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Kimberly-Clark bags Circle of Excellence Award
Kimberly-Clark bags Circle of Excellence Award

14th May 2012

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced it has received the 2012 Circle of Excellence award from the Distribution Business Management Association (DBMA), a leading business and academic forum. The award

SalesPro Games campaign to be extended
SalesPro Games campaign to be extended

11th May 2012

Haste makes waste says the German proverb. This also applies to the training competition SalesPro Games created by the OEKO-TEX Foundation, Frankfurt/Main and the Bundesverband des Deutschen

Maplecroft honors Owens Corning for clean-tech solutions
Maplecroft honors Owens Corning for clean-tech solutions

28th Apr 2012

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has been nationally recognized by Maplecroft Climate

Sustainable textile production sets the trend
Sustainable textile production sets the trend

23rd Apr 2012

The ability to prove the existence of sustainable production conditions for textile items is becoming increasingly important as an additional quality feature for companies in the textile and clothing

New OEKO-TEX test criteria finally come into force
New OEKO-TEX test criteria finally come into force

23rd Apr 2012

After the expiry of the three-month transition period, the criteria and limit values published by the OEKO-TEX Association in early January for tests on harmful substances for textiles according to

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) grows
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) grows

20th Apr 2012

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) turned five years old in 2011, adding 80 new companies and another country (Kyrgyzstan) to the list of those with GOTS-certified facilities, expanding

SCA continues to be in the sustainability index
SCA continues to be in the sustainability index

31st Mar 2012

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) continues to be a member company of the global sustainability index FTSE4Good for the 12th consecutive year, which confirms that SCA delivers on its ambitious

UPM to Rebuild Biological Effluent Treatment Plant for Pulp Mill
UPM to Rebuild Biological Effluent Treatment Plant for Pulp Mill

20th Mar 2012

UPM will begin a large construction project at its Pietarsaari pulp mill to rebuild the mill’s effluent treatment plant. The circa EUR 30 million investment will cover the rebuild of all of the main

OEKO TEX to Present Webinar on Environmentally Responsible Textile Manufacturing
OEKO TEX to Present Webinar on Environmentally Responsible Textile Manufacturing

7th Feb 2012

The International OEKO-TEX® Association will offer a free online presentation on Wednesday, February 15th at 12:00 Noon EST that provides information on the OEKO-TEX® Standard 1000 certification for

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