Fundación Mediapila, the argentine organisation that offers textile training to women in a situation of social exclusion
Being a woman and being poor in Latin America is one of the most difficult scenarios one can face. In Argentina, there is a non-profit organization that promotes the labour inclusion of women who live in this situation. Fundación Mediapila, for 15 years, has been dedicated to helping women from the most precarious socio-economic situations […]
Carbon Labels, Digital Passports And Traceability Tags – Clothing Labels’ New Normal
Amy Nguyen Gone are the days of simplistic clothing labels that merely share washing temperatures, dry cleaning instructions or details of a garment’s country of origin. Clothing labels are now fast becoming a distinct part of the digital brand experience and a new medium for fashion companies to share their sustainability story by connecting the […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates World Environment Day, the largest annual United Nations environmental event.
Today, Saturday, June 5, is World Environment Day, which advocates environmental action and the need to protect our planet. This date has been celebrated since 1972 and more than 100 countries have joined it. The textile and fashion industries are two key sectors in reversing the climate crisis, due to the strong environmental impact of […]
The opportunities and challenges of the circular economy in the textile sector, the main topics of the webinar of the COSME CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster project for #EUGreenWeek2021.
The event was a starting point for collaboration between COSME circular fashion projects. The webinar discussed the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy in the textile sector on an international scale, with European and Latin American representatives from the public and private sectors. A total of 140 people from 19 different countries registered for […]
Fashion Forward: Can The Industry Get Greener?
The fashion industry is responsible for 10 per cent of the planet’s carbon emissions. Yet there’s a glimmer of hope the industry is about to get a lot greener. If not by chance, then by design. “Textiles is one of the most polluting sectors there is,” womenswear manufacturer and environmentalist, Christopher Nieper, explains. “It’s worse […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster commemorates #EuropeDay as a European project for the promotion of the circular economy in the textile and fashion industry
Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May in honour of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions open their doors to citizens and organise activities to commemorate this date. CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates this date as a project made possible by the COSME programme of the European Union. Brussels, 06.05.2021- 9 May is Europe Day. It celebrates […]
The COSME project CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster commemorates #EuropeDay as a European project for the promotion of the circular economy in the textile and fashion industry.
Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May in honour of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions open their doors to citizens and organise activities to commemorate this date. CirCoAX by CircularInnoBooster celebrates this date as a project made possible by the COSME programme of the European Union. Brussels, 06.05.2021- 9 May is Europe Day. It celebrates […]
A global call for full supply chain transparency in the clothing sector
By Fashion Revolution: This open letter is republished with permission from Civil society call for supply chain transparency This week, the world remembers the Rana Plaza tragedy. On 24 April 2013 more than a thousand workers lost their life in what was, in essence, a preventable accident. The accident shook the world and put a spotlight […]
A circular economy for textiles to design out waste and pollution
Europe has an opportunity to use the textiles strategy, due to be published this year, to build on its history of textile manufacturing and switch to a more sustainable industry, benefitting citizens and the environment, writes Valérie Boiten. Valérie Boiten is the senior policy officer for circular economy and textiles at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. It’s […]
How the EU wants to achieve a circular economy by 2050
Find out about the EU’s circular economy action plan and what additional measures MEPs want to reduce waste and make products more sustainable. If we keep on exploiting resources as we do now, by 2050 we would need the resources of three Earths. Finite resources and climate issues require moving from a ‘take-make-dispose’ society to a […]