Extending the lifespan for fashion items has a direct effect on reducing their environmental impact. Resale helps recapture goods that would otherwise be tossed in the trash, allowing them to find a second life. For the first episode in our four-part Circularity Solutionist podcast series...
Caroline Ledl, head of product management, accepting the award for Lenzing So much of fashion’s appeal stems from color, and denim wouldn’t be denim without the blue hue of indigo. However, the dyeing process to create this color is often not very green, and has a...
Denim has a long, multi-century history, but what lies ahead for the material? As sustainability has come under the lens, denim has been called out for its outsize environmental impact within the broader apparel sector, but this can change courtesy of advances that reduce water,...
BLUE CAST by TENCEL™, a podcast series created on Carved in Blue by the TENCEL™ denim team sharing in-depth talks to the denim community at large, and the Fashion Impact Fund, a charitable fund supporting women changemakers to accelerate the fashion industry’s transition to an...
Here at Lenzing, we are committed to circularity as a means of reducing the environmental impact of fashion. To further this aim, Lenzing has joined the Dutch Denim Deal, a public-private initiative that intends to accelerate sustainability and recycling in the industry. The deal was originally...
Sustainability has become a ubiquitous topic in fashion today, but it wasn’t always. One of the pioneers to envision an improved industry was entrepreneur Marci Zaroff. Marci originated and trademarked the term “ecofashion” in 1995. In the mid-‘90s, she also discovered TENCEL™ fibers and began...
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...