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"Natural Fibers" News Archive
Adidas and H&M’s Arket Releases Clothing Made Using Spinnova Fiber
Spinnova's mass dyeing could benefit the entire textile industry and the planet because it avoids using harmful chemicals, with major apparel companies Adidas and H&M choosing to bet on it this year.
Policy, Regulation & Compliance
Better Cotton Calls for Overhaul of EU’s Environmental Footprint Methodology for Fashion
Better Cotton, the global sustainability initiative for cotton production, has joined forces with the Make the Label Count coalition (MTLC) to urge the European Commission (EC) to reassess its Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for fashion and textiles. The coalition, comprising over 50 organizations from the natural fibre and environmental sectors, is pressing for more accurate and credible sustainability metrics in the industry.
Designer of the week: Selene Giorgi
Somewhere between a cocoon and a butterfly, or a cloud and an angel, Selene Giorgi’s exquisite one off creations flutter and float around the body, simultaneously covering and revealing through sheer layers of crushed pure silk organza.
Lenzing's Role in Fashion's Circular Revolution through Innovative Fibers and Collaborative Initiatives
Lenzing's expansion of REFIBRA™ technology to LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers offers a sustainable solution for reducing textile waste and gaining traction in the fashion industry, with prominent customers like American Eagle Outfitters, Fruit of the Loom, and Farm Rio.
Material Innovation & Circularity
Retail
New Technologies Are Elevating Consumers’ Favorite Fiber
Cotton’s evolution through new technologies is blending comfort, performance, and sustainability—reshaping its role in fashion and textiles.
Technology & Software
Apparel & Textiles
Is Clean Fashion the Next Trend?
Explore the rise of clean fashion, as demand for chemical-free, sustainable clothing options grows. Learn how brands are navigating this emerging trend with innovation and transparency.
Bloom Labs Emerges as a Pioneer in Protein-Based Alternatives for the Circular Economy
Bloom Labs introduces innovative alternatives to natural and synthetic fibers and plastics, advancing the global shift toward a circular economy.
Our Community
Lenzing is on its way to Hitting its 2030 Environmental Goals
Backed by the Science Based Targets Initiative, Lenzing Group has released a report that reveals it’s “on track” to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030.
New York's Public School wins inaugural Woolmark Prize for men
Public School has been named the first-ever brand to win the International Woolmark Prize for men - an award ceremony that has been reinvigorated some 50 years after it was first established and awarded to icons Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent. Now 2015, Source4Style takes a closer look at the event's celebration of merino wool textiles and how Public School managed to steal the show this year with their latest wool collection.
Fruit Fibers Make Way Into Textiles
Cotton accounts for one third of fiber consumption in the textile industry, according to a 2013 global apparel fiber consumption report. However, the crop’s production requires intense labor and uses plenty of pesticides and fresh water and now fibers made from fruit are making their way into textiles and fashion.