Winners of the longest running national awards program in the supply chain, logistics and transport industry have been announced. The Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, run by the SCLAA, have been serving the industry for over ...
The first ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014’, organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will be held from December 7-9, 2014, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. ...
Tags: Apparel Summit, Apparel
Truett-Hurst announced that Marcus Benedetti has been elected to the Board of Directors, effective 20 November 2014. As previously reported, Truett-Hurst, Inc. held its 2014 Annual Stockholder meeting on November 20, 2014. Among other ...
Tags: Independent Director, Agriculture
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
Tags: emissions-free driving, Drive Green, Auto
In the last decade, the cost of labor in China has grown significantly, whereas for a long time, China's exports have been based on cost advantage...To make matters even more complicated is the recent crisis in the West -- especially in ...
Tags: China's exports, Global Producer
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded funding to eight organizations throughout the United States to protect public health by reducing exposure to indoor pollutants, such as radon, and environmental asthma triggers ...
Tags: public health, indoor pollutants, Protection
Testex, an official partner institute of the Oeko-Tex Association in China, participated in the recently concluded, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show. Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in the autumn ...
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
The Volkswagen brand's “Think Blue. Factory.” environmental program remains on track for success. The objective is to reduce energy and water consumption as well as the share in waste, CO2 and solvent emissions at all Volkswagen ...
Tags: Environmental Program, CO2, Auto
Soft drinks are being pushed and shoved from every corner – energy drinks at one, coconut water and iced teas at another, juices at a third, bottled water at the fourth. And it shows. According to the latest Australian Beverage ...
Tags: Soft drinks, Packaging
Kohl’s department stores has been recognized with 2014 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards honour leading green power users for their commitment and ...
German menswear specialist ‘Art of Men’ has chosen VITUS LC3 3D body scanner by Human Solutions GmbH, one of the leading marketers of ergonomic simulations for the apparel industry, for acquiring the body dimensions of its ...
Tags: 3D Body Scanner, Human Solutions, Apparel
Maersk Line, the containerized division of the Maersk Group said it will introduce a new Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), to offset the additional cost incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas, as required by the new ...
Tags: Low Sulphur Surcharge, Textile
YKK Fastening, the fastening products group of Japan-based YKK Corporation, is working toward a sustainable society in cooperation with customers, employees and local communities. To achieve the goal, YKK divides its focus on ...
Tags: YKK, sustainability, Apparel
Invista and Lenzing have collaborated once again by blending Coolmax fabric with Tencel fibre to launch a new denim fabric. According to both fibre producers, the new denim fabric will provide wearers with cool dry comfort, softness, and ...
Tags: Coolmax fabric, new denim fabric, Textile