Always a leader, Cone Denim has now taken denim sustainability a step further by making the beloved fabric more sustainable. This week, Cone Denim announced that its denim fabrics will be made with sustainable TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ branded lyocell fibers. The move means Cone Denim is...
Sustainability has become a buzzword among denim makers, but reducing the industry’s carbon footprint won’t be an individual task. This is where denim stakeholders like Marco Lucietti come into play. Lucietti, who currently serves as a senior adviser at SANKO and the Copenhagen Fashion Summit (CFS), works...
Whether its dyes or finishes or processes for keeping black jeans black, Los Angeles-based denim mill Twin Dragon does it all—and all with an eye to sustainability. The company recently debuted its SORBTEK® REPREVE® denim designed to wick-moisture better than before, which is something the company feels...
The apparel industry has been weighing on the global environment for centuries—and denim has played no small role. Now, however, more and more brands and manufacturers are looking for ways to lessen their impacts on the world, and sustainability has been a constant topic of conversation....
More than 100 international players in the denim supply chain, including Candiani, Orta, Royo, Blue Diamond, Atlantic Mills, Calik, Santanderina, Unitin, Soorty, Arvind, and more will converge in Munich, Germany for Bluezone January 30 -31st. The denim and technology event draws innovators and creatives from...
The thing about sustainability in the apparel industry is that brands and retailers are either embracing it of their own accord, finding themselves backed into a corner with little other option, or faking it until they make it. The latter, of course, is where the problem...
When denim minds merge, it often means a beautiful thing. That’s what happened when the Phlaphongphanit and Sachathep families joined forces to develop Atlantic Mills Thailand Company. The families’ apparel knowledge goes back as far as the 30s. Those decades of learning how to deliver on consumer...
Performance hasn’t gone hand in hand with sustainability so far, but some brands in the space are hoping to change that. However, in an industry that’s among the most fragmented, where one link in the supply chain often doesn’t know what the other’s doing, the...
This year at Bluezone, the denim portion of the bi-annual Munich Fabric Start, held September 5-7, mills, fiber manufacturers and technology companies got back to work after their summer, sharing ideas about speedier yet environmentally responsible apparel production. Fashion and sustainability has long been a core...
On a scale of one to 10, when it comes to sustainability, industry experts think the apparel sector is roughly at a one. The good news, however, is that innovation is abundant and times are exciting for apparel. At a Texworld USA panel Wednesday titled, “Performance and...
Lenzing continues to make further forays into sustainability. From a new sustainability strategy, to recognition for ethical sourcing of wood for its fibers, to a new eco-friendly viscose with the industry’s lowest environmental impact, here’s the latest look at what’s happening at Lenzing. A new sustainability strategy Lenzing wants...
From fiber companies to designers, the denim industry came together in Amsterdam on Friday for Kingpins Transformers: The Cost of Sustainability. Experts and innovators from all along the denim supply chain discussed the opportunities and costs of making the denim business truly sustainable. Here’s a roundup...