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"Natural Materials" News Archive
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.