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Climate impacts are set to stunt the growth of the fashion industry. Risks are not being planned for, as the industry focuses on mitigation rather than adaptation, a new report warns.
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Companies like brick makers and garment manufacturers benefit from green and sustainable loans to cut emissions, climate impacts.
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Global Slavery Index exposes links between climate change and rising risk of forced labour.
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The Jakarta-based fashion start-up works directly with village craftswomen and grows 100 per cent of its own cotton – "hard choices" it's had to make because the majority of garment makers are still unfairly paid and material traceability is almost impossible.
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#textiles Opinion

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As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
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Instead of passing on old and unwanted clothes to charity stores, consumers should re-direct the items to fast fashion companies that should pay for the waste they generate and fund research on new recycling technologies.
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The garment industry has powered Bangladesh's economy and put more people to work than any other sector, especially women, in the last 40 years. But it has taken a heavy toll on women's mental and physical welfare.
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Mauritius and Bangladesh are negotiating an agreement that could put an end to bonded labour once and for all, writes Cindy Berman from the Ethical Trading Initative.
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#textiles Videos

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There are large financial and environmental benefits from reducing waste, says a recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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Microfibre pollution is a growing problem around the world. What's a concerned citizen to do?
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As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
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Australian bank St George's start-up competition will see 12 companies competing for A$25,000 grants to make their ideas a reality. Among these is Kusaga Athletic, which says it makes the world's greenest T-shirt.
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