Interviews

In July, Zero Waste Europe highlighted the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken by governments to prevent overproduction. The EU is yet to set concrete measures on textile waste prevention, thereby cancelling out any progress towards sustainability. The report raised questions. Theresa Mörsen, Waste & Resources Policy Officer at Zero Waste Europe, throws light on the subject.

There has been somewhat of a deluge of sustainability legislations in the US, EU and UK, all of which have a bearing on manufacturing companies in the Global South. A recent report has attempted to provide valuable insights and guidance for companies operating in the apparel value chain. A riveting conversation with members of the organisations which were behind the report.

The Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia (KIAA) is calling out the emotive misinformation by animal activist groups harming the $200 million sector and also highlighting the need for greater awareness around the benefits of managing an overabundant species. texfash.com talks to its President, Ray Borda, to know more.

A Planet Tracker analysis—Following the Thread—recently underlined the significant disconnect between the location of the majority of the sales, profits and capital in the textiles industry and the location of the most significant negative environmental impacts. Richard Wielechowski, Senior Investment Analyst (Textiles) at Planet Tracker, tells texfash.com what this disconnect means.

In the textiles-fashion ecosystem, news is usually ephemeral. But when Swedish innovator Renewcell dispatched the first shipment of its Circulose dissolving pulp to a customer, the excitement remained palpable for weeks on end. Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer at Renewcell, talks about the flurry of activities at the company.

It is disappointing to see that a lot of companies still do not see the urgency of how important it is to source sustainable cotton. There is still so much fear around transparency of where the cotton comes from, the volume and certifications used. The just-released 2023 Cotton Ranking report by Solidaridad Network and Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) shows that the gap between frontrunners and laggards is getting bigger.

Dr Laurie Parsons is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. His new book Carbon Colonialism explores the murky practices of outsourcing a country's environmental impact, where emissions and waste are exported from rich countries to poorer ones; a world in which corporations and countries are allowed to maintain a clean, green image while landfills in the world's poorest countries continue to expand, and droughts and floods intensify under the auspices of globalisation, deregulation and economic growth. Parsons in conversation with texfash.com.

A trade event is as much about products and services as it is about exhibitors, visitors and communities. With sustainability at the heart of it, the Berlin edition of Denim Première Vision gets under way today. texfash.com speaks to two exhibitors about what they would be doing here, and of course the backdrop to their presence.

It's one of the very few companies in the world that are on track on their circularity path. Denim leader Isko plans to produce 85% of its entire fabric production with recycled materials by 2023. It's more or less there. Isko would be present at Denim Première Vision - Berlin later this week. Baris Ozden, Product Development Manager and Daniel Merino, Project Manager (Circularity) talk about trends and recent events.

Since 2018, Denim Première Vision has been touring Europe’s capitals. Come Wednesday--31 May, the denim community will converge on Arena Berlin. A key person making all this happen is Lorenza Martello, Denim Product Manager at Denim Première Vision. Martello talks fabrics, trends and innovations with texfash.com.