"Synthetic Textile" News Archive

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Saxcell and Birla Cellulose join forces to advance the production of recycled man-made cellulosic fibers through a groundbreaking partnership.

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.

Renewcell's Circulose Supplier Network (CSN) of 47 textile producers is driving the circular economy by steadily supplying Circulose fiber derived from recycled textiles.