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Fashion for Good Bets on Mass Balance to Scale Biosynthetic PET
Can a controversial concept help biobased polyester scale? A consortium of brands, manufacturers, standards…
COP30 Suggests Fashion Industry Walk its Climate Talk
At COP30, countries were under pressure to finally act in concert on carbon. Fashion was front and (the)…
Pakistan’s Catastrophic Flooding Could Provoke ‘Dangerous Downward Spiral’ for Cotton Farmers
The September disaster has laid waste to 2.2 million hectares of cropland, devastating 60 percent of central…
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Material World: AMSilk Secures Over $60M to Scale, Sealwool’s Biomimetic Twist
AMSilk moves to industrial-scale production with some $60-plus million from strategic investors while the…
Kmart Cautioned Over Better Cotton Claims in New Zealand
Kmart New Zealand has been warned by the Commerce Commission for likely breaching the Fair Trading Act with…
Despite Setbacks, Sustainability Remains the Way Forward
Better Cotton CEO Alan McClay reflects back and looks ahead as his tenure at the helm comes to a close.
Shuffle Board: Better Cotton Names Nonprofit Exec Nick Weatherill CEO
Nick Weatherill succeeds Alan McClay as chief executive officer of Better Cotton.
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?
Between what labor groups say is the Uzbek government's continued interference and the loss of critical…
Better Cotton Aims to Improve Healthcare for Côte d’Ivoire Workers
The global cotton sustainability initiative launched a two-year pilot project in the West African nation to…
Cotton Maintains ‘Incredible Secrecy’ About Synthetic Pesticide Use, Report Says
There is a "glaring lack of transparency" regarding the names and quantities of chemical inputs in all…
Better Cotton Signs Roadmap for Sustainability in Uzbekistan
Better Cotton has approved a plan laid out by agricultural and textile stakeholders in Uzbekistan to…
Better Cotton Calls for Continued Commitment in Annual Report
The key takeaway from 2023, the cotton sustainability initiative said, is the need for the industry to "come…
Better Cotton Transitioning to External Certification Scheme
The organization will employ third parties to perform assessments and make certification decisions, adding a…
Better Cotton Teams with Pakistan’s PULSE on Smallholder Farm Transparency Initiative
The non-profit governance group is working with the country's Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement (PULSE)…
Shuffle Board: Kenneth Cole Names EVP, Tom Ford Creative Director Exits
Emily Cole expands her role as the brand as women's creative director while Peter Hawkings has left his post…