Consumer confidence in organic cotton is at risk: the German edition of the Financial Times uncovered a suspected fraud conducted by leading European clothing brands such as H&M, C&A and Tchibo. They have unknowingly been selling certified organic cotton contaminated with genetically modified cotton from India.Bio and eco fashion
Organic cotton, GMOs traces in leading clothing brands
Consumer confidence in organic cotton is at risk: the German edition of the Financial Times uncovered a suspected fraud conducted by leading European clothing brands such as H&M, C&A and Tchibo. They have unknowingly been selling certified organic cotton contaminated with genetically modified cotton from India.Alternative vegetable materials for sustainable lingerie
Alternative materials are being increasingly used to make sustainable clothing. Nettles, hemp, but also tree bark are being employed more and more often as raw materials,...
US, highest organic cotton planting since 2001
US plantings of organic cotton acreage increased by 26 per cent in 2009 over the previous year, according to preliminary data collected by the
Organic Trade Association
in ...
Wardrobe green revolution: are you ready?
Growing opportunities for organic textile, especially in Northern Europe, UK, Germany, France and The Netherlands, as
worldwide sales
of organic cotton clothing and home te...
US, Greensource leads organic cotton sales
Certified organic denim and t-shirts prove to be a
growing trend
in the U.S., as Wal-Mart supplier Greensource reported a 21% increase in its first quarter earnings thanks ...
Green Cross International to launch YOOXYGEN
Green Cross International, Mikhail Gorbachev's NGO committed in eco-sustainable fashion is now partner of Yoox.com, one of the main online store for fashion and design in...
LVMH turns to eco-fashion
LVMH, the leading luxury group holding fashion brands such as Celine, Kenzo, Donna Karan and Louis Vuitton, is to take a minority stake in Edun, the ecological and ethica...
Organic cotton, global sales up 63% in 2008
According to the 2008 Organic Cotton Farm and Fiber report released on Wednesday, global retail sales of organic cotton clothing and home textile products improved by 63%...
US giant retailers turn to organic clothing
After
major clothing chains
such as H&M and C&A, also US big retailers Wal-mart and Kmart are turning to organic clothing. The two retail chains recently added full lines o...
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