good project “Sorting for Circularity India” results in textile recycling toolkit
In 2021, global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good launched the Sorting for Circularity India project to organize India’s textile waste market in a three-tiered approach and transition to a more…