Schneider Electric, the global leader in sustainability services, announced it has been selected by VF Corporation to provide a comprehensive sustainability solution across all of its brands. Schneider Electric's technology platform, ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further foster collaboration on key sustainability initiatives across the U.S. apparel and footwear ...
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DAK Americas' will increase the price for all Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) products by $0.04 per pound effective January 1, 2013. This increase is necessary due to the continued upward movement of global raw material costs. DAK is ...
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Integrated specialty paper company Twin Rivers Paper has announced the release of a new compostable and recyclable paper Acadia Natural, which is made from unbleached pulp and is ideal for food packaging. Acadia Natural is FDA-compliant ...
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WAC Lighting President Shelley Wald has announced that the Vela Organic LED Chandelier and Wall Sconce have won a Product Innovation Award from Architectural Products magazine. The awards recognize outstanding products and applications in ...
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Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
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More than 70 percent of the total revenue in 2012 attributable to sustainable products Osram used the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2012, taking place alongside the UN Climate Conference in Doha (Qatar), to present its current ...
Molded fiber packaging is increasingly being pursued by several firms as a means of improving sustainability initiatives. Philips Consumer Lifestyle has reportedly adopted the usage of newspaper material for better economy, according to ...
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Bharti Walmart, a business-to-business (B2B) joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores, is celebrating the Earth Month from 22 April 2012 to 22 May 2012, with green packaging of its products. As part of the program, the ...
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Efforts to manufacture sustainably have buoyed Sri Lanka's textile and apparel exports in recent months,according to a report in the latest issue of Global Apparel Markets which is published quarterly by the business information company ...
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Nestlé UK & Ireland has gained Fairtrade certification for its 2-finger Kit Kat, as a result of which, the company will now buy an additional 5,300 tons of sustainable cocoa from Fairtrade farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast. ...
DAK Americas'will increase the price for all Polyester Staple Fiber(PSF)products$0.06 per pound effective October 1,2012. This increase is necessary due to the continued upward movement of raw material costs. DAK is committed to ...
Xylem Inc. announces the release of its new white paper, “A Systems Approach to Energy and Water Efficiency in Commercial Buildings.” As the name suggests, the white paper focuses on the challenges designers and managers of ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Washington, and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) — a global organization established by a group of apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, nongovernmental ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released their 2011 Organic Cotton Market Report to the public. The report, now in its sixth year, is compiled to share the ...
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