Category: Textiles, Fashion, Sports and Footwear
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Crocs Goes Full Vegan
Crocs Announces Commitment to Become a Net Zero Company by 2030
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Clothes Create More Waste than Plates or Straws
Clothes may be worse for the environment than single use plastics says Newsweek
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Nike Goes Cork Sneakers
Nike Goes Cork In Latest Move To Zero Sneaker
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Arnette Launches Bioplastic Sunglasses Collection
Arnette is making eyewear made of bioplastics or bio-acetate, including bio-lenses
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LanzaTech and Lululemon Partner on Recycled Carbon Emissions Textile
LanzaTech and lululemon partner to create the first fabric using recycled carbon emissions
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EU Product Environmental Footprint Labelling and the Australian Wool Industry
The European Union is prioritising the textiles industry to get fashion on a more sustainable track as part of it…
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John Hopkins Article on Bioplastics Jewellery
John Hopkins on Bioplastic jewellery
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Most Sustainability Claims by Fashion Giants Are Greenwash
This report investigates the behaviour of some of the biggest fashion brands and retailers regarding their use of synthetic fibres…
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Actress Emma Watson and Twitter Cofounder Back Bioplastic Startup
Actress Emma Watson and Twitter’s cofounder back startup aiming to revolutionize plastic
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Cariuma Ocean Friendly Bioplastics Shoes
These made-to-order shoes clean the ocean
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Tidal Vision and Leigh Fibers Partner on Biobased Textile Treatments
Tidal Vision Announces New Facility Opening & Partnership with Leigh Fibers
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Mitsubishi Chemical and Kuraray Partner on Bio Polyester
Mitsubishi Chemical Licenses Patent for Biomass-based Polyester to Kuraray Group
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SK Chemicals and Huvis Partner on Chemical Recycled Polyester Yarn
SK Chemicals and Huvis Partner on Chemical Recycled Polyester Yarn
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Solvay Launches its First Bio Textile
Bio Amni® is the latest edition to the Group’s sustainable textile fibers
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Swedish Startup Finds Circular Solution to Textile Waste (FREE)
Sharetex technology provides circular solution to process millions of tons of textile waste. This is a FREE article.
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Duvaltex Launched Ocean Plastic Textile
Last year, Duvaltex Launched Its New Ocean Waste Clean Impact Textilest Technology In Partnership With Steelcase
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Gucci Goes Bio Leather
Gucci Introduces Innovative New Demetra Material on Three Sneaker Silhouettes
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Pangaia Goes Biobased Biodegradable Fibers
What if polyester was made out of plants and seamlessly biodegraded into the Earth when you were done with it?
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Timberland Goes Regenerative Leather and Bioplastics
On the heels of Earth Day, Timberland announces important advancements in its regenerative agriculture efforts, working toward a vision for…
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Fashion for Good Launches Renewable Carbon Textiles Project
Fashion for Good launches the Renewable Carbon Textiles Project today, bringing together a pioneering consortium to accelerate the development of…
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Tom Brady Goes Biodegradable Sunglasses
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Puma Goes Bioplastics
Sugarcane And Recycled Materials: Puma Creates More Sustainable Footwear Styles
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PETA Approved Biodegradable Vegan Silk
Luxury Miami Brand niLuu Unveils Biodegradable Vegan Silk
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First Textile Palm Fibers
A consortium develops first textile palm fibers and reinforcements
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UN & EU Call for Interest Circular Plastic Packaging and Textile
Call for expressions of interest for projects on circular plastic packaging in developing countries
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Adidas and Allbirds Partner on Low Carbon Shoes
A Unique Collaboration With Allbirds To Create Futurecraft.Footprint: The Brands’ First Shoe With <3Kg Carbon Footprint
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Genomatica Survey on Sustainable Fashion
Survey: 1 in 3 U.S. consumers would do all their shopping at a sustainable clothing store, if only one existed
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Sunglass Lenses Made with Evonik Polyamides
Safilo produces first branded glasses made from Evonik’s sustainable transparent polyamide TROGAMID® myCX eCO
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Sustainability Results for Metsä Kuura Textile Fibre
Very good sustainability results for Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre
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US Soccer Goes Parley Ocean Shirts
MLS releases PRIMEBLUE jerseys, teams with Twitter for unique jersey swap honoring fans
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Grundens Goes PLA Packaging
Grundéns Sustainability Journey Continues with Introduction of Fully Compostable Packaging
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Hyosung Recycles Ocean Plastic into Fiber
Hyosung TNC is launching a project to save the sea with regen®, the leading eco-friendly fiber in the country
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Devan Biobased Softener and Quick Dry Finish
Devan Launches Bio-Based Softener And Quick-Dry Finish To Support Circularity Programmes
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Japan Develops Degradable BioNylons
Pepsin-degradable plastics of bionylons from itaconic and amino acids
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Nouryon and Renewcell Partner on Textile Recycling
Nouryon and Renewcell partner on sustainable textile recycling
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Real Leather vs Biobased and Fossil Leather
Comparison of the Technical Performance of Leather, Artificial Leather, and Trendy Alternatives
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UN Call for Interest on Circular Plastic Packaging and Textiles
Call for expressions of interest for projects on circular plastic packaging and textiles in developing countries
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ASDA Goes Second Hand Clothes (FREE)
Sustainable style – George at Asda launches new second-hand vintage range.
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Decathlon Singapore Goes Paptic
Decathlon Singapore Goes Paptic
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Asics Most Sustainable Shoe
ASICS’ most environmentally sustainable cross-category collection ever uses around 5 tons of recycled textile waste alongside resource-saving production processes
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Hemp Vegan Leather
Napee is the first eco-leather made from hemp; the first in the world made entirely with waste materials from cultivation…
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World First Verified Compostable Underwear
Americans did it again! Underwear that degrades in 90 days
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Origin Materials and PrimaLoft Partner on Carbon Negative Insulating Fiber
Origin Materials and PrimaLoft Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Carbon-Negative Insulating Fiber for Outdoor Gear, Bedding, and Apparel
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H&M Chemical Roadmap
Chemicals are essential to our everyday lives as well as the processes used to make clothes, such as washing, dyeing…
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Sabic and Polyray Partner on Renewable Eyewear
Sabic And Polyray Collaborate To Introduce Certified Renewable Polycarbonate Into Eyewear Applications
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Origin Materials and Aeci Sans Partner on Carbon Negative Materials
Origin Materials and AECI SANS Technical Fibers to Develop Carbon-Negative Materials for Apparel and Automotive Applications
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Judge Stops Blood Plastic Shoes
Judge blocks Lil Nas X’s ‘Satan Shoes’ from shipping to customers
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German Invent First Fully Compostable Shoe
These shoes have an expiration date. I present to you the Nike Air Jesus Christ
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Can Mycelium and Mushroom Leather Biodegrade?
Will mycelium clothes biodegrade if you throw them in your garden?
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Stella Mccartney Goes Mushroom Leather Garments
The world’s first Mylo™️ garments created from vegan mushroom leather
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Fashion Industry Overview & Sustainability (FREE)
Short summary of fashion industry including history, trends, drivers and sustainability
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France Adopts More Plastic Bans
French Senate adopts new ban for four plastic products, including synthetic textiles
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AmberCycle Aims to End Fashion Waste
The ambercycle process enables true circularity for polyester by separating fibers within garments on a molecular level and reprocessing them…
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UGG Launches Plant Power Collection
Thoughtfully designed, the new Plant Power Collection is made with carbon neutral, plant-based materials
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MycoWorks and Hermes Partner on Fine Mycelium
An Exclusive Collaboration by Hermès and MycoWorks
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Bioplastics Fashion is Getting Real
These sequins on this dress are made from 100% bioplastic. Bioplastic fashion is no more experimental, it’s becoming wearable.
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New Biopolymer Splints for Sports
Eco-friendly splints developed for hospitals make their debut in sports
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Modo Eyewear Goes Biobased Solutions
MODO Joins Terra Carta Charter for A Sustainable Future
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Allbirds Goes Plant Based Leather
Allbirds invested $2 million in clean technology company Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) to help produce Plant Leather, which will launch…
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Sweden Converts Cotton into Sugar
Researchers have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, that in turn can be turned into spandex, nylon or…
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Herman Miller Goes Sustainable Textiles
The textile collection, Revenio, features fabric made entirely of recycled and ocean-bound plastic materials and an industry-leading 100% post-consumer recycled…
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Covestro Goes Running with CO2 Technology
Covestro has developed an innovative technology that converts the exhaust gas CO₂ into a valuable precursor for plastics, replacing up…
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Covestro Goes Sustainable Footwear
More sustainable modern design concept for footwear
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First Thermoplastic PU made from Post Consumer PE Waste
Novoloop Targets Footwear, Sporting Goods and Automotive Industries with World’s First High-Performance Material made from Post-Consumer Plastic Waste
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Jason Samoa Goes Algae Shoes
Jason Samoa partners with So iLL on algae shoes
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New Bio Leather Plant in US
Natural Fiber Welding Builds Dedicated Mirum® Production Facility
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Biodegradable Golf Tees
Environmental Golf & New Biodegradable Plastic Tees
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Vaude Goes for Bio Nylons
Skarvan Biobased Pants – Trekking pants made of biobased polyamide PA 6.10
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2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge
Textile Exchange and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action are launching a…
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H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso Build Tree to Textile Plant
Stora Enso to host TreeToTextile’s demonstration plant for sustainable textile fiber
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Sustainable Mycelium Fashion
Sustainable Mycelium fashion
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DSM and Sympatex Partner on Biobased Sports Products
DSM partners with Sympatex Technologies to launch mass balanced bio-based Arnitel® specialty materials
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Black Moda Goes Woodly Bags
Black Moda is the first textile company to pack clothing in Woodly's carbon-neutral, wood-based plastic
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South Korean Bioplastic for Fashion and Cosmetics
Green Whale Global supplies compostable plastic products to fashion, cosmetic industries
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Fashion and The Fossil Connections
Today’s fashion industry has become synonymous with overconsumption, a snowballing waste crisis, widespread pollution and the exploitation of workers in…
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Ocean Plastic Haute Couture
Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
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Algae Flip Flops on Business Insider
Scientists are making flip-flops out of algae that are 100% biodegradable — and it could reduce plastic pollution
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First Nike Recycled Content Performance Shoe
Is sustainability the next commercial battlefield?
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European Environment Agency on Circular Textiles
Plastic in textiles: towards a circular economy for synthetic textiles in Europe
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Renewcell and Valmet Partner on Textile Recycling in Sweden
Renewcell selects Valmet as the main equipment supplier for Sundsvall textile recycling plant in Sweden
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Millions of Bioplastic Cartridges
Green shoots: Spanish firm tackles plastic waste from shotgun cartridges
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How to Build a Circular Future for Fashion?
Making the Leap: Unlocking Asian fashion manufacturers’ capacity to drive circular innovation — SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL sues the EU for breach…
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Fashionable Bioplastic Sequins from Waste
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New Biobased Durable Water Repellent for Textiles
Unlike other 100 per cent renewable raw materials, those used are chemically and genetically non-modified and are not used as…
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Adidas Goes Sustainable Materials
Adidas: In 2021, For The First Time, More Than 60 Percent Of All Products Will Be Made With Sustainable Materials
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DSM and Clariter Partner on Chemical Recycling Solution for Dyneema
DSM and Clariter partner to pursue chemical recycling solution for Dyneema®-based end-products
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Sulzer and H&M Partner on Textile Recycling
Sulzer partners with H&M and Worn Again in developing technology for textile recycling – Sulzer Chemtech’s Division President elected Chairman…
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H&M Ocean Plastic Collection
H&M has joined forces with Danone AQUA for the bottle2fashion project, which transforms plastic bottle waste from the shores of…
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Pangaia and Kintra Partner for Biodegradable Polyester
PANGAIA Announces Investment in Materials Science Company, Kintra Fibers
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New Fleece Technology by Toray
Improved Durability and Pilling Resistance With Dramatically Reduced Levels of Microplastic Pollution
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Breakthrough in Polyamide Fabric Recycling
For the first time ever, a new method enables the recycling of clothing containing polyamide as part of a circular…
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Tom Ford Ocean Plastic Watch
Tom Ford Timepieces makes first watch entirely from plastic recovered from the ocean
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Genomatica to Scale Up Bio Nylon Production
Genomatica to Scale Bio-nylon 50-Fold with Aquafil to Meet Surging Brand Demand
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First Textile to Bottle Upcycling
Carbios produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste
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UK Textiles Circularity Centre
The Textiles Circularity Centre, funded by UK Research & Innovation (2021–24), will turn post-consumer textiles, crop residues and household waste…
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Recycled Nylon by RadiciGroup
Renycle, PA6 recycled yarn.
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First Carbon Negative Carpet Tile
Our First Carbon Negative Carpet Tile
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Sweden Textile Recycling Scaling Up
Behind the Sweden-based Partnership Scaling Up Textile Recycling
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First Cactus Bioplastic Shoes
Highly sustainable plant-based vegan leather.
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Mipacha Ocean Plastic Sneakers
In this video, CEO of Mipacha, Nick de Rone Bresser, discusses the creation of its sneakers made from recycled ocean…
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