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The proposals from Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee to begin to address the thoroughly outsized contribution of the fashion industry to the trashing of our planet were modest.

If they could be criticised, it was for that very modesty.

They started with the proposal for 1p per garment to be taken as a levy, raising £35 million a year to fund better collection and sorting of garments to stop them ending up in landfill.

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Jeanologia, a Spanish finishing specialist for sustainable clothing for the first time managed to get all agents involved in the Bangladeshi textile industry - from fabric manufacturers to end product makers and buyers - to take part in its mission to create an ethical, eco-efficient and sustainable industry as it wants to turn “Made in Bangladesh“ into a quality seal.

Consumer attitudes about the materials and ingredients in products they buy are rapidly changing, shifting toward products that are ethically or sustainably sourced - and clothing is no different. Recently, the 2013 Textile Sustainability Conference put the focus on the challenges businesses in the textile and apparel industry have in making their products more sustainable in addressing consumer concerns, Green Biz reported.
 

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