Bluesign
Bluesign is a system for sustainable textile production than from the beginning eliminates harmful substances of the manufacturing process and sets and controls standards for an environmentally friendly production.
Burden shifting
Burden shifting and the environment occurs when there is a transfer of environmental impacts from one point or business to another.
Ecotextile News
Ecotextile News magazine is the environmental magazine for the global textile and clothing supply chain and is published six times per annum as a magazine.
Environmental sustainability
Environmental sustainability is a term used to describe business processes and practices in words of people, planet, and profit. It comes from the concept of sustainable development (Our common future, 1987).
Fair Wear Foundation (FWF)
Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) is an independent non-profit membership organisation that works with factories and companies that produce and distribute of which the primary manufacturing process is sewing to improve labour conditions for their workers.
Made-by
Made-By is an organisation with a mission to improve environmental and social conditions in the fashion industry and make common sustainability practice. MADE-BY launched 2004 in direct response to rising consumer concern in Europe over public and environmental issues in the fashion industry.
RFID
RFID is a radio frequency identification system: information collecting technology developed to optimise the flow of garments through the supply chain.
The Higg Index
The Higg index 1.0 is a suite of sustainable assessment tools developed by SAC organiSation released first time in 2012 and is primarily an indicator-based assessment tool for apparel and footwear products.
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