the textile chain 41 3.2.1 European commission and Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) 41 3.2.2 ISO 14000 42 3.2.3 United Nations Cleaner Production 43 3.2.4 The European Eco-label 46 3.2.5 Oeko-tex standard 100/1000 47 3.2.6 Organic cotton 49 3.3 CSR related policies and standards in the textile chain 51 3.3.1 United Nations Global Compact 51 3.3.2 World Business Council on Sustainable Development 52 3.3.3 OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises 53 3.3.4 Global Reporting
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3 Textile Organic Dyes – Characteristics‚ Polluting Effects and Separation/Elimination Procedures from Industrial Effluents – A Critical Overview Zaharia Carmen and Suteu Daniela ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ Technical University of Iasi‚ Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection‚ Romania 1. Introduction The residual dyes from different sources (e.g.‚ textile industries‚ paper and pulp industries‚ dye and dye intermediates industries‚ pharmaceutical industries‚ tannery‚ and Kraft
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A woman’s invisible scars Jennifer Thompson was a young girl with her life in the palm of her hands. She was beautiful‚ smart‚ fit‚ and ready to begin her life. She was a straight “A” student at Elon College and constantly had her nose in the books. She was a confident woman who knew what she wanted and wasn’t willing to settle. She had a healthy relationship with her family and a boyfriend whom she was madly in love with and planning to marry. In a word‚ her life was perfect. Unfortunately‚
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Cotton candy History Cotton candy was first recorded in the 16th century.[4] At that time‚ spun sugar was an expensive‚ labor-intensive endeavor and was not generally available to the average person.[4] Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 by the dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World’s Fair as "Fairy Floss"[5] with great success‚ selling 68‚655 boxes at the then-high price of 25¢‚ half the cost of admission
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Esquel Group: Transforming into a Vertically Integrated‚ Service-Oriented‚ Leading Manufacturer of Quality Cotton Apparel Introduction Esquel Group (Esquel) is one of the world’s leading producers of premium cotton shirts‚ and among the most dynamic and progressive global-scale textile and apparel manufacturers. The company‚ which is privately owned and in 2005 employed around 47‚000 people‚ was established in 1978 by Yuan-Loong Yang. In 1995 his daughter‚ Marjorie Yang‚ became the group’s
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ndia Reports Home Furnishing Industry in India A Chillibreeze Publication | November 2008 Home Furnishing Industry in India Table of Contents 1. Home Furnishings – An Introduction ...........................................................................................4 2. Home Furnishing Industry in India ..............................................................................................4 3. Production Centres – Products Related To Home Furnishings .....................
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centuries because their views are vastly different. In Rivoli’s book‚ The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy” (TT) she seems to take the side of the farmer/plantation owner. In that she seems to justify the need for slaves to keep the price of cotton down so that the plantations are more profitable. Instead of the farmers working their own land and/or paying day laborers to help during harvest (as had been done for years prior)‚ they choose to adopt a way to get the cheapest help possible – with
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The antebellum south was built on the success of cotton. Cotton is a fiber used in many products‚ such as fabric and paper. Throughout the 1790’s‚ the production of tobacco declined because of soil depletion and diminishing value; simultaneously‚ in Europe the fabric industry was growing‚ creating an international demand for cotton clothing ("The Cotton Economy and Slavery"). When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin‚ this provided the South with the machinery for the expansion in the global economy
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Jamika Roberts Cotton Candy Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing or wishful affection for the past‚ typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. My nostalgia is associated with cotton candy becsuse it draws back memories of when I was a happy child which helps with the relief of stress. Nostalgia relieves common everyday hasles‚ pressures‚ strains‚ and diffculties. Stress can become difficult to deal with but I believe this coping mechanisum will help. The very
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Success Stories OPPORTUNITY EGYPT 2 Textiles and Ready-Made Garments Sector Overview Egypt is home to the only fully vertically integrated textiles industry in the Middle East‚ with the entire production process — from the cultivation of cotton to the production of yarns‚ fabrics and ready-made garments — carried out domestically. The sector plays an extremely central role in the Egyptian economy. It is the first in terms of jobs accounting for 30% of local employment. It accounts 14
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