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What do you think of when you hear “preferred materials”? Maybe the image of recycled polyester flashes across your mind or maybe Organic cotton is your go-to example. Normally, you’d be right, but Te...

2023 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. On April 24th, an eight-story building collapsed, killing 1,134 people. Most of those killed were garment workers under con...

Oh my gosh, you did it! You landed that sustainability job you’ve been working so hard for and now comes the fun part - getting to work!

You may be looking around thinking “now what?” and that’s okay...

When we talk about preferred materials, there are a lot of people out there who promote recycled materials as “more sustainable” or “eco-friendly,” but is that really the case?

The answer is a lot mo...

Recycling has been around for decades, but circularity is a relatively new concept. The two seem to be similar (one does nestle into the other) and people often use them interchangeably, but there’s a...

Clothing can be a great way to express oneself and may be an amazing creative outlet, but have you ever considered the true cost of the clothes in your closet? 

We’re not talking about how much money...

We’ve all seen those corny commercials for a product that’s marketed as “sustainable.” They’ll often include images of different ecosystems, use earth-toned colors, have symbols of leaves or the plane...

It’s one of the most iconic fabrics in the history of fashion and almost everyone has a piece in their closet. Denim comes in a plethora of different washes and can be made into almost any piece of cl...

I’ve talked to a few people about whose responsibility it is to drive real change in the apparel space. Does it fall on brands, consumers, or government to make the shift towards sustainable practices...

Achieving sustainability initiatives requires a lot of hard work, collaboration, and commitment. Now that you and your team have achieved (or shall we say, made progress on - remember, it’s a journey!...

If you saw our last update of the MWF Newsletter, you saw that we covered an article from Forbes journalist, Brook Roberts-Islam. In her latest piece, Roberts-Islam explores whether sustainable materi...

At COP26, over 50 fashion and textile companies back Textile Exchange’s request for policy to incentivize the use of environmentally preferred materials

• Over 50 brands, suppliers, retailers, NGOs,
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