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Top designers urge UK prime minister to ban fur sales in the UK
Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood are among the eight iconic fashion brands that are urging UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ban fur sales. Although the farming of fur was banned in 2003
No fur in New York City?
A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur
Crossbred wool continue to see further slump in prices
Higher stock levels in the textile pipeline resulting from fashion changes mainly in Asian countries and a lower UK pound has resulted in a dramatic fall in crossbred prices the past six months.
Silk farming losing favour among farmers on the coast
Silk is considered the most important of textile fibres and therefore is called the “queen of textile seems to have lost favour among farmers in Dakshina Kannada, with just 60 farmers taking up
At the G7 Summit, Stella McCartney made an impassioned plea for fashion sustainability
Stella McCartney has launched her most sustainable collection ever, following her trip to the G7 to push world leaders on incentivizing sustainable enterprises. She has launched the "Our time has
The Lycra Company develops sustainable corn-based spandex
The Lycra Company is creating a more sustainable alternative to traditional spandex, which is typically made from petroleum, by using corn-based fiber technology. In a discussion, Lycra's
Olam Agri launches regenerative agriculture program
Olam Agri, a prominent agribusiness specializing in food, feed, and fibre, has unveiled its regenerative agriculture initiative across the cotton belt in the U.S. This program is geared towards
BCI signs MOU with Tajikistan to support sustainable cotton production
Better Cotton, the largest cotton certifier in the world, aims to improve connections with Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia. As a result, the cotton sustainability initiative and the Tajik
Better Cotton announces new impact targets for 2030
As part of its 2030 plan, Better Cotton, the top cotton sustainability project in the world, has verified four new Impact Targets that address soil health, women's empowerment, pesticide use, and
AMSilk, world's first industrial supplier of environmentally friendly silk biopolymers
Germany-based AMSilk is the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, which was founded in 2008. The Company develops and produces high-performance materials based on spider