July 2011

Brussels Brand Seminar

Sixty people attended the latest installment in a series of seminars on sustainable fashion organized jointly by Textile Exchange and Made-By. This unique one-day event was hosted at an old textile factory, now the 'Belgian Comic Strip Center' of Brussels, and brought together an array of textile specialists including CSR heads, buyers, designers, fabric specialists and directors from brands and retailers including C&A, Topshop, Puma and others.

Love. Organic Cotton - 'Support a farmer' campaign launched.

Textile Exchange has partnered with ethical clothing leaders Mantis World and Gossypium to produce its first limited-edition T-shirt collection for men, women, and children. "Funds raised will pay for farmers to go to the Textile Exchange Global Conference in Barcelona in September 2011." says Liesl Truscott, Farm Engagement Director, Textile Exchange.