ImagesMagUK_August_2021

www.images-magazine.com 20 images AUGUST 2021 INDUSTRY NEWS Gildan steps up standards on sustainable cotton Garment manufacturer Gildan has strengthened its commitment to sustainability in its supply chain by joining the US Cotton Trust Protocol. The US Cotton Trust Protocol is a farm-level, science-based programme that sets a new standard for more sustainably grown cotton. It brings quantifiable and verifiable goals and measurements to sustainable cotton production as well as driving continuous improvement in six key sustainability metrics: land use, soil carbon, water management, soil loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy efficiency. Gildan’s president and CEO, Glenn Chamandy, said: “Joining the US Cotton Trust Protocol is a natural next step in our sustainability and transparency journey as it will increase transparency into our supply chain while also providing us with additional assurance that the cotton we purchase from the US is sustainably grown with low environmental and social risks.” imagesmag.uk/gildan-cotton View our latest videos: vimeo.com/imagesmaguk Cotton growing in Alabama. Credit: bobbycrim/Pixabay The Print Show postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19 Organisers of The Print Show have confirmed to Images that this year’s UK event has been postponed until 2022 due to on- going concerns about Covid-19. The 2021 show was due to run from 28 to 30 September at the NEC in Birmingham, with a number of major brands already signed up to exhibit. However, Link Exhibitions UK has decided to postpone until autumn next year “due to a recent rise in Covid-19 cases and uncertainty as to the level of measures and restrictions that are likely remain in place in September”. The event will now instead run from 20 to 22 September 2022 at the NEC. imagesmag.uk/print- show-2022 The Print Show 2019 Back Flood Press These brilliant T-shirts were screen printed by Back Flood Press in Swansea for Square Peg Coffee, a local non-profit coffee shop. imagesmag.uk/Back-Flood-Coffee Shirt Lab education event for decorators to be streamed online A two-day education event for the decorated apparel industry run by Shirt Lab in the US is to be streamed online so that people in the UK and around the world have the opportunity to watch live and participate. Shirt Lab founders Tom Rauen and Marshall Atkinson are running it as a live in-person event in Fort Worth in Texas on 13 and 14 September 2021, but registrations are also open for those who would like to take part virtually. Day one of the event will feature sessions and a roundtable with industry and marketing experts, including Jonathan Tynes of custom apparel printer Kick Print; Erich Campbell, Images columnist and embroidery educator; and Brittany Long, a specialist in email marketing. Day two features the keynote speech by sales expert Jeffrey Gitomer plus presentations by Marshall Atkinson, Images columnist and a production and efficiency expert for the decorated apparel industry; Michelle Moxley, expert in research, development and innovation; screen printing specialist Richard Greaves, plus other well- respected industry specialists. Registration is open at shirtlablive.com. imagesmag.uk/shirtlab-fort-worth Speakers at Shirt Lab Live will include (clockwise from top left) Jonathan Tynes, Erich Campbell, Brittany Long, Richard Greaves, Michelle Moxley and Marshall Atkinson