4th- 8th November 2024
Ecotextile News
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??Welcome back to another Weekly Briefing- your go-to for getting the wild world of the textile and sustainability news of the week collated into a single 3-minute read????
Monday
??We started the week with the news that the Textiles Coalition group of environmental and worker rights campaigners have laid out the policy priorities they hope to see from the European Union to reduce the industry's impacts on sustainability.
The coalition says that although the EU's Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, adopted in 2022, marked a significant step toward greater accountability in the sector, it fell short in ambition.
??We also revealed the exciting news that the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme Foundation has published guidelines to address the use and discharge of chemicals in wood-based dissolved pulp manufacturing.
The ZDHC Dissolved Pulp Guidelines V1.0 addresses expectations for chemical recovery and discharged wastewater quality for manufacturing facilities producing dissolved pulp from wood.
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Tuesday
??On Tuesday, we delivered the alarming news that bio-based fibres such as viscose could pose a greater threat to the environment than conventional plastics such as polyester, new research suggests.
The research from a team at the 英国普利茅斯大学 in the UK also warns that materials being advocated as alternatives to plastic, and used in textiles and products including clothing, wet wipes and period products, should be tested thoroughly before they are used.
??We were also disappointed to note that ThredUp , one of the fashion industry’s largest online resale platforms, has announced a drop in revenues, profits, user numbers and orders in its third quarter results for 2024.
ThredUp's third quarter revenue of $73 million represented an 11% decrease, year-on-year, while gross profits were down 8% to $52 million. Active buyers fell by 7% to 1.6 million and orders were down 14% to 1.5 million.
Wednesday
??On Wednesday, we platformed a shocking report which claims that India’s textile and apparel industry requires around $6.5 billion in fresh funding if it is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030, according to the Apparel Impact Institute .
The report, ‘Landscape and Opportunities to Finance the Decarbonization of India’s Apparel Manufacturing Sector’, also notes that garment and textile manufacturers face an increasing number of challenges in transitioning to sustainable production methods, due to constraints with financing, infrastructure, internal capacity, and enabling energy policies.
??We also discovered that Labour MPs have urged the UK government to introduce legislation equivalent to the US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) to prevent goods made with forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China from entering the country.
Blair McDougall and Marie Rimmer, both members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), were speaking during a Westminster Hall debate on UK supply chains and Uyghur Muslim forced labour.
Thursday
??On Thursday we touched on more innovation, when we reported that the Fashion for Good initiative has launched a free online tool mapping global textile waste hotspots which aims to provide regional data on waste volume, composition and type available worldwide.
The 'World of Waste' tool was created with catalytic funding from Laudes Foundation and IDH , and in partnership with Reverse Resources , Global Fashion Agenda , Circle Economy and Accelerating Circularity .
??We also announced that cellulosic fibre specialist Lenzing Group has posted a wider loss for the first three quarters of 2024, with lower fibre prices and higher raw material costs off-setting an increase in sales volumes.
Reporting a net loss of €111.1 million, down from €96.7 million in the same period last year, on the back a 5% increase in revenues to €2 billion, Lenzing said profitability was also impacted by higher energy and logistics costs.
Friday
??Exclusive- get the news before it breaks??
?? RE&UP Recycling Technologies creates subsidiary and builds team in Spain ahead of first recycling plant in the country
??The ACT (American Circular Textiles) says a second Trump presidency should not dismay those working to accelerate the transition to circularity and that it can work with the new administration.
ACT CEO and founder Rachel Van Metre Kibbe said: "A Trump presidency will reshape America. What that means for our industry remains a question mark, but it will not be a roadblock, simply a different path."
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