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DyStar releases 2024 – 2025 Integrated Sustainability Report
DyStar, a leading specialty chemical company with a heritage of more than a century in product development and innovation, today announced the release of its 2024 – 2025 Annual Integrated Sustainability Report. The report reaffirms DyStar’s commitment to sustainability and innovation, highlighting key progress in environmental responsibility and detailing the impact of optimizing its global manufacturing footprint.
DyStar has released its 2024–2025 Integrated Sustainability Report, highlighting a 67 per cent cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, 58 per cent lower wastewater intensity, and a 3 per cent drop in energy use per ton.
Social gains include 31 per cent women in management and zero workplace fatalities.
With $180k in community support and strong governance, DyStar advances toward its 2025 targets.
Despite the challenges posed by the optimisation of manufacturing facilities and increased production volumes driven by rising demand, the report outlines key milestones achieved over the past year compared to the 2011 baseline.
Environmental Highlights
- GHG Intensity: DyStar maintained strong control over greenhouse gas intensity despite changes in manufacturing layout. Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled 42.96 thousand tCO2e — a 67% reduction in absolute emissions.
- Wastewater Management in Production: Site-level initiatives reduced wastewater production intensity to 7.64 m³ per ton of production, marking a 58% decrease.
- Energy Consumption: Energy intensity dropped to 9.67 GJ per ton of production—a 3% reduction—driven by increased use of renewable energy and successful implementation of energy-saving initiatives.
- Sustainable Procurement: Zero cases of non-compliance were reported regarding product and service information, including labelling. Additionally, 45% of packaging materials were recycled, lowering intensity levels.
Social Impact
- Diversity: Women hold 31% of management roles.
- Workplace Health and Safety: Zero workplace fatalities and work-related ill health reported.
- Community Engagement: DyStar contributed USD 180,000 to community initiatives.
Governance Achievements
- Ethic and Compliance: Zero cases reported on corruption, anti-competitive behaviour, or violations of anti-trust and monopoly laws.
- Data Privacy: Zero cases reported on customer data loss or breaches of privacy, and no complaints were received from external parties or regulatory bodies.
“Our latest report reflects DyStar Group’s steadfast commitment to advancing environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and sound governance,” said Mr. Xu Yalin, Managing Director and President of DyStar Group. “As a responsible leader in the chemical and textile supply chain, DyStar firmly believes in bridging responsibility with innovation – delivering high-performance products and solutions that meet the evolving demands of our industry. We remain focused on shaping a sustainable future through meaningful collaboration and active stakeholder engagement.”
The performance report further reinforces DyStar’s continued efforts to accelerate climate action while navigating the challenges of climate impact across its global operations. In pursuit of its 2025 targets, DyStar continues to adapt to an increasingly complex and volatile regulatory landscape. The organisation remains committed to sustainability—driving strategic business decisions and fostering impactful dialogue with stakeholders. As DyStar prepares to finalize our 2030 targets, it will continue to prioritize production efficiency and the optimization of our manufacturing footprint (MFO).
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Published
August 28, 2025
A Deutsche Bank report this week has sent the share prices of a number of UK retailers down on the back of falling consumer confidence, and it looks like retailer confidence is low too if the latest CBI retail report is a guide.
First, a quick look at that Deutsche Bank report. It showed UK consumer confidence at a post-pandemic low and raised fears that autumn will be tough for discretionary retailers. Big names such as Next, M&S and Primark owner ABF saw their share prices falling with ABF’s price down as much as 6% in recent days.
It coincided with the latest CBI retailer survey that showed retail sales volumes “fell at a strong pace in the year to August, extending the downturn to an 11th consecutive month”.
That said, the business body reported retailers expecting the pace of decline to ease in September. So perhaps those share price falls may be reversed soon?
Regardless, the CBI report wasn’t exactly upbeat. It said weak demand and gloomy sentiment continue to weigh on retailers’ investment and hiring plans. Price pressures remain elevated, with selling prices rising at their fastest rate since November 2023.
Year-on-year retail sales volumes fell at a strong pace in August with a weighted balance of -32% from -34% in July. Sales are expected to decline at a slower rate next month (-16%).
First though, an explanation. Those figures don’t mean that the volume of sales fell by 34%. Instead, the weighted balance showed 34% of retailers saying their sales fell to one degree or another.
Back with the report, retail sales for the time of year were judged to be “poor”, to a somewhat greater extent than in July (-19% from -10% in July). Next month’s sales are set to remain below seasonal norms to a similar degree (-20%).
Sentiment among retailers remained poor, with their business situation expected to deteriorate over the coming quarter, but to a lesser extent than last quarter (-10% from -29% in May).
Retailers also expect to reduce capital expenditure over the next 12 months (compared to the previous 12) to a slightly lesser degree than in May (-42% from -47% in May), but intentions remain poor by historical standards (long-run average of -3%).
Meanwhile retail employment continued to decline at a broadly unchanged rate in the year to August (-14% from -15% in May). Headcount is expected to fall at a slightly quicker pace next month (-19%).
And the survey showed retail selling prices rose in the year to August at the fastest rate since November 2023 (+65% from +35% in May). Retailers anticipate selling prices to increase at a relatively slower pace in September (+43%).
Online retail sales volumes were broadly flat in the year to August (+3% from +4% in July) but are expected to contract at a fast rate in September (-35%).
Martin Sartorius, CBI Principal Economist, said of this: “Retailers endured another tough month in August. Weak demand and higher labour costs continue to put pressure on margins, dampening sentiment across the retail and wider distribution sector. This downbeat outlook is reflected in firms’ plans to scale back investment and hiring.
“The government’s fiscal decisions are continuing to bite, and retailers’ struggles send a clear signal: business cannot be asked to balance the books again at the Autumn Budget. Building business confidence through delivery must be the priority — starting with a rethink of the Employment Rights Bill, which risks piling on unnecessary costs and holding back jobs and investment.”
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Published
August 28, 2025
Central London’s department stores continue to attract brands for pop-ups and permanent spaces with Selfridges, Harrods and Liberty all adding key names recently.
Luxury lifestyle brand Smythson of Bond Street has opened a new concession in the latter. It’s in Liberty’s homewares department on the third floor. The brand’s signature diaries, notebooks, and stationery, along with a selection of leather accessories and a curated edit of the brand’s bestselling bags are all on offer with personalisation also available.
The brands have developed an exclusive limited-edition range of Smythson x Liberty products with the first collection having just launched. There’s a selection of signature notebooks and diaries in Liberty Purple, Smythson’s Nile Blue, and a seasonal Coral colourway, each lined with a Liberty silk in coordinating colours. The second edit, launching in November, will feature a range of bestselling accessories.
Meanwhile UK-based padel apparel brand Pulco has debuted at Harrods, becoming the store’s first-ever padel clothing label, underlining the sport’s surging popularity.
Products on offer include the key Aircon shirt made from an ultra-lightweight, Italian-engineered fabric “featuring a breakthrough weave that rapidly wicks moisture from the inside out, delivering unrivalled breathability and comfort in play”.
But as well as performance-wear, there’s a full lifestyle offering “blending elevated athletic apparel with understated, off-court elegance”. That means shirts, shorts, hoodies, jackets, T-shirts, sweatpants, caps, socks and more. Retail prices range from £10 up to £165.
And back in the West End, Samsøe Samsøe has moved to a new space within Selfridges that presents the Scandinavian brand’s contemporary womenswear “within the universe of its experiential design”. The pop-up revolves around the AW25 collection that also inspires the space, “which emulates the immersive ‘Radiant Connection’ exhibition” that Samsøe Samsøe introduced the collection with during Copenhagen Fashion Week.
Set against the backdrop of the exhibition’s set design and illustrated by the lookbook imagery of the season, the pop-up “becomes illuminated with the lime green shade that defines the visual identity” of the collection.
The brand said the pop-up is a “next step within Samsøe Samsøe’s ever-increasing focus on the UK market” and should help it reach new consumers.
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Bangladesh’s garment exports to the US surged 24.49 per cent in the first six months of 2025 to $4.24 billion, led by trousers and shorts, which made up 45.65 per cent of shipments.
Despite a heavy effective tariff burden of 35–36.5 per cent, Bangladesh has retained its dominance in bottom-wear exports due to strong price competitiveness.
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