#textiles News
Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk – a biodegradable luxury fabric – using lotus stems, merging ancient tradition with modern sustainability science.
Manufacturing
Textile giant Bangladesh pushed to recycle more waste
As global demand for recycling in the fashion industry grows, textile hub Bangladesh is pushed to rethink how it handles waste.
The world's fashion industry is producing an increasingly unmanageable amount of waste.
Manufacturing
Q&A: How can fashion workers adapt to climate change?
Decent, annually revised wages could fill part of the financing gap for fashion workers' climate adaptation.
#textiles Opinion
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Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
Manufacturing
Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion
Shoppers could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online.
As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
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Time to make fast fashion a problem for its makers
Instead of passing on old and unwanted clothes to charity stores, consumers should re-direct the items to fast fashion companies that should pay for the waste they generate and fund research on new recycling technologies.
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Empowering Bangladesh’s female garment workers
#textiles Videos
There are large financial and environmental benefits from reducing waste, says a recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Manufacturing
Watch: Who holds the solution to microfibre pollution?
Microfibre pollution is a growing problem around the world. What's a concerned citizen to do?
As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
Australian bank St George's start-up competition will see 12 companies competing for A$25,000 grants to make their ideas a reality. Among these is Kusaga Athletic, which says it makes the world's greenest T-shirt.
#textiles Press Releases
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
Purpose Venture Capital
Purpose Venture Capital co-invests in Bioworks
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Sustainable cotton sector continues to grow, bring farmers higher incomes
