The last in the texfash.com Spotlight series on cotton: Misinformation | Cotton for Good 2024 | PART V The cotton misinformation problem needs to be seen in the light of today’s society where fake news thrives and wreaks havoc. It’s not difficult to find out how the #cotton myths came into being. It’s also not difficult to find out who have been flinging and slinging these falsehoods. Cotton needs to be more assertive, and possibly a bit aggressive too. Subir Ghosh tries to join some dots. https://lnkd.in/gmbZD8Hb #fakenews #water #farmers #agriculture #texfash #worldcottonday Transformers Foundation International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) WWF Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) Textile Exchange Keshav Kranthi Terry Townsend
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Lectra supports the digital transformation and the transition towards #Industry4.0 of #fashion, automotive and furniture companies. The Group has announced the launch of Valia Fashion, its new intelligent digital platform designed for the #fashionindustry. It combines the power of artificial intelligence and Lectra's unique expertise in fashion. https://lnkd.in/gk2A_56K #manufacturing #artificialintelligence #texfash Quote: Maximilien Abadie
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Sustainea and Primient announced a co-location partnership for the supply of corn dextrose from Primient’s facility in Lafayette, Indiana to Sustainea’s first Bio-MEG (monoethylene glycol) plant. Sustainea’s planned facility represents an investment of around $400 million and will produce a renewable, #plantbasedalternative to petroleum-based MEG. https://lnkd.in/gRSZfsHC #renewablechemicals #biobased #innovation #texfash Quote: Gustavo Sergi Jim Stutelberg
Sustainea and Primient Join Forces to Establish Largest U.S. Bio-MEG Facility in Lafayette, Indiana
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The large-scale application of toxic substances in industry poses a “significant risk” to companies and the wider economy, major investors warned today, calling for businesses to transition to more #sustainablechemicals. The investors are leading members of the Investor Initiative on Hazardous Chemicals, an investor group with over $12 trillion under management or advice. https://lnkd.in/gF3A7J-h #chemicals #pfa #texfash ChemSec BNP Paribas Asset Management Robeco Quote: Rachel Crossley Peter van der Werf Anne-Sofie Bäckar
A Profitable Detox: Hazardous Chemicals Are Toxic to Profits, Investors Warn
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Discarded polyester textiles decomposed into a heterogenous soup can now be recycled to create waterproof coatings for clothes—an alternative to fluorinated finishes, also known as ‘forever chemicals’, and of course one way to reduce the world’s reliance on harmful chemicals in textile manufacturing. https://lnkd.in/gTA5eqMj #coatings #pfas #recycling #texfash Cornell University Cornell University - College of Human Ecology Quote: Juan P Hinestroza, Ph.D. Tamer Uyar Yelin Ko
Scientists Create Waterproof Coating for Fabrics Using Upcycled Textile Waste
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Cotton is fraught with its own problems (ranging from climate risks and disruptions to trade wars) and polyester comes with its own driving forces (from costs to consumer preference). There are relatively lesser elements that are not deliberated as much in the public domain as they should be. For instance, why are the myths about cotton allowed to flourish? texfash.com looks at the story behind some numbers crunched out in the public domain. https://lnkd.in/gWngTu6e #cotton #cottonproduction #cottonfarming #agriculture #texfash #worldcottonday International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) FAO Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
A Cursory Look at Cotton through Numbers
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The Spotlight continues: Cotton for Good 2024 / PART III The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has been spearheading some key collaborative projects in the #cotton sector aimed at enhancing productivity, improve farmers’ livelihoods, and promote sustainable farming practices. A texfash.com report. https://lnkd.in/gdhmY8SZ #farmers #livelihood Beetle Regen Solutions International Labour Organization Quote: Rakesh Mehra
Hamstrung by Land Holding Sizes, Farmers Look Forward to CITI-ILO Project in Madhya Pradesh
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Oxford Economics has just published an exhaustive report on the state of the second-hand clothing trade between the EU27+ and three African nations. Johanna Neuhoff, Director of Economic Consulting, Continental Europe, delves deep into the nuances of the sector and the bearing it has on people on both sides in this free-wheeling conversation with Subir Ghosh. https://lnkd.in/gJi67qKU #secondhandclothing #secondhandtrade #circularity #livelihoods #texfash #europeanunion #europe #africa #ghana #kenya #mozambique #eu27+ European Union The Federation Humana People to People
Ultimately, Second-Hand Clothing Sector Is Vital Part of Creating a Circular Textile Economy
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A report that analyses the socioeconomic impact of the second-hand clothing industry in the EU, the UK (EU27+), as also the three African countries of Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique, says that the sector generated a cumulative €3 billion of revenues in Europe alone in 2023. https://lnkd.in/gWjRwkJU #secondhand #circularity #circularfashion #livelihoods #texfash #europeanunion #unitedkingdom #africa #ghana #kenya #mozambique Oxford Economics Humana People to People In South Africa Johanna Neuhoff
Socio-Economic Contribution of Second-Hand Clothing Underexplored; Sector Contributed Billions to EU27+ and 3 African Economies
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On Friday, September 27, the residence of the Colombian am-bassador was transformed into a vibrant celebration of Afro-Colombian culture, marking an inspiring tribute within the framework of Hispanic Heritage Month. This event, organized by civil society in collaboration with the Embassy of #Colombia, aimed to highlight the rich Afro-Colombian identity that thrives through music and fashion as vital expressions of cultural resistance and explosion. PROCOLOMBIA SEBASTIAN ECHAVARRIA https://lnkd.in/gR2DZa9S