Since TENCEL™’s launch 30 years ago, the fiber brand has prioritized providing solutions for the fashion industry’s needs. Today, companies’ challenges largely revolve around sustainability—including climate change, water consumption, chemicals and material use. As Caroline Ledl, head of product management at Lenzing, explained, TENCEL™ fibers...
In 2015, the United Nations’ member states established the Sustainable Development Goals to drive positive change when it comes to people and planet. To address and advance the adoption of the goals specifically within the fashion industry, the Fashion Impact Fund created the Conscious Fashion...
About two years ago, during the pandemic, Worn Again Technologies, Circle Economy and Centre for Circular Design joined forces to create World Circular Textiles Day. Celebrated each year since on Oct. 8, the day is centered on the goal of full circularity by 2050. For the...
Men’s fashion label Jack & Jones is working to build A/BetterWorld. And part of that promise revolves around material choices that offer strong quality and sustainability. The brand is among the first to use carbon-zero TENCEL™ Lyocell. For these fibers, Lenzing first reduces the environmental footprint...
Belgium-based HNST (pronounced “honest”) is focused on making a positive impact through denim. Founded in 2017, the company designs with circularity in mind, with details such as removable and replaceable buttons, 100 percent natural fibers—including cotton and TENCEL™—and back patches made of cellulosic Jacron instead...
About 70 percent of the globe is covered by oceans, but these giant bodies of water are under stress. Plastic pollution, microfibers from laundry and overfishing are all threatening the health of the seas—and the planet at-large. In the latest episode of Blue Cast’s Solutionist podcast...
To achieve a more sustainable fashion industry, one of the top items to tackle is waste. Production and consumption have grown in recent years, creating a speedier cycle from creation to disposal. With more manufacturing also comes more cutting scraps that often get tossed. In...
For Pakistani textile mill Azgard9, the future of fashion is sustainability. The innovation-focused vertical manufacturer is charging ahead with concepts designed to make denim and apparel more ethical and environmentally friendly. Azgard9’s developments are also focused on making garments that have an impact on the health...
This Women’s History Month, the focus is on “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme intends to explore the healing and caring contributions of women in years past, as well as the frontline medical workers in the present. Outside the realm of human health, women are also...
The denim industry has a strong sense of community. And one of the major forces facilitating and strengthening these relationships is the calendar of global denim events. On the most recent episode of our Blue Cast podcast, Tricia Carey was joined by Joanne Schouten, an independent...
Five years ago this week, Lenzing officially launched our TENCEL™ lyocell with REFIBRA™ technology fibers. REFIBRA™ became the FIRST commercially available cellulosic fiber with recycled content, changing the game for circularity. Providing a reuse solution to textile waste, REFIBRA™ uses cotton fabric scraps as a feedstock...
Last month, Lenzing appointed Krishna Manda, co-lead and senior manager of sustainability integration, as its new vice president of corporate sustainability. Located in Lenzing, Austria, Manda has been with the Lenzing Group for the past 10 years in various capacities and has played an instrumental role in...