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The Forever Cost of Materials: Considerations for Conscious Designers
By designing with the end in mind and considering durability, construction, recyclability and production, designers who create products with ‘lower-cost’ ingredients bring us one step closer to a circular economy. ... View More
Trending: C&A, G-Star, Genomatica Set New Course for Sustainable Textiles
The two clothing giants and the leader in bioengineering have each achieved industry-first milestones with their latest innovations — which raise the bar for sustainable denim and biobased nylon. ... View More
Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 3: Value Cycling
The model we use to teach MBAs about production is the value chain. But there's a problem: It imagines a linear world in which materials can be constantly pushed through an assembly line with no consequence. ... View More
Trending: Fashion Edges Ever Closer to Circularity
Prada's new Nat Geo series highlights its Re-Nylon line; while the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Jeans Redesign Guidelines aim to ensure jeans are made better for the environment and the health of garment workers. ... View More
Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife
Last year, the Sustainable Brands community gathered around the world throughout the year to share insights on how they – and their customers – were “redefining the good life.” This year, the conversation has progressed from the ‘what’ to... View More
Trending: Aquafil-H&M Collaboration, Cotton Dyeing Process Making Textiles More ‘Effective’
This year, the world’s largest event on sustainability in fashion, the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, included an Innovation Competition that saw 12 finalists pitch their technologies onstage in front of a panel of expert judges and Summit attendees. A... View More
H&M Teams Up with Aquafil to Bring Sustainable Fashion to the Masses
Aquafil and H&M have joined forces to make sustainable fashion mainstream through the H&M Conscious Exclusive collection. ... View More
Trending: CO2 Dyeing, Biosynthetics Driving Transition Towards New Textiles Economy
A new textiles economy is on the horizon as innovative textile and chemical firms develop new chemical- and petroleum-free processes to produce fabrics and materials. ... View More
How Companies ‘Seeing Goldmines in Landfills’ Are Refashioning Textiles
Want to subvert the traditional apparel supply chain? You must possess a “little bit of craziness,” according to Giulio Bonazzi, CEO and president of Aquafil, an Italian company that transforms abandoned fishing nets and castoff bits of carpet in... View More
Trending: Flyleather, ACR Advance Circular Textiles; But Is True Circularity a 'Fantasy'?
Putting sustainability at the heart of the fashion industry is no easy feat, but key players across the value chain continue to demonstrate that they’re up to the task. Building on the success of its Flyknit process, which allows synthetic yarn to ... View More
Trending: Stella McCartney, C&A, WRAP Continue Pushing the Envelope on Sustainable Textiles
Fashion is slowly shedding its negative rep as brands continue to embrace circular and forward-thinking practices that drive innovation and product durability. Only weeks after announcing a new partnership with Parley for the Oceans, luxury label Ste... View More
Trending: C&A Foundation, Volcom Continue to Advance Market for Closed-Loop Textiles
This past week saw even yet still more circular economic initiatives sprouting up in the apparel industry. First, the C&A Foundation granted €250,000 ($276,000) to the social enterprise Circle Economy, which is dedicated to accelerating the pra... View More
Trending: Levi Strauss, MIT Partnerships Advancing Textile Innovations
As Levi’s VP of Social and Environmental Sustainability, Michael Kobori, said last year in a blog post, along with a long-standing partnership with Goodwill to divert clothing from landfill and take-back programs for apparel for recycling into ever... View More
Oscars Parties Putting the Spotlight on Purpose, Sustainability
What if the celebrities on the red carpet were asked questions such as “What is your purpose?” instead of “Who are you wearing?” PwC wants to find out. A partner in tallying the Oscar ballots and delivering the results on the big night, PwC a... View More
Aquafil, Speedo USA Launch World's First Fabric Take-Back Program for Swimwear Industry
Just weeks after partnering with surfer Kelly Slater on his new men’s apparel line, Outerknown, upcyled fiber supplier Aquafil today announced it has partnered with Speedo USA on a take-back program that will allow Speedo’s post-manufacturing swi... View More
Trending: Upcycled Clothing Line, Hong Kong Exhibit Aiming to Combat Waste in Fashion
With ever-changing fashion trends, cheap and disposable clothing creates heaping piles of landfill trash around the world. Two recent developments in the fashion industry — an art exhibit and a recycled clothing line — aim to spread awareness of ... View More
Closed-Loop Fabric Producers Still Ironing Out Wrinkles in Circular Textile Supply Chain
Interest is growing in new synthetic fabrics and textiles made from waste materials that have the potential to be used again and again. Designed from the outset to work within closed-loop supply cycles, Returnity and Econyl are perhaps the two best-k... View More
Ghost Fishing: Time for the Fishing Industry to Clean Up Its Deadly Mess
More and more consumers are aware of overfishing and the effects plastic trash is having on the world’s oceans. Various companies are taking small steps in harvesting ocean garbage and recycling it while organizations such as the Marine Stewardship... View More
Waste to Wear: The Pathway to a Global Circular Economy
With global fiber consumption expected to reach 96.4 million tons by 2020, it has become apparent that a linear economy where we produce, consume and dispose of products after a one-time use is not sustainable. Through Aquafil’s various collaborati... View More
Desso Joins Healthy Seas Initiative
Desso, the global carpets, carpet tiles and sports pitches company, today announced its participation in 'Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear,’ the multi-industry initiative aimed at removing marine waste, particularly fishing nets, for the ... View More
