Better Cotton has joined the Make the Label Count coalition, reflecting its commitment to advancing sustainability and combating greenwashing in the fashion and textile industry. What is Make the Label Count? Make the Label Count is a coalition of over 55 organizations advocating for transparency in sustainability claims. It seeks to revise the European Commission’s…
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has introduced the ESG Implementation Principles (IWA 48), offering organizations worldwide a comprehensive framework for integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into their operations. This initiative aims to support organizations in managing ESG performance effectively while enabling consistency, comparability, and reliability in global ESG reporting. A Universal Model…
USB Certification offers innovative solutions that accelerate certification, transaction certificates (TC), stock management, audits, and compliance processes by digitalizing operations. The USB Pruva software it has developed reduces manual workload, increases operational efficiency, and provides significant time and cost savings for its users. Designed with BPM (Business Process Management) methodology, USB Pruva minimizes errors through…
Join Better Cotton’s online training programme in Turkish to learn about Better Cotton, membership options, transaction entries, and tips for using the Better Cotton Platform. Date: 21 January 2025Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (UTC+3) For more details and registration: bettercotton.org/event/supplier-training-programme-turkish-21/
On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the inclusion of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) in its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. This development means that GOTS-certified products will now receive clear preference in public tenders, enabling stronger procurement of sustainable and socially responsible products. Federal…
In collaboration with the Apparel Impact Institute, Cascale, Textile Exchange, and ZDHC, Textile Exchange has launched the Supply Chain Taxonomy for the Textile, Apparel, and Fashion Industry. This standardized framework defines and scopes the various stages of the supply chain, classifying them from raw material production to finished goods distribution.What is the Taxonomy?The taxonomy ensures…
The fashion, apparel, and textile industry has long been dominated by the linear “take-make-waste” business model, which has resulted in unchecked resource consumption, leading to significant environmental and social impacts. To address this issue, the report “Reimagining the Growth Landscape” published on December 2, 2024, aims to reshape the industry’s understanding of growth. The report…
As USB Certification, we visited Özdamar, Haliloğulları and Baki Pamuk ginning companies (as well as the cotton fields for these companies), which are important actors in the cotton sector, alongside members of Textile Exchange’s Assurance team between November 4-5 and November 11-12, 2024. Our Global Audit and Certification Manager Emre Idman and Turkey Country Manager…
We are thrilled to announce a new strategic collaboration with Swatchloop, which provides digital waste management, traceability, and recycling solutions for the textile industry. Swatchloop’s innovative solutions help brands meet their sustainability goals by providing cutting-edge technology for waste tracking and classification, ensuring that textile production processes become more sustainable and transparent. Their platform is…
Tell-Tex AG, one of Switzerland’s largest clothing collectors, has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art textile recycling center, set to open in 2026. The facility, with a processing capacity of 20,000 tons, will utilize advanced automated sorting and fiber-to-fiber recycling technologies. It aims to drive the transition from the textile industry’s linear model to a…
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