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Sustainable Textile School 2017: Chemnitz University of Technology and Gherzi Textil Organisation will cooperate with many international, national and regional partners to bring this idea to live © TU Chemnitz

18/07/2017 – Event

Event

Sustainable Textile School 2017

Over 30 international textile experts visit Chemnitz for the first Sustainable Textile School to come. By Editorial staff

“We are continuing to work to firmly establish Tencel fibers in this field. Mussel nets have already been tested and are in use in the Northern Adriatic Sea. This Lenzing innovation reduces the contamination of our seas,” Marina Crnoja-Cosic is sure © Lenzing

20/06/2017 – Lenzing

Lenzing

More sustainability in agriculture

Avoiding plastic is also in agriculture a topic of key importance. At Techtextil 2017 Lenzing presented for the very first time a botanic solution. By Editorial staff

12/06/2017 – Fairtrade

Fairtrade

CWS-boco: Sustainable work clothing

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic for many textile companies. CWS-boco switched its boco Profi Line workwear to Fairtrade cotton. By Editorial staff

Since 1992, Oeko-Tex has followed its own, timeless mission of supporting companies in the implementation of greater sustainability © Getty Images

30/06/2017 – 25 years Oeko-Tex

25 years Oeko-Tex

Time to reflect

Founded in 1992, Oeko-Tex enables today both companies and consumers to make responsible "textile" decisions . By Editorial staff

"What do you consider to be the greatest obstacles to achieving a transparent supply chain?" Hermes Barometer asked 200 German companies to find answers to this and to more questions © Hermesworld

11/07/2017 – Hermes Germany: Sustainability

Hermes Germany: Sustainability

Transparency in the supply chain?

80 percent allow potential for doing business sustainably to go unused! The newest Hermes barometer from Hermes Germany discovers deficits. By Editorial staff

Georg Dieners has been steering the fortunes of the Oeko-Tex Association for the past two years. Read here his views on whether our planet can still be saved and the fundamental changes that need to be made in the textile world © Oeko-Tex

28/06/2017 – 25 years Oeko-Tex

25 years Oeko-Tex

An Interview with Georg Dieners

Georg Dieners set aside a generous portion of his time to speak to textile network and to answer our questions on the environment and sustainability. ... By Editorial staff

Impressions Vicunha at the Blue Zone, September 217 © Vicunha

11/09/2017 – Munich Fabric Start: Vicunha

Munich Fabric Start: Vicunha

Blue-Zone is focused on the German market

“This show is focused mainly on the German market which is pretty consistent", says Thomas Dislich, Managing Director Vicunha for Europe and Asia. By Editorial staff