textile industry environmental impact News
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New analysis of recovered UK textiles market now available
Key market developments for recovered UK textiles*, including trends in supply, demand and prices have been explored in a Textiles Market Situation Report - a new resource now available. The succinct report, compiled by UK resource efficiency experts, WRAP, looks at the market past and present. It summarises key trends and highlights opportunities for creating new sustainable ...
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Swedish textile sustainability project turns water savings into profit for Indian suppliers
A water management project among textile suppliers in India, led by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Swedish fashion brands Indiska, KappAhl and Lindex, has demonstrated how efficient resource management in textile production in India can achieve substantial environmental improvements and financial gains. In an industry with low profit margins and negative environmental ...
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The 2012 LIFE+ projects
Austria 4 projects (14.5 million) LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance (1 project – 3.6 million) LIFE-URBANLAKE (Stadt Wien – Magistratsabteilung 45 – Wiener Gewässer): This project intends to define strategies to reduce the vulnerability of the “Alte Donau” from effects of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures with the goal of securing the oxbow ...
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