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H&M will trial sales of second-hand and vintage clothes as it seeks to tap into consumers' growing concerns about the environmental cost of fast fashion, its head of sustainability said on Friday.

Anna Gedda told Reuters H&M would launch a pilot in Sweden for online sales of second-hand garments on the site of its & Other Stories brand, with the aim of extending the scheme to other markets and brands in years to come.

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Sappi Limited is pleased to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group's sustainability measurement suite of tools, the Higg Index, to drive environmental and social responsibility throughout its supply chain. With its membership in the SAC, Sappi joins more than 240 global brands, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as government, non-profit environmental organizations, and academic institutions, which are collectively committed to improving supply chain sustainability in the apparel, footwear, and textile industry.

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The company reports that Microban’s portfolio, which provides solutions for apparel, furnishings, home textile and technical textiles, will now be easier for healthcare retailers, brands and their manufacturers to access and will allow Microban to provide enhanced customer service through more regional support and faster turnaround times.

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Triuvant UV stabilizers are available in custom blends to fit your application. Additionally, the company provides the below products geared towards specific uses: Triuvant Ultra — best for injection molded or extruded film applications. Intended to increase longevity and prevent brittleness and cracking, Triuvant Sustain — designed for use in recycled plastic applications.

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Jeanologia joins more than 220 global brands, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as government, non-profit environmental organizations, and academic institutions, which are collectively committed to improving supply chain sustainability in the textile industry. The company leads the transformation of the textile industry with disruptive technologies which guarantee ZERO contamination.

Being part of the SAC the company has the opportunity to strength its compromise with the environment and people, and participate in setting up the rules for a real change.

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The event is being organized and promoted to the US industry by the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN). As of the date of this release, 230 people from 115 organizations have registered to attend, including nearly 20 US brands and retailers. On November 27-29, 2018, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, a Who’s Who of US activewear brands will assemble for the Apparel Summit of the Americas. The core event is to tour the grand opening of the new United Textiles of Americas, or UTEXA, synthetic yarn spinning operation.

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Refinery29 homepage takeovers, banner ads, dedicated emails and e-newsletters will promote key brands. All programme content links to a curated shop where consumers can quickly purchase their favorite apparel. Additionally, brands that are sold in the UK and Germany will be promoted across digital channels in those markets. Custom videos and editorial content will be presented by fashion influencers promoting participating brands’s apparel across Refinery29 and Lycra brand digital channels, also as an influencer-owned social media channels.

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The highly inspiring, exciting platform for the world to view the latest technological developments, ITMA Asia + CITME is happening in Shanghai, China. This time, Swedish machinery producers will be proudly represented by four TMAS members: IRO, Eltex, Eton systems and ES Automatex. TMAS, the Textile Machine Association of Sweden, has nine members, each at the forefront of their own specific segment, and with a long and successful history and a passion for textile manufacturing.

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The third annual Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) show opened in Toronto Monday with great fanfare and record attendance.Nearly 1,500 visitors on day one alone came to experience the vastly-expanded apparel and textile show, which features twice the amount of exhibits as last year and dozens of newly-introduced categories. With more than 500 booths from 17 different countries highlighting the exhibit area, the show was opened by a range of high profile VIPs who endorsed Canada as a sought-after trade partner for countries around the world.

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In addition to the launch of the new collection, supermodel Ming Xi has been unveiled as the new global ambassador of Adidas by Stella McCartney. She is herself is a fan of training in the great outdoors and passionate about playing a role in protecting the planet. Ming Xi will bring the continued mission of less impact, more power to life. Ming Xi said that “I am really inspired by the brand’s ambition to make a difference and its devotion to sustainability, which I can’t wait to get involved in.”