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EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION AND FUNDING ESSENTIAL TO KEEP TEXTILE INDUSTRY AFLOAT, SAY TEXTILE EXPERTS



THE EUROPEAN Commission’s planned ‘Textile Transition Fund’ could be key to achieving a sustainable clothing and textile industry in Europe, Dirk Vantyghem, director general of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex), has told Just Style.

He hoped it will enable the industry to fulfill the goals of the European Union [EU] Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (1), announced in March (2022).…

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CHINA’S FINISHING SECTOR READIES TO INJECT MORE SUSTAINABILITY INTO SYNTHETIC DYE SEGMENT



Although China’s 13th Five-Year Development Outline for the Textile Industry (2016–2020) mandated sustainability improvements for China’s entire textile industry, the government’s efforts to improve the environmental performance of the country’s synthetic dye segment have gained visible momentum more recently, under the 2021-25 14th Five-Year plan.   …

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RUSSIAN DIGITAL TEXTILE MARKET WAS GROWING BEFORE THE DARK TIMES



Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting unprecedented international sanctions has disrupted an ongoing shift in Russia’s finishing sector towards digital textile printing. “Digital textile technologies are something new both for the entire world and for Russia. But we have a special interest in them.…

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SCIENTISTS MAKE DISCOVERIES ON DEVEOPING GRAPHENE FILTERS TO CLEAN FINISHING WASTEWATER



Researchers have created an eco-friendly graphene-based nanofilter to remove dyes from textile wastewater, prompting scientists to claim another important industrial use for what has been called a ‘super material’. In the finishing segment, specialists have argued the filter could be a “game changer” for an industry facing increasing regulatory pressures and sustainability market demands.…

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GROWING ECO-CONCERNS EXPAND DEMAND FOR USED COOKING OIL WORLDWIDE



Growing environmental concerns and rising awareness of sustainable energy resources is driving considerable growth in the global used cooking oil (UCO) market. Production is also being boosted by recent technological advancements in UCO processing, expanding supplies from the rapidly evolving foodservice industry and initiatives by various governments to promote UCO for industrial use.…

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STIFF REGULATORY TAILWINDS IMPEDED GROWTH OF CBD OIL SECTOR ON BOTH SIDES OF ATLANTIC



Cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, has steadily become a more in demand commodity supplied by the bio-based oils and fats industry due to rising product usage in food, pharmaceuticals, supplements, nutraceuticals, lotions, shampoos, soaps, bath gels, massage oils and cosmetics.

Product developers stress how CBD products can provide consumers with relief for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.…

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TECHNICAL ROUND UP – ISSB RELEASES STRATEGY TO SPREAD SUSTIANABIUTY REPORTING BASELINE GUIDANCE WORLDWIDE



The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has released its strategy to create a “global baseline” of guidance on how companies and public organisations should make disclosures on their impact on the environment and society. It will try to release this core advice by the end of the year.…

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MAJOR COMPANIES SHOULD INVEST IN ANTI-FRAUD TECH AS BUSINESS DIGITISES, ACFE CONFERENCE TOLD



Sophisticated technologies offer companies the chance to better fight fraud and corruption, even if such tech also aids criminals. The international Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) discussed the latest trends at its annual conference in Nashville, USA, from June 20-22.…

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EU ROUND UP - EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR NEW PAINT AND COATINGS ECO-STANDARDS



The European Commission has proposed a major piece of environmental legislation designed to spawn detailed pan-European Union (EU) rules imposing sustainability standards on paint and coatings companies selling into the EU. A key plank of the current Commission’s European Green Deal strategy, this proposed EU ‘regulation on eco-design for sustainable products’ would allow the EU executive to implement sector-specific requirements.…

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GLOBAL CULTURED MEAT MARKET SET TO BOOM, BUT IS IT HALAL?



The global ‘cultured’ artificially-produced meat market may be set to soar amid greater environment-friendly government policies worldwide, investment and the growth in green consumerism, but questions remain if this novel food can be recognised as halal.

Cultured meat (also known as lab-grown or cultivated meat) is typically produced by harvesting cells from a living animal and cultivating them outside the animal’s body using tissue engineering and cellular agriculture to form cuts of meat.…

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