Eurofins Fuse - February 2024
Articles
How Textile Disintegration Testing Can Aid Sustainability Efforts
When aiming for sustainability, incorporating the product end-of-use phase is a crucial part of it. Designing products to be easily disintegrated or biodegradable can significantly reduce their environmental impact, thus contributing towards sustainable development.
This article explains disintegration and biodegradability testing for the textile industry, and how they can aid sustainability efforts.
Events
Event: Exhibiting at Bharat Tex 2024 (26-29 February)
Eurofins | MTS will be exhibiting at Bharat Tex 2024, taking place in India from 26 to 29 February.
Meet our team of testing experts on-site at Booth 056 in Hall 1F to discuss your product testing and compliance requirements. You can also contact us to arrange an on-site meeting or drop your enquiries.
Webinar: The EU’s Digital Product Passport (5 March)
As a key element of the EU’s strategy for promoting sustainable and circular economies, the imminent implementation of the digital product passport (DPP) is crucial for businesses within and outside Europe seeking to market consumer goods including clothing, textiles and toys in the EU.
During the webinar, our experts will walk you through exploring the impact of EU sustainability laws, uncovering DPP objectives and requirements, gaining insights from France's AGEC Law, and discovering actionable solutions for compliance.
Webinar: Getting Ready for EU Deforestation Regulation: How Supply Chain Mapping Can Support You (13 March)
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to the Italian session in February, we are organising another session in English.
The new EU Deforestation Regulation is a game-changing rule impacting various industries including the leather sector.
During the webinar, our sustainability experts delve into this new regulation and discuss how businesses can comply with it.
Webinar: Microfibres in the Fashion Industry (21 March)
Organised by the American Apparel & Footwear Association, our technical expert Dr Pratik Ichhaporia will shed light on the impact of microplastics, its regulations and standards, and explore strategies to mitigate this growing concern.
News
Eurofins Has Been Recognised as a Leader in Diversity
We are pleased to announce that the Eurofins network has once again been recognised as a Leader in Diversity by the Financial Times and Statista for demonstrating leadership in advancing diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace!
Updates in Sustainability
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Accelerating Circularity aims for industry-wide textile recycling
- MEPs vote to adopt EPR proposals for textiles
- Hong Kong's researcher develops building clothing from textile waste
- Africa project to focus on circular textiles
- How ‘Made in India’ supports the industry’s ESG efforts
- PFAS could be banned in 35 US states, with 450 new bills in the pipeline