In: World News

A 22 Year Rids Paris of Cigarette Butts By Hand, Makes a Dress, and Saves the Rainforest
05/20/2011

by Alex Davies, Paris, France Culture & Celebrity Stereotypes about Parisians are well known: the snobbery, the love of stinky cheese,…

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Denim PV to debate an environmentally-friendly future
05/20/2011

PARIS – Denim by Première Vision is to hold a panel discussion to explore issues of sustainability and environmentally friendly production…

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Fibre manufacturers look to lyocell from jute
05/20/2011

BEIJING – Some viscose manufacturers in China are exploring ways to produce lyocell fibre from bast fibre jute as an alternative…

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BCI outlines plans to suppliers
05/20/2011

COLOMBO – Under the umbrella of the Better Cotton Initiative, leading brands and retailers IKEA, adidas, H&M, Marks & Spencer and…

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Is Sustainability the Future of Fashion?
05/20/2011

by Brit Liggett When the Afingo Fashion Forum asked Jill Fehrenbacher, our editor-in-chief, to curate a panel on sustainability and philanthropy…

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Kingpins Debut Show At Delhi A Big Success!!
05/20/2011

by Sandeep Agarwal | Filed under Denim Fairs/Exhibitions. Kingpins Denim show at Delhi – sponsored by Invista and  for which we …

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Denim Apparel Imports Into US Continue To Fall In 2011
05/20/2011

by Sandeep Agarwal | Filed under Denim Data & Figures. As we mentioned in our previous report on last quarter imports…

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Indian Cotton Market Sits at a Standstill
05/20/2011

By Seshadri Ramkumar Texas Tech University, USA There has been no trading in the Indian cotton market since May 6 which…

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Water Shortages Threaten Food Future in the Middle East
05/20/2011

by Lester Brown, Washington, D.C Business & Politics Long after the political uprisings in the Middle East have subsided, many underlying…

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EU To Pay Fishermen to Catch Plastic Trash
05/20/2011

by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey Business & Politics With heaps of plastic choking the world’s oceans and fishermen chaffing at new…

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