Lexus and the CFDA are now accepting applications for the 2013 Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge. Founded in 2010 as a response to both the CFDA and Lexus’ commitment to sustainable practices, the Award is given to designers who best ...
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Textile Exchange is working with North Carolina State University's College of Textiles to host the 3rd Annual Evolving Textiles Conference on May 21. This one-day event will continue to provide an open dialog among domestic textile ...
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Visitors can build their own programme from over 30 sessions across all three days of the event, while still allowing time to explore the technologies and services being demonstrated on the show floor. The show runs from 14-15 May at teh ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with five federal agencies to reduce by 50% the number of tribal homes lacking access to safe water and basic sanitation in Indian Country by 2015. The ...
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Sola Bee Farms Honey Packaging, a project developed by UNIT partners, was chosen as one of 242 award-winning designs in the most recent HOW International Design Awards. This highly selective and well-regarded competition sponsored by HOW ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, is announcing a revamped tool that simplifies the vast and conflicting facts and information about the sustainable textile ...
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Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Denim has launched the Cone? 3D initiative for bringing denim innovations to the marketplace. Cone 3D — which refers to denim, design and development — will focus on technologies offering ...
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., which produces and markets a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has entered into a marketing and development agreement with Cone Denim, America’s largest and most innovative working denim ...
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Editor’s Note: The following column by Deni Albrecht, Leader of Sustainability, Kenco, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, systems integraters and ...
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, announced a unique and interactive collaborative learning series. The series is called “Rethinking and Reshaping ...
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Sun Chemical released its 2012 Sustainability Report, which showcases Sun Chemical’s leadership in eco-efficiency through established data-driven metrics, as well as examples of how raw material suppliers are contributing to the ...
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TOMI OTEE and The First Tee of Metropolitan New York are excited to announce their partnership in bringing sustainable practices to the golf industry. As the premier eco-friendly golf apparel brand, TOMI OTEE is a pioneer and leader in ...
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Cheese producer in the US, Marin French Cheese is all set to roll out new packaging designs for its line of handcrafted California soft-ripened cheeses. As part of the new packaging, which is slated to appear in retail stores nationwide ...
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MAS Holdings was lauded at the recently concluded National Green Awards for four manufacturing facilities that promoted a 'cleaner and greener Sri Lanka'. Organized by the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka for the second year ...
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The IFAI Expo to be held on November 7-9 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center is the platform that will be used by Fulflex, George C. Moore Co. and Darlington Fabrics to exhibit their joint capabilities to the projected 6,000 ...
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