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EU Green Week: What opportunities do repair and reuse offer for the textile sector?

The theme of this year’s EU Green Week was “Circular Solutions for a Competitive EU”. The event explored how circularity could become a new economic reality with a circular economy driving sustainable competitiveness, reducing waste and promoting innovation within the EU. The aim of the EU Green Week, which took place last week in Brussels, is...

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Recover and TextileGenesis pilot recycled cotton traceability

Spanish recycled cotton producer, Recover, launched a pilot with TextileGenesis, the French traceability platform owned by technology company Lectra. Together, they tested how recycled cotton and polycotton fibres from Recover could be digitally tracked from fibre to finished product. Thanks to Fibercoin technology, each kilogram of material...

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Fashion and technology sectors join forces for traceability in fashion

More and more fashion brands are joining forces with technology companies for the arrival of the Digital Product Passport (DPP). This digital passport should give consumers and producers insight into where a product comes from, how it is made and what the circular options are (how it can be reused or repaired). According to the latest...

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New Look onboards 100 percent of core suppliers to TrusTrace platform

British retailer New Look, one of the UK’s leading womenswear brands in the 18-44-year-old sector, has successfully onboarded 100 percent of its core supplier base onto digital traceability platform TrusTrace. In a statement, New Look said the move to utilise TrusTrace technology would allow it to "more effectively map and manage its supplier...

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Hohenstein takes stake in GTS: 'Data is backbone of circular economy'

The global testing and research institute Hohenstein has acquired shares in Global Textile Scheme GmbH (GTS). With this move, Hohenstein aims to support GTS in automating data exchange along the entire supply chain, the company announced in a press release. GTS enables automated data exchange between suppliers, manufacturers, brands, and...

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Re&Up general manager: ‘The next two to three years will be the most exciting for the European textile industry’

Re&Up is among the pioneers of textile-to-textile recycling and one of the few companies that implemented textile recycling technologies on an industrial scale years ago. This is all the more astonishing given that Re&Up has even managed to separate cotton-polyester blended fabrics into their components and convert the raw materials into new...

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EU aims for circularity, but textile consumption rises

The European Union is striving for a circular textile industry, shifting the focus from fast fashion to more durable products. The emphasis for the next five years will be on reuse and recycling. Simultaneously, textile consumption within the EU has increased. In 2019, the average citizen consumed 17 kg of textiles per year, while this rose to...

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“Status of German Fashion 2024”: Between tradition and digitalisation

The Fashion Council Germany (FCG) and eBay Germany recently published the study “Status of German Fashion 2024”, which, in conjunction with the research institute Oxford Economics, examined the economic significance of the German fashion industry (clothing, footwear, accessories, bags and jewellery). The study also looked at the key challenges...

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Navigating the EU's new mandate: Comprehensive insights for the fashion industry

The European Union’s upcoming legislative changes, following the 2024 elections, are expected to have a major impact on the fashion industry. This topic was recently explored in depth at a Global Fashion Agenda session, where a distinguished panel, including members of the European Parliament, experts in sustainability policies, and European...

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Denim, DPP and durability - Texhibition charts its course ahead

The sixth edition of sourcing fair Texhibition Istanbul took place from 11th to 13th September 2024 at the city's exhibition centre near Atatürk Airport. All three days were well attended - according to official figures, almost 24,600 trade visitors attended; about the same number as at the March edition. A good 25 percent of (6,488) came from...

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AAFA president on the US election year, counterfeiting and conscious regulation

The US election is continuing to heat up, with voting day now visibly on the horizon. While at the forefront of debates are the policies and outlooks presented by political candidates, there is much behind-the-scenes work by industry representatives that goes well beyond the deadlines of ballot entries. For fashion, the American Apparel &...

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Retraced introduces Due Diligence Guide geared for fashion industry

Retraced, the compliance platform for the fashion and textile supply chain, has published a new Due Diligence Guide. The white paper aims to demystify the legal frameworks reshaping fashion, helping companies reduce risks and enhance their social and environmental impact. Especially in view of new legislation being introduced to shape...