Due to the shortage of masks and protective gowns during the current health crisis, an important part of the textile sector has begun to produce this type of articles with the aim that health personnel who care for infected patients…
The recommendations of the European Parliament to reduce the environmental impact of clothing
The Environmental impact of the textile and clothing industry report analyzes the environmental impact associated with the textile and fashion industry. The available data show that this sector is responsible for between 2 and 10% of the environmental impact…
New tools for the verification of organic content in the textile sector
With the aim of complementing this type of documentary approach, the Galician company AMSlab, a collaborator of Sigillum Knowledge Solutions, has developed a new test that verifies the presence or absence of genetically modified cotton in final…
Fashion sustainability labeling
Claiming the sustainability of the fabrics not only helps companies to promote sustainability, but also helps consumers select the product they are buying based on quality criteria and from a socially and environmentally responsible perspective. Today’s…
Sigillum Knowledge Solutions launches a new advisory service focused on security in children’s clothing
The fashion industry, one of the economic drivers of Galicia and its main export sector, is at a time of great challenges. Among them the globalization of the market, e-commerce, and an increasing social awareness about…
Sigillum Knowledge Solutions teaches a course on technological and regulatory developments in the textile sector
Last April the team from the Textile, Footwear and Accessories Area of Sigillum Knowledge Solutions gave the course “Update in the textile sector: Textile technology applied to the practice and mandatory regulations”, in which the company AMSLab also participated. The…
France and Sweden propose to the European Union to ban or restrict more than 1000 allergenic substances in textile, leather and leather goods.
It is estimated that between 4 and 5 million Europeans are allergic to chemical substances present in textile and leather goods, which constitutes an important health problem since once the allergy is developed it is maintained for life. On this…
The companies AMSlab and MestreLab, collaborators of Sigillum Knowledge Solutions, launch an innovative project in the field of textile sustainability
The fashion industry is aware of the great environmental impacts it generates and that is why, more and more, brands are looking for more sustainable manufacturing methods and materials. In this line of search for sustainability, it is also…
Sigillum Knowledge Solutions participates in technical committees for the standardization of the textile and furniture sectors
Standardization contributes to the different organizations, public and private, facing challenges such as export to new markets, innovation in products and processes, the increasing weight of the digital world, the necessary continuous training of professionals and even the development of…