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India's Traditional Recycling System Finds New Groove to Tackle Modern Challenges
19 December 2024

Nonprofit Global Alliance for Textile Sustainability Council (GATS) is a collaborative platform for recyclers, manufacturers, brands, policymakers, academic institutions and industry experts to address challenges related to circular economy practices. Founder-Director Parvinder Singh talks about the GATS mission to make the Indian textile and fashion industry more sustainable, competitive, and future-ready.

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Agriculture, Engineering and Material Design Converge in Revoltech's Leather Alternative
9 December 2024

A couple of friends and a stated goal — to fuse nature, technology, and science to redefine how materials are produced and used globally. The sophomore project was an “indignant” reaction at the colossal fashion waste during an internship which has since gone commercial with clients in the fashion, automotive and packaging industries. Revoltech’s hemp-based and biodegradable LOVR works as an ingredient brand for sustainable leather alternatives. texfash.com talks to its CEO and one of the Co-Founders Lucas Fuhrmann to know more.

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All Indian Players Regardless of Size, Scale Should Take Part in Decarbonisation Journey
14 November 2024

A just-published Apparel Impact Institute (AII) report named India as a crucial region for impactful decarbonisation interventions and outlined solutions for mobilising sustainable financing, stating that with the right monies, manufacturing can play a key role in meeting the country’s climate targets, especially the emissions-intensity target of 45% below 2005 levels by 2030. texfash talks to AII President Lewis Perkins to learn how India’s apparel manufacturers are pursuing decarbonisation and how it can be financed at scale.

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After Life for Design: Exhibition Showcases Sustainable Burial Practices
28 October 2024

Designing for death! You read it right. And then an exhibition that encourages visitors to consider end-of-life decisions and how their choices can impact human and environmental well-being. Dr Sherry Haar, a natural dye and design scholar, investigates all of this and more to generate awareness about green burial through her fibre art.

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Denmark CO2 Tax May Have No Impact on Industry, but Cyclical Nature of Leather Was Ignored
23 October 2024

Does Denmark’s tax on livestock carbon emissions, to run effective from 2030, make scientific sense? Will it help the environmental, human health or farming livelihoods? Will the move impact the leather industry outside of Denmark? texfash probes.

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Pricing is a Key Factor Influencing the Choice Between Cotton and Polyester
8 October 2024

Most environmental issues in the cotton industry are being discussed and addressed, but the question remains: is enough being done? Award-winning innovation and sustainability leader, Michela Puddu, touches on a diverse range of subjects, from the cotton production and recycling landscape to its huge and fragmented supply chain, the role of standards & certifications, traceability, impact of global climate change, water challenges, livelihoods and more.

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Indian Apparel Unlikely to Benefit from Bangla Crisis; Cross-Border Trade Remains at Standstill
9 August 2024

Border posts remain clogged, orders and payments are stuck, and amidst all there’s also a lot of talk that the political upheaval in neighbouring Bangladesh could see shifting of orders to India. But, till government tweaks some policies, Indian apparel manufacturers making hay from the Bangla crisis appears wishful thinking.

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Manish Malhotra Controversy: Artisans and Weavers Deserve Credit, Not Just Lip Service
7 August 2024

Why does a designer have to lie? Why don’t we give the master craftsperson his/her due? Master embroiderer, craft exponent and revivalist Asif Sheikh answers these questions and more on the whats and whys that plague the handcrafted handloom industry.

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There Should Be a Coordinated Effort in Congress to Rein in the Fast Fashion Industry
22 July 2024

More than 11 million tonnes of textile waste end up in US landfills yearly. The problem is getting worse, but the apparel industry has the power to be part of the solution. It is with this thought and the urgent need to rein in the fast fashion pollution that Congresswoman Chellie Pingree launched the Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to create climate-smart policies to reduce, repair, rewear, and recycle textiles.  She outlines her plans in this exclusive to texfash.

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YKK Intends to Unzip Fashion with Cutting-Edge Innovation and Sustainability Overdrive
1 July 2024

Japan-based fastening company YKK is focused on growth with a sharp eye on its target set for carbon neutrality by 2050. A company spokesperson engages with texfash to highlight the steps it is taking towards this goal.

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