Sustainability
Sustainability involves adopting environmentally friendly practices, minimizing waste, reducing carbon footprint, promoting ethical sourcing, and embracing circularity. By prioritizing sustainability, the textile industry strives to create a positive impact on the planet, preserve resources for future generations, and ensure a fair and responsible supply chain.
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US Government issues first-ever report on Textile Waste: a wake-up call for Fast Fashion and Federal Policy
For the first time, the United States government has officially recognized the growing problem of textile waste, releasing a federal…
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Gotham Foundry: NYC’s new hub for green tech, startups and jobs
Gotham Foundry is an innovation hub for sustainable materials research and commercialization. Its main target is to support early-stage and…
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Fast fashion turns into waste in Nepal
Nepal is currently facing a fast fashion crisis, destroying its environment, economy, and traditional culture. According to the World Bank,…
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Innovative fiber production by Spinnova to reduces water use and CO2 emissions
Spinnova is a Finnish textile technology company that is pioneering an eco-friendly process. It can produce textile fibers from wood…
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Future Fabrics Expo 2025 returns to Magazine London with sustainability at its core
The fashion and design industry’s leading sustainable sourcing event, Future Fabrics Expo 2025, is set to return to Magazine London…
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AUTEX 2025 conference in Dresden enhancing sustainable textiles
AUTEX (Association of Universities for Textiles) is an international network and conference series that works for the advancement of textile…
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Reducing carbon footprint with bio-composite panels by ECOFUNC
ECOFUNC (Eco-functional Bio-composites for Construction and Beyond) is a new European research and innovation project organized by VTT Technical Research…
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European textile innovation on display at iTechStyle Summit 2025 in porto
Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter and Project Manager Judith Bosch were in present at the annual iTechStyle Summit, hosted…
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Nature Coatings & Coolcore® launch sustainable cooling fabrics
In today’s world, there is a great demand for environmentally friendly, sustainable materials, and the textile industry is undergoing radical…
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FreyZein® & Groz-Beckert explore next-gen cellulose textile applications
Madeleine Claire Müller and Enrico C. from FreyZein® NextGen Textiles GmbH recently visited Groz-Beckert’s Technology and Development Center, with a…
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