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Sustainable Materials
Pangaia and Natural Fiber Welding Join Forces to Create Plant-Based Leather Fashion
Pangaia and Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) have teamed up to develop the world's first MIRUM®-based garment, the Pangaia Air Gilet.
Sustainability Standards News
Ethical Consumerism
Textile Exchange Unveils Enhanced Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix
Textile Exchange launched an updated open-source Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM), evaluating sustainability standards through 80 indicators, blending quantitative life cycle metrics with qualitative criteria for enhanced material choice understanding in sustainability.
Sustainable Materials
The Organic Pharmacy: The Future of Organic Cosmetics
Natural cosmetics retailer The Organic Pharmacy prides itself on phytopharmaceutical formulas and sustainable packaging, which are kind to the environment and consumers’ consciences.
Sustainable Materials
Adidas Partners with Rheon for Innovative Performance Apparel
Adidas' Adizero Control collection, featuring RHEON™ technology, redefines athletic apparel by minimizing energy wastage and enhancing running performance through innovative, patented materials.
Ethical Consumerism
PETA Pressures H&M to Disclose Supplier Information
PETA calls the Textile Exchange’s Responsible Down Standard (RDS) ineffective because H&M has begun removing the RDS label from its online offerings.
Sustainable Suppliers News
Revealing Allbirds' Innovative Design: The World's First Net Zero Carbon Shoe
Allbirds has unveiled a groundbreaking net zero carbon shoe, urging industry peers to follow suit and sharing comprehensive methodology, which features a carbon-negative regenerative wool.
Sustainable Materials
Lenzing Increases the Use of Textile Waste in its Viscose
Lenzing is revolutionizing global textile waste reduction by expanding its eco-efficient REFIBRA™ technology to LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers, to drive a circular economy transition.
Ethical Consumerism
What Strategies and Innovations Does the Future Hold in Store for Sustainable Fashion?
The fashion industry is experiencing a surge in sustainable innovations, highlighted by Stella McCartney's use of seaweed-based fabric and new dyeing techniques leveraging bacteria and algae, as well as textile recycling’s triumph recognized by the H&M Foundation Global Change Awards.
Sustainable Supply Chains
Only 45% of Textile Companies Ensure Full Traceability of Their Products
The shift towards a transparent supply chain that guarantees the traceability of our garments is what the textile industry needs to ensure a sustainable future.
Sustainable Materials
TômTex Secures $2.25 Million in Seed Funding, Surpassing $4.15 Million Total Raise
TômTex, a sustainable biomaterial producer, has secured $2.25 million in a seed round led by Happiness Capital, with participation from prominent climate-tech venture firms, marking a significant milestone for the visionary founder Uyen Tran.
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Sustainability Governance
Decoding Double Materiality: Unveiling its Significance and Impact
The evolving discussion on double materiality holds significant implications for accounting standards and finance, with the IFRS set to determine its direction before COP26, shaping the path towards a net-zero economy.
Sustainable Materials
Sustainable Supply Chains
Timberland and Icebreaker Collaborate to Redefine Wool-Inspired Fashion
Acquired by VF Corp, the New Zealand-based outerwear brand Icebreaker and Timberland have united in a collaboration that flawlessly intertwines high performance with a minimal environmental footprint.
Sustainable Materials
ID.EIGHT: The New Cruelty-Free Sneakers are Made from Apple Skin, Grape, and Pineapple Leather
Designed by Italian sneaker brand ID.EIGHT, the sneakers are not only unisex and animal cruelty free, but are also made from materials that are waste products in the food industry - apple peels and cores, grape skins, seeds and pineapple leaves.