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Related Keywords: fibres, H&M, IFC, Infinited Fiber Company, RGE, VF Corporation

Singapore-based RGE has joined H&M and a number of other groups to invest in Finnish waste-to-textile-fibres start-up Infinited Fiber Company Oy (IFC). RGE has also signed a co-operation agreement with the Finnish company to help commercialise its technology.

Since early 2018, IFC has been operating a 50-tonne per annum pilot plant in Espoo that produces textile fibres testing purposes. H&M and VF Corporation are among the groups testing the fibres the Espoo operation has produced so far.

Related Keywords: adopt modern technologies in factories, aim to achieve sustainable textile production, changing attitudes to reduce water, energy consumption, garment and textile makers advised, IFC, International Finance Corporation, PaCT, plans to launch Partnership for Cleaner Textile, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, second phase of advisory service in Dhaka

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) with an aim to achieve sustainable textile production, plans to launch Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT), the second phase of its advisory service in Dhaka.

During the second phase, the World Bank arm targets to annually save 32 million cubic metres of water and 3.8 million megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity in 250 weaving, spinning, wet dyeing and finishing factories.

Related Keywords: energy consumption, enhancing resource efficient consumption, garment-textile sector, held a workshop, IFC, International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank Group, save over twenty percent of water, save production cost, second largest earner of foreign currency for Vietnam, to help Vietnamese garment-textile outsourcers

The garment-textile sector is the second largest earner of foreign currency for Vietnam, earning over $27 billion from exports per year. To help Vietnamese garment-textile outsourcers save over 20 percent of water and energy consumption, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group held a workshop reviewing the programme on enhancing resource-efficient consumption in HCM City on Wednesday.

Related Keywords: and chemical use in textiles factories in Bangladesh. PaCT programme, cleaner production practices, develop global programme, energy, IFC, largest global development institution, manufacturer of famous jeans wear, member of World Bank Group, partnered with Levi Strauss & Co, Partnership for Cleaner Textile, reduce water

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets has partnered with Levi Strauss & Co (LS&Co) manufacturer of famous jeans wear to develop a global programme to reduce water, energy, and chemical use in textiles factories in Bangladesh.

The new partnership would build on the extensive experience of IFC’s Bangladesh Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) programme, focusing on providing advice on implementing cleaner production practices in over 165 textile factories in Bangladesh.

Related Keywords: Bangaldesh readymade garment sector, energy consumption, IFC, invest in smart technologies, key decision makers, organized by TTBC, promote energy efficient technology, textile and garment sector, under the PaCT programme of World Bank Group, Workship titled Solar PV and LED lighting held

A workshop titled ‘Solar PV & LED Lighting’ was held on Wednesday under the Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) programme of World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) organized by the Textile Technology Business Centre (TTBC) to promote energy efficient technology in the country’s garment sector.

The workshop showcased the opportunities for Solar PV plus LED Lighting in the textile and garment sector.

Related Keywords: Buyers Meeting, collaborate, economic growth, employment, global buyers, GSP Plus status, IFC, ILO, improving productivity, international bodies, Netherland, Pakistan textile industry, practice in textile industry, technical assistance, uphold international standard

Pakistan understanding the importance of garment and textile industry to its economic growth, and the employment it create for its people which reduces poverty for millions of workers. Pakistan and the Netherlands along with other international bodies have collaborated to uphold international standards and practices in textile and garment industry.

In this regard, the first buyers’ meeting was held in Pakistan on December 15-16 with the support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).