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Elevate Textiles in responsibly sourced fibre pledge
2019-09-26 13:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Elevate Textiles has outlined a series of new sustainability targets, including a goal for its Elevate brand products to be manufactured using at least 80% sustainably sourced cotton and 50% recycled polyester content by 2025.
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Timberland apparel uses 99.6% responsibly sourced cotton
2019-08-07 14:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland continues to move towards its 2020 sustainability goals - with 99.6% of the cotton used in its apparel now either organic or BCI-certified and 100% of its vendors meeting or exceeding its expectations when audited for social and labour compliance.
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Be responsibly aggressive this fall with manure application
2019-07-31 16:57:00| National Hog Farmer
Its extremely important that producers take advantage of the fall window in order to free up manure storage for the winter.
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How can brands source responsibly from Myanmar?
2019-02-13 11:56:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The ongoing human rights crisis in Myanmar has prompted the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) to launch a four-point guide aimed at helping brands and retailers to continue to source responsibly from the country.
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Digitisation is key to upgrading Asia's fashion factories. Just do it responsibly, says Fung Group's director of sustainability
2018-10-25 14:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Digital technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence are starting to bring more speed, efficiency and transparency to apparel supply chains - but less well documented is their potential impact on job losses and social unrest, especially in Asia. It's a balancing act that Pamela Mar weighs up in her roles as director of sustainability at the Fung Group and EVP of Supply Chain Futures for the Fung Academy.
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