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ArticleVaude MD Antje von Dewitz calls for strong EU supply chain law
With the EU supply chain act CSDDD scheduled to be adopted, Vaude and its MD Antje von Dewitz have welcomed the planned mandatory due diligence.“This is an important decision that I feel strongly about.”
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News briefsBetter Cotton to trial traceability solutions in India
Better Cotton is piloting digital and physical traceability solutions to determine the best way to boost transparency across India’s cotton supply chains. The traceability technologies from two digital platforms, Retraced and TextileGenesis, and two additive tracers, Haelixa and Tailorlux, are being deployed in discrete cotton supply chains to assess their ...
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News briefsEvent in Milan celebrates textile supply chain
Both the Südwolle Group and The Woolmark Company, as well as Santoni will be taking part in a supply chain exhibition during the Milan Week of Design. “The Elephant in the Room” exhibition and experience grants access to and shows the various steps involved in the textile supply chain, from ...
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News briefsHaglöfs opens a new distribution center
Haglöfs has opened a new 18,000 sqm distribution center in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It comes after the company’s current distribution center in Avesta reached maximum capacity in 2022. The new location and redesigned distribution model are expected to increase logistics flow and service levels, as well as serve as a platform ...
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News briefsCircular Systems joins forces with FibreTrace for traceability of recycled cotton
Textile innovation company Circular Systems joined forces with technology provider FibreTrace to implement physical traceability technology into its Texloop RCOT recycled cotton on a global scale. Texloop is a textile recycling platform (launched in 2018 by Circular Systems) that converts textile waste from industrial, pre- and post-consumer cotton into the ...
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News briefsFiloFlow and C.L.A.S.S to curate a new sustainability service
At the 59th edition of the Filo international exhibition of yarns and fibers for woven and knitted fabrics for apparel, furnishings and technical textiles, FiloFlow and C.L.A.S.S will together curate a “Sustainability from A-Z” desk, designed to orientate companies in matters of sustainability in textiles. Topics covered include certifications for ...
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ArticleSRAM Group commits to building a new plant
Source: SRAM Group According to the plan, the new modern SRAM Group production facility in Taichung should start in 2024. For more than three decades, US component supplier SRAM Group has relied on Taiwan for its production. After all, the island nation committed itself many years ago ...
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ArticleNow available: How to get your supply chain data compliance-ready
Our latest free EDM Expert Talk in partnership with TrustTrace. We provide you with a practical roadmap to getting your data ready for compliance.
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ArticleMichael Sieber: “There will be some bumps in the road”
Ortovox general management reveal their challenges for 2023 and explain why they are confident.
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News briefsDeuter partners with Atlat to introduce a digital complaints system for Vietnamese workers
Deuter has partnered with Munich-based startup Atlat on a digital complaints system designed to strengthen the rights of workers in Vietnam. The project, which will start in factories in Ho Chi Minh, aims to give workers an accessible grievance channel and Deuter a direct link to its overseas workers. Using ...
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News briefsKappahl picks SaaS company TrusTrace as its traceability solution
SaaS company TrusTrace, based in Stockholm and Coimbatore, India, has announced that the Swedish apparel brand Kappahl has selected the TrusTrace platform for product traceability and supply chain transparency as its traceability solution. According to the company, the partnership aims to strengthen Kappahl’s sustainability initiatives and provide it with the ...
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Floods in Pakistan could trigger global cotton crisis
An estimated 40 to 45 percent of Pakistan’s cotton crops have been ravished by the recent torrential rains and heavy floods. This is likely to have a major effect on the global cotton cycle, as Pakistan is one of the world’s biggest cotton producers. The country is the fifth largest ...
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News briefsRapha Racing implements AI technology for more resilient supply chains
The cycling apparel brand Rapha Racing has entered into a new cooperation with the London-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider 7bridges to manage its range of different carriers and service providers globally through an AI platform. Rapha’s arrangement with 7bridges includes the invoicing process as well as automated processes in ...
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News briefsBetter Buying publishes initial insights into 2022’s industry purchasing practices
Every year, the non-profit organization Better Buying collects data for its Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI), which aims to support buyers’ and suppliers and improve purchasing practices along the textile supply chain. The organization’s Garment Industry Scorecard has just been released, ahead of the BBPPI’s full findings and scores, which will ...
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News briefsColumbia brings in new SVP to address supply chain issues
Source: Columbia Sportswear Co Francois Guillon To counter the ongoing problem of supply chains disrupted by various global crises, Columbia Sportswear Company has named Francois Guillon senior vice president, omni planning and fulfillment. Guillon will report to chief supply chain officer Lisa Kulok. He brings leadership experience ...
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ArticleBicycle sales in Austria: turnover surpasses €1 billion
The Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Sports Equipment Suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ) has released the 2021 Austrian bicycle sales figures. Although the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains was still strongly felt, around 490,000 bicycles were sold to Austrian sporting goods retailers and specialist bicycle dealers last ...
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News briefsMips’ China production restarts after brief lockdown
Due to the recent Omicron wave in China, the Swedish Brain Protection System (BPS) manufacturer Mips AB has further updated the current situation in areas where the supplier and several of its (helmet) customers have manufacturing operations. In a communication dated March 16, the helmet technology supplier had indicated that ...
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ArticleWorst Covid-19 outbreak in China since Wuhan threatens supply chains
Even before the initial problems caused by the pandemic could be solved, the war in Ukraine created new ones. And now, despite all precautions, the Omicron BA mutant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly in China. The epicenter of infection was the northeastern province of Jilin, on the ...
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Supply bottlenecks in German retail sector worsen again; cycling products particularly affected
According to a survey by the research institute Ifo, supply problems in German retail have worsened again in February. In February, 76.3 percent of overall retailers said they did not receive all the goods they ordered. A month earlier, the figure was 57.1 percent. The situation is particularly tight for ...
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News briefsArc’teryx commits to 80% Fair Trade-certified products by 2025
In light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of factory workers who make Arc’teryx products, the Canadian brand has decided to work to improve the well-being and protection of some 7,000 people in 10 countries where the company manufactures. “They should be able to depend on ...
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