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Texbase and Hohenstein Collaborate on Integrated Material Testing
As a Texbase Lab Connect partner, Hohenstein customers can now collaborate, send test requests and receive…
Parachute Eyeing Carbon Neutral Certification by Earth Day
The brand's sustainability goals focus on Climate + Earth, Responsible Materials, Ethical Manufacturing, and…
Oeko-Tex Updates Certification Criteria, Launches Impact Calculator
To promote progress and data exchange along the global textile supply chain, Oeko-Tex has launched the Impact…
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ESG Outlook: Ben Mead of Hohenstein on Putting Data Behind Sustainability Claims
Ben Mead, managing director, Hohenstein Institute America, discusses why brands doing good sustainability…
Oeko-Tex Report Highlights Strong Certification Demand
Made in Green by Oeko-Tex labels, signifying materials that have been tested for harmful substances, doubled…
Assessing Carbon and Water Impacts at the Production Level
OEKO-TEX®'s new carbon and water footprint tool lets companies measure and quantify impacts at each stage of…
Leather Sourcing Gets a Sustainable Spin
The Sustainable Leather Foundation and the Oeko-Tex Association are working to benefit the global leather…
Securing Supply Chains Starts with Material-Level Testing, Traceability
With consumers demanding sustainability, retailers have to back up their claims. But to do that, they need…
Oeko-Tex Releases New Regulations for Sustainability and Hazardous Materials
Oeko-Tex has developed an approach to integrate recycled materials for greater sustainability as part of…
How Amazon Shoppers Can Find Climate-Friendly Fashion
A trio of textile sustainability groups is participating in Amazon's much-touted Climate Pledge, helping…
Oeko-Tex’s Certs Increased 13% in Year, Led by Made in Green Label
Waiving of licensing fees for certification of face masks was among the initiatives adopted to help customers…
How Oeko-Tex Helps Fashion Shake its Planet-Polluting Reputation
While the fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the world, it doesn't have to be, said…
What Hohenstein and Scivera are Doing to Promote a Greener Apparel Sector
The collaboration integrates software, certification and analytical testing to help suppliers improve and…
Penney’s Drops Sustainable Private-Label Home Textile Collection
Some products in the new Linden Street private label are Oeko-Tex certified to be free of 300 harmful…
Pandemic Threatens Progress in Sustainable Material Uptake—But Could Catalyze Sector, Too
Most believe industry sustainability efforts will be undaunted and there's even a connection between the…