A crucial pillar within the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals is collaboration. To move the apparel business forward to a more sustainable future, brands must be willing to share their advancements with their peers. The recent Sustainability Talks Istanbul conference provided a platform for this idea...
“Open up any news source today and you can be sure to come across terms such as carbon and net zero, and this has become a major focus for the Lenzing Group,” said Michael Kininmonth, business development project manager, Lenzing, best known for its environmentally...
What happens to our clothing after it is no longer usable? A lot depends on what it’s made of. Fossil based polymers become a prime fabric choice, particularly for fast fashion. They currently represent 62 percent of all textile fibers. But the care and disposal of...
One of the best ways to lower fashion’s impact is by getting the greatest possible use out of materials. Our TENCEL™ Lyocell with REFIBRA™ technology accomplishes this by turning cotton textile waste into feedstock for new fiber. By replacing some of the wood pulp with fabric...
Sustainability has grown to become an industry-wide focus, but some frontrunners had low-impact fashion on their agendas even earlier. For our latest Blue Cast podcast episode, sustainability pioneer Giusy Bettoni joined Lenzing’s Michael Kininmonth for a chat about building a more responsible fashion industry. Giusy is...
The environmental impact of a garment extends beyond its manufacturing to include how it's transported and retailed. And one piece of this carbon footprint is packaging. Nexgen Packaging is mindful of its sustainability footprint. In service of this, it has been developing innovations that use recycled...
What’s even better than carbon neutrality? A net-zero carbon footprint combined with circularity. Lenzing is joining these two sustainability credentials in its recently launched carbon-zero TENCEL™ with REFIBRA™ technology fibers. REFIBRA™ uses recycled cotton as a portion of the inputs for lyocell, creating an identical material...
Social entrepreneur Kerry Bannigan has had a front-row seat to the fashion industry’s shifting attitudes toward sustainability. Earlier in her career, Kerry worked in events, including producing fashion shows. Taking these beyond just design showcases, she would work with governments to highlight aspects such as textile...
To keep fashion out of landfills, the target solution for much of the fashion industry today is circularity. Taking back garments and reusing them for new apparel or textiles lowers the need for new raw materials and cuts back on fashion’s wastefulness. Worn Again Technologies founder...
Today is World Circular Textiles Day. Established last year by Circle Economy, University Arts London Centre for Circular Design and Worn Again Technologies, WCTD is held annually on Oct. 8 to celebrate what companies and organizations are doing to move toward a circular future. Lenzing...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...