Women's Wear Daily

New Study Finds US Apparel Value Chain Adds More Jobs Than We Can Risk

The U.S. adds as much as 75 percent value to the final retail price for apparel made overseas—which makes U.S. trade relations ever important to a sizable amount of American jobs. A study commissioned ...
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Apparel industry leaks millions of tons of plastic into environment each year

We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...
Women's Wear Daily

Key Sustainability Groups Align for Apparel’s Greater Good

Industry groups are coming together to amplify their expertise and better the apparel value chain. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), ZDHC Foundation (ZDHC), Textile Exchange and the Apparel ...
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Cotton Incorporated study finds apparel drives 14 percent of plastic pollution

Designers have a powerful role to play in reducing the apparel industry's microplastic footprint-every material choice directly shapes environmental impact. Over the past decade, research has ...
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Apparel industry leaks millions of tons of plastic into environment each year, study finds

A study has found that waste from the global apparel industry is leaking millions of tons of plastic into the environment each year—an overlooked pollution source which may be getting worse over time.