"Smart Materials" News Archive

Adidas' Adizero Control collection, featuring RHEON™ technology, redefines athletic apparel by minimizing energy wastage and enhancing running performance through innovative, patented materials.

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.

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.

Banofi, a banana leather producer, has won the Hult Prize's first-ever fashion-focused competition, earning $1 million in seed funding for their innovative sustainable leather made from discarded banana waste, presented by Stella McCartney.

Impermea Materials stands ready to tackle industry challenges of any magnitude with its cutting-edge technology and expertise.

Increasing scrutiny on corporate sustainability claims and greenwashing regulations prompts divergent perspectives and calls for stricter enforcement, while companies are urged to enhance governance controls and procedures to verify sustainability claims.

Zalando introduces a groundbreaking size recommendation tool based on customers' body measurements, aiming to enhance the shopping experience, reduce returns, and contribute to reducing textile waste in the long run.

Lenzing is revolutionizing global textile waste reduction by expanding its eco-efficient REFIBRA™ technology to LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers, to drive a circular economy transition.

Newlight Technologies is leveraging decarbonization technology to convert greenhouse gasses into versatile AirCarbon materials via microorganisms for Target, Nike, and H&M.

Ganni's Nicolaj Reffstrup champions game-changing "carbon-negative cellulosic textile," developed with Rubi, a biotech start-up supported by H&M and Patagonia, signaling a greener path for the fashion industry.