THE HAGUE - A new initiative which aims to promote the transition towards a circular economy will launch tomorrow with proposals outlining the opportunities and barriers in key industries including textiles.The Circular Economy Action Agenda is led by PACE (Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy), a forum of more than 100 leading politicians, business leaders and NGOs.The project is launched online tomorrow, Thursday, 4th February, when a number of key figures will discuss how the variou

Fibretrace rolls out Fibre Impact Module (FIM) – an integrated benchmarking tool that collects impact data from farms including carbon emissions, water use, energy consumption and other environmental performance data as shared by farmers and their agronomists and third-party verified.Image Courtesy: www.ecotextile.comFIM is the evolution of Fibretrace, a tool launched in 2018 for establishing transparent textile supply chain through traceability. FIM combines traceability with impact measurement

A group of buyers engage in business simultaneously with more than 300 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, underscoring the industry's major vulnerability, a survey found. Zara, H&M, Li & Fung and Walmart are the top four brands out of 3,600 retailers that had business during the last four years with around 300 Bangladeshi RMG factories.Pic: ShutterstockKiK, C&A, Next, LPP, Kmart and Mango are the six brands that have been sourcing from more than 200 local garment fa

B-Flex has launched BF Windstop, a heat transfer vinyl for softshell. Softshell is a fibre with a very particular finish which makes customisation very difficult. It is made of polyester, and heat pressing can also cause dye migration in the fibre. The company offers heat transfer vinyl for various decoratives like standard vinyl, glitter, and printables.Pic: B-FLEXUp until now, there was not a heat transfer vinyl film specifically for this type of garment. For a heat transfer vinyl to work prop

The European Union (EU) SWITCH-Asia Switch Garment project participated in the European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia Breakfast Talk last month on ‘How can European brands meet RE100 and other global climate goals in Cambodia?’ Switch Garment is working with key actors in the sector, including the government, brands, technology providers and factories.Pic: Switch AsiaThe event that took place in Phnom Penh was attended by Karolien Casaer-Diez, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia country

China Textile City will be closed from February 4th. There are many shops which have been closed or under decoration. You can go to China Textile City afer Spring Festival.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic a Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers — battered by the pandemic and the unethical business practices of Western clothing giants—have safeguarded an exceptional victory against one of the biggest monopoly players in the apparel supply chain: Sears, reports Forbes.The decaying apparel retailer left its manufacturers with tons of its clothing and due bills last spring and has stiffed them numerous times before as it scrambled through horrible bankruptcy pro

GLOBAL - The International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) says its annual sweep of corporate websites found that four in ten featured potentially misleading environmental information.ICPEN had focused on environmental claims for the first time in its yearly checks of corporate websites for potentially fraudulent, deceptive or unfair online conduct by businesses.Led by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (AC

NEW YORK - ECOfashion Corp has launched a new brand which aims to make available affordable sustainable fashion via the multiplatform ecommerce retailer QVC.Marci ZaroffSeed to Style's products are made from sustainable materials such as organic cotton, recycled polyester and Lenzing's Tencel lyocell and claim to be free of GM seeds and potentially harmful inputs.Certified by GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), Seed to Style launched last week on the QVC shopping channel and QVC.com

The use of man-made fibre (MMF) import and the investment are increasing expressively in Bangladesh. Thanks to the growing acceptance of clothes made of artificial fibres amongst the end consumers internationally, which now observing more and more readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers in the country is turning to MMF to rise profitability and market share.Figure: The use of man-made fibre (MMF) import and the investment are increasing expressively in Bangladesh. Courtesy: CollectedAccording to d