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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 06 images JUNE 2019 For the latest industry news visit: www.images-magazine.com Russian print shops dominate garment categories in Fespa Awards Russian decorators Teximport Group and Imaika won the two garment categories at the 2019 Fespa Awards, which were held on 15 May 2019 at Fespa's annual Gala Dinner. Teximport Group won the Special Effects on T-Shirts, Garments and Other Textiles category with its stunning Andy Warhol print, while Imaika won the Printed Garments category with its detailed Kratos and Boy entry. Turn to page 25 for more information on the Fespa Awards. Entries for the Fespa 2020 Awards are now open. www.fespaawards.com Teximport Group won the Special Effects category at the 2019 Fespa Awards with an Andy Warhol print The Kratos and Boy entry from Imaika won the Printed Garments award Industry experts announced for Itma Speakers Platform Itma has for the first time invited non-exhibiting industry experts to share future trends, insights and strategic solutions at the Itma Speakers Platform at this month’s Itma exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. Fritz Mayer, president of Cematex, explained: “It is critical for the global textile, garment and fashion industry to collaborate and to share perspectives and best practices. As the world trends towards Industry 4.0 and grapples with sustainability challenges, we would like to offer Itma as an inclusive platform for all stakeholders to converge and work together to address the challenges we face in today’s rapidly evolving world.” The themes covered include strategic business innovation through automation and digitalisation, and sustainable textile and garment manufacturing in the circular economy. The Speakers Platform will run from 21-25 June and will include panel discussions. Itma 2019 will be held from 20-26 June in Barcelona. Turn to page 26 for our Itma 2019 preview. www.itma.com Greenpeace to trial new merch standard Greenpeace International is trialling a new standard for merchandising T-shirts and other textiles. The organisation, which started the Detox My Fashion campaign in 2011, announced in 2012 it was suspending all sales of textiles “until brands and suppliers can prove through transparent reporting that their clothes were not made using and releasing hazardous chemicals”. The organisation says that since the publication of its 2011 report, 80 clothing companies have committed to Detox. In 2018 it started a pilot project to show it was possible to produce textiles in keeping with its Detox requirements. "While our 2012 suspension on the merchandising and gifting of textiles will remain broadly in place, Greenpeace offices are going to begin using selected suppliers who meet the new trial standards for merchandising." Maddy Cobbing of Greenpeace’s Textiles Procurement Working Group explained: "We will start by approaching wholesale companies that the different Greenpeace offices around the world are already using for textile products for their internal use (ie, not for sale). "The trial standard does apply to printing and the final product, but more importantly considers the whole supply chain and in particular wet processing. We'd be interested to hear from any companies that would be prepared to adopt this ambitious approach." She added: "We do hope that this approach will become more widely adopted by the textiles industry – information about the campaign and how to Detox are included in our report, Destination Zero, in particular Annex 1. The new trial standard, which is limited to natural fibres with organic certification, can also be used as an example, though its purpose is primarily for Greenpeace's own procurement." The 2019 Greenpeace Global Textile Procurement Trial Standard is at www.imagesmag.uk/ Greenpeace. www.greenpeace.org Industrial wastewater containing hazardous chemicals discharged into the Cihaur River in Indonesia. Credit: Andri Tambunan/Greenpeace