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How Textile Manufacturers Are Making Denim More Sustainable

How Textile Manufacturers Are Making Denim More Sustainable

The incredible amounts of water and toxic dyes used in manufacturing jeans saw a panel discussion take place in Amsterdam last month. The event welcomed an array of industry professionals, who met to chat over the viable and sustainable future of one of the world's most purchased pieces of cloth - denim.
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|May 12th, 2015|9:00 AM
How the Fashion Industry Can Reduce its Water Footprint

How the Fashion Industry Can Reduce its Water Footprint

Although the fashion industry has taken measures to address carbon emissions, here's what it needs to do to make its practices more sustainable and less wasteful of water.
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|June 14th, 2021|5:23 PM
Levi Strauss Displays its Results of Water Use in its Value Chain
Sustainable Supply Chains

Levi Strauss Displays its Results of Water Use in its Value Chain

By 2025, Levi Strauss & Co. will use 50% less water in the manufacturing of its classic jeans.
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|September 26th, 2022|3:55 PM
How Gap Saved 10 Billion Liters of Water in its Manufacturing Process
Sustainable Supply Chains

How Gap Saved 10 Billion Liters of Water in its Manufacturing Process

More than 70 of the company's strategic suppliers have participated in Gap's water and energy programmes.
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|September 27th, 2022|4:09 PM
LVMH Aims to Cut Water Consumption by 30% by 2030
Sustainable Supply Chains

LVMH Aims to Cut Water Consumption by 30% by 2030

LVMH, the multinational conglomerate encompassing renowned luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Givenchy, has committed to a formidable goal of reducing its global water consumption by 30% by the year 2030.
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|July 13th, 2023|11:10 AM
Adidas DryDye Develops Technology to Forgo the Use of Water
Sustainability Governance

Adidas DryDye Develops Technology to Forgo the Use of Water

In partnership with textile company DryDye, the sporting goods brand developed its own sustainable technology for printing T-shirts that uses no water in the process.
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|September 29th, 2022|9:46 PM
Bluesign Revises its Guidelines for Chemical Use in Textiles
Sustainability Standards News

Bluesign Revises its Guidelines for Chemical Use in Textiles

Bluesign’s latest revision takes into account the latest scientific knowledge regarding the toxicological and ecological profiles of substances.
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|July 18th, 2023|12:54 PM
Gap Inc. Joins Forces with Industry Giants to Alleviate India’s Water Crisis
Ethical Consumerism

Gap Inc. Joins Forces with Industry Giants to Alleviate India’s Water Crisis

The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) is launching the Women + Water Collaborative to improve water and sanitation access in India with the collaboration of Gap Inc., Cargill, GSK, WaterAid, and the WRC, targeting the Krishna and Godavari basins in a cross-sector effort to address water issues.
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|October 23rd, 2023|11:51 AM
How H&M Has Cut Down on Water Use in Denim
Sustainable Suppliers News

How H&M Has Cut Down on Water Use in Denim

With various collaboration’s under the Swedish retail giant’s belt including with Lee and WWF, H&M has proved time and time again that it’s wholly committed to reducing its water footprint.
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|September 29th, 2022|3:27 PM
“Forever Chemicals” Found in 17,000 sites in the United Kingdom and Europe
Sustainable Supply Chains

“Forever Chemicals” Found in 17,000 sites in the United Kingdom and Europe

PFASs, chemicals present in teflon and associated with cancer risks, have been found in high concentrations throughout Europe.
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|February 27th, 2023|2:09 PM