Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne has said he is “disappointed” in the 15 fashion firms who declined invitations to give oral evidence to the Committee’s meeting on 1st May.
Planet Tracker has released a groundbreaking report uncovering the significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M, Inditex, Levi Strauss, Nike, PVH Corp, Ralph Lauren and VF Corp.
The ecological and health threats of synthetic dyes entering wastewater systems have been detailed in a new study, which calls for new laws worldwide on water management, and urgent investment in new sustainable treatment processes.
Eurocities, the leading network of more than 200 European cities in 38 countries, has published its Circular textiles policy statement aimed at making fashion more sustainable.
Institute of Water member Neil Kitching and author of Carbon Choices, reflects on water and climate change, through the prism of the hidden world of water footprints - how our obsession with fast fashion impacts on the global water cycle.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry to its 2018 inquiry Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability.
The global fashion and textiles industry is largely blind to the risks of water pollution and is failing to tap into water-related business opportunities, according to a new report published today by CDP, a global environmental non-profit.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.