Murugan Santhanam “Why do we face such a sluggish market?” Today, this is the million-dollar question for all the stakeholders in the textile industry. You would never miss a single textile industry person asking the above question first before moving on to the usual conversation. I, too, have
Innovative Collaboration Aims to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Transform Them Into Textiles Walmart and Rubi Laboratories have joined forces aimed at revolutionizing sustainable fashion. The partnership seeks to harness carbon emissions from manufacturers and facilities in Walmart’s supply chain and transform them into garments with zero waste. The idea of creating
Fast fashion’s rise has brought with it a slew of environmental challenges, due to its rapid production of cheap garments and ever-changing fashion trends. The disposable nature of fast fashion contradicts the concept of a circular economy, exacerbating environmental issues and exploitation of workers. Synthetic materials, which dominate the industry, make recycling
Digital printing solutions provider Kornit Digital has released its ‘Impact Report for 2022’, highlighting the company’s progress against its long-term goals related to climate action, waste management, green chemistry, and workplace diversity. “This third annual report reinforces Kornit’s commitment to an Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) strategy that
A new Fibre Integrity Protocol for the textile industry will be developed through a partnership of SGS and FibreTrace. FibreTrace is a digital and physical traceability provider in traceable fibre technology. According to SGS, the partnership will support brands worldwide to strengthen confidence in product claims made across a range of materials through the integration
Chemistry researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been able to make a major breakthrough in textile recycling by finding a simple and effective method to separate polyester and cotton from blended fabrics. Fibres of cotton-polyester blends although popular fabrics, are virtually impossible to separate, making recycling difficult. This innovation could have a
The UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action has released two reports which aims to help the fashion industry reduce their carbon footprint. The two reports will help better understand on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, production and processing, which for some companies is the most carbon-intensive part […]
Huntsman Corporation has recently released its 2022 corporate sustainability report, titled “Solutions for Sustainability,” on its website at Huntsman.com/sustainability. This interactive report showcases how Huntsman’s products play a crucial role in providing solutions to sustainability challenges. Their products contribute to the removal of hundreds of
H.B. Fuller, a prominent global adhesives provider, has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress towards achieving its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) vision and targets for 2022. By 2025, H.B. Fuller aims to reduce energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 20% and waste and water intensity by 10%
The world’s biggest retailer Walmart has partnered Rubi Laboratories to test technology, that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from its supply chain and eventually turn that CO2 into yarn for garments. As part of a pilot project, Walmart will identify factories in its supply chain where CO2 in waste gases can be captured using Rubi’s reactor […]





















