Big brands, from Adidas to Patagonia, are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products, but almost all the recycled polyester available on the market today comes from plastic bottles, not old clothes. And once it's turned into textiles, that plastic is much harder to keep in circulation than if it were left a bottle that could be recycled again and again. [Fashion's Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems – BoF]
Open cell foam technology developer OrthoLite has said that its Cirql initiative, launched earlier this year, is already helping to put the athletic footwear industry on the road to a circular, sustainable future. [Circular convictions around OrthoLite Cirql rema - SportsTextiles]
In qualità di maggiore esportatore di abbigliamento al mondo, la Cina svolge un ruolo cruciale negli sforzi di sostenibilità dell'industria della moda. Mentre alcuni dei produttori del paese rimangono altamente inquinanti, altri stanno ora sperimentando soluzioni a basso impatto. [Can ‘Made in China’ Fashion Go Green? – BoF] (Photo: Can leather go green? - Vogue Business 2 May 2019)
The British fashion industry has had little support from Boris Johnson's government. Brexit, Covid-19 and the Tories’ internal quarrels have distracted the government and inhibited its ability to invest in the £26 billion fashion industry and the £48 billion luxury industry. With Johnson's resignation and a new cabinet, the brands told Vogue Business that they hope for a more stable government and more investment in sustainability, innovation and building a circular fashion economy.
According to the Khmer Times, the new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles harms Cambodia's largest export sector, Garment Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT).
The Commission is presenting the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles aimed at making textiles more durable, repairable, reusable and recyclable, to tackle fast fashion, waste and the destruction of unsolds, and ensure their production takes place in full respect of social rights. Here the link to the “Press statement by Commissioner Sinkevicius on the adoption Circular Economy package ( Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Textiles)”
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