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Textile Exchange Unveils Enhanced Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix

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.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|September 27th, 2023|11:10 AM
Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!

Zero Waste Daniel - The Sustainable Brand Using Pre-Consumed Waste!

Zero Waste Daniel is a sustainability-focused clothing designer in New York City who uses pre-consumer waste from the garment industry and other hard-to-recycle materials to create a line of genderless clothing and accessories.
The Fashion NetworkThe Fashion Network
|May 16th, 2023|2:54 PM
How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion

How Companies are Concealing the True Environmental Costs Linked to Fast Fashion

A new Greenpeace report scrutinizes the sustainability claims of 14 fashion brands, focusing on their "eco-friendly" or "responsible" collections. It identifies several well-known brands guilty of greenwashing, such as Decathlon, H&M, Mango, Primark, Tesco, and Zara.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 18th, 2023|10:31 AM
Puma, On, and Salomon Collaborate with Carbios to Revolutionize Polyester Recycling

Puma, On, and Salomon Collaborate with Carbios to Revolutionize Polyester Recycling

The line, which is integral to the Fiber-to-Fiber Consortium founded by Carbios in 2022, includes prominent European sportswear brands and PVH Corp., the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|October 4th, 2023|11:32 AM
The Dangers of Microfibers in the Textile Industry

The Dangers of Microfibers in the Textile Industry

Unlike other sectors, which are in the process of changing to combat microplastics, fashion is still not doing enough to control microfiber pollution. Learn what the adidas, the North Face, and C&A are doing about it.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 25th, 2023|10:54 AM
Enhancing Product and Production Safety: OEKO-TEX® and ZDHC Extend Accord

Enhancing Product and Production Safety: OEKO-TEX® and ZDHC Extend Accord

OEKO-TEX® and ZDHC collaborate to drive sustainability in the textile industry, promoting responsible production, safer materials, and streamlined certification through data sharing and aligned programs.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|May 29th, 2023|10:38 AM
Empowering Responsibility: Advocating for Fashion Brands to Take on the Brunt of Textile Waste

Empowering Responsibility: Advocating for Fashion Brands to Take on the Brunt of Textile Waste

Textile EPR programs aim to reduce overproduction, drive innovation in recycling, and encourage higher-quality goods, with associated fees passed on to consumers, as Madewell, Levi’s and H&M’s resale initiatives are insufficient in addressing the waste challenge.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|June 1st, 2023|1:19 PM
Saxcell and Birla Cellulose Join Forces for Textile Recycling Breakthrough

Saxcell and Birla Cellulose Join Forces for Textile Recycling Breakthrough

Saxcell and Birla Cellulose join forces to advance the production of recycled man-made cellulosic fibers through a groundbreaking partnership.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|November 1st, 2023|4:50 PM
Unveiling the Ecological Toll of Synthetic Fabrics in Fashion

Unveiling the Ecological Toll of Synthetic Fabrics in Fashion

The fashion industry's environmental impact, particularly the overlooked issue of synthetic textiles, demands attention amid discussions on sustainable practices, with fast fashion intensifying ecological strain through rapid, affordable production and exploitative labor practices.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|January 2nd, 2024|3:51 PM
Jeanologia's eDesigner Revolutionizes Denim Design with Cutting-Edge Eco-Efficiency

Jeanologia's eDesigner Revolutionizes Denim Design with Cutting-Edge Eco-Efficiency

Spanish denim manufacturer Jeanologia is leading the way in eco-design with its groundbreaking eDesigner software, offering an intuitive user interface, AI-powered design features, and digitized fabric capabilities, all while prioritizing eco-consciousness in denim design.
Editorial TeamEditorial Team
|November 7th, 2023|12:27 PM