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WEBSPONSORED CONTENT- The garment and textile industry is known for its high water consumption, which annually uses 79 trillion litres of water 1 – enough to meet the needs of 27% of the world’s population under WHO standards. It’s estimated that fashion also contributes significantly to global industrial wastewater, posing risks to both human health and aquatic life if untreated.
Cascale updates on decarbonisation tool progress
WEB12 hours ago · AMSTERDAM – Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, says that it’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) has grown significantly in its first year with 60 textile and garment manufacturers now engaged in its key decarbonisation tool. Launched in 2023, MCAP offers suppliers a …
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WEBLatest News. LENZING - Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has successfully raised $650 million towards the cost of the world's largest dissolving wood pulp (DWP) plant in Brazil in a green bond issue. The over-subscribed 'green notes' were issued by LD Celulose…. CAMBRIDGE - Biomaterials start-up Pact has raised £9 million in a seed funding ...
Why the electrification of textile manufacturing needs more thought
WEB3 days ago · The recent call by Fashion Revolution to rapidly electrify textile manufacturing operations through the implementation of renewables needs more careful consideration to avoid unintended rises in CO2 emissions. After several subjective publications on synthetic fibres and fossil fuel use from activist groups over the past couple of years, it was ...
Meet the innovators turning CO2 into textiles | Features | News
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Meet the innovators turning CO2 into textiles. With fashion's carbon footprint recently estimated at roughly two per cent of the global total, turning greenhouse gases into textiles sounds like the holy grail in terms of reducing the industry's impact on climate change. However, a small but growing number of companies are trying to do exactly that.
China textile initiative to combat GHG emissions
WEBNov 19, 2021 · BEIJING – As many as 57 Chinese textile and fashion companies have come together to launch the ‘Climate Stewardship Accelerating Plan’, a new nationwide initiative with a mission statement of achieving climate neutrality. The framework appears similar to the existing United Nations’ Fashion Charter, which aligns industry stakeholders ...
Recycled polyester innovation in good shape | Features | News
WEB1 day ago · North Carolina-based fibre innovator Unifi took some fibre industry experts by surprise when it launched a new 100% recycled filament polyester yarn with 50% textile content – a straightforward replacement for virgin polyester immediately available at scale. At least half of this new yarn is textile waste derived from Unifi’s ‘Textile ...
EU sustainable textiles strategy unveiled - Ecotextile News
WEBMar 30, 2022 · BRUSSELS - The European Union's highly awaited Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles has today been unveiled among a package of European Green Deal proposals aimed at making "sustainable products the norm".
New deal targets carbon positive textiles - Ecotextile News
WEBDec 1, 2021 · LAHORE - Sapphire Textile Mills, a vertically-integrated textile mill in Pakistan, has partnered with Good Earth Cotton, the world’s first carbon positive and traceable cotton, to introduce a new collection of sustainable yarns and fabrics.
RGE aims to close loop on textile waste
WEBAug 31, 2022 · SINGAPORE – Leading viscose manufacturer Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) has outlined its intention to co-develop urban-fit, closed-loop textile-to-textile recycling solutions at the Sustainable Textile Research Centre (SusTex) it’s founded alongside Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The company says technologies developed at …