71% of Companies Surveyed Will Increase Organic Cotton Use, according to Textile Exchange’s 2012 Market Report, says Textile Exchange in a 2012 market report. Key findings include the fact that 71% of respondents are planning to ...
Tags: Apparel Brands, Cotton
Naturex, a France-based producer of plant-based natural ingredients, has teamed up with University of Avignon to create a new joint research laboratory, known as Optimization and Research on Extraction Technologies and Alternative Solvents ...
Spain-based Jeanologia — a developer of sustainable apparel finishing technologies — has introduced Environmental Impact Measuring (EIM) software to assess the environmental impact of garment finishing processes and measure ...
Tags: Software, Computer Products
The International OEKO-TEX Association’s Dr. Sam Moore, who represents OEKO-TEX in North America, will present a webinar introducing the new OEKO-TEX STeP certification system for sustainable textile production facilities on Tuesday, ...
Tags: Step Certification, OEKO-TEX
The Spanish company Jeanologia, world leader in the development of sustainable technologies for finishing garments, and its partner in China, Prosperity Textile, have launched a sustainable technology Demo Centre in Guangzhou (China) to ...
AATCC’s Chemical Applications Interest Group is sponsoring a symposium October 16 and 17, 2013, titled Textile Wet Processing: The Way Forward. The symposium will be held at the Textile Technology Center in Belmont, N.C., USA, and ...
Tags: Textile, Wet Processing
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it will once again join Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED), an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP, to co-host the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched the Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) web tool as a new component to the Higg Index suite of sustainability tools for the apparel and footwear industries. This interactive new platform ...
Tags: SAC, Apparel Sector
Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (shown) on June 4 to announce the launch of a challenge that asks farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, EPA, USDA
Sustainability at DyStar is driven by the integration of sustainable practices into its daily operations and value chain. An annual award scheme linked to its Company-wide Sustainability Program, “Caring for the Future”, was ...
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released the 2011-12 Farm & Fiber Report. The overall findings demonstrate that organic cotton production dropped 8% from ...
This newly renovated National Park Service building at Grand Canyon National Park is on track to receive a platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. In 2009, in the wake of the country's economic ...
Tags: Office Furniture, Furnishing
The largest exporter of home textiles from Pakistan has recently joined forces with international retailers and manufacturers to establish the Sustainable Textile Coalition. Launched in February 2013 in New York, the coalition aims to ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Textile
A first class line-up of speakers and content has been confirmed for the Jet Set conference, set to land at FESPA 2013 London for the first time, 25-29 June 2013. The seminars will take place every day of the five day show offering a ...
Kohl’s Department Stores has released its 2012 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, providing updates on the company’s programs and accomplishments in sustainability, community relations and social compliance. ...