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Explore the companies that stand out for their sustainable processes

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The circular
textile path

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Companies of the
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The global space that
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Discover the strategic vision of innovation in the textile-garment industry and learn about its commitment to sustainable practices. Don’t miss out on the brands’ commitment to a more responsible future.

Categories

Learn about the categories that evaluate companies according to their development objective.

Environment

Evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices, as well as its impact on air, climate, water, land and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, where applicable, its supply chain and distribution channels.

Work and
Economic
Growth

Evaluates a company’s contributions to financial security, health and safety, well-being, professional development, and employee engagement and satisfaction.

Impact on
communities

It evaluates a company’s commitment to and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from and sources. In addition, it recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems.

Participating countries:

Discover the new textile developments that promise an innovation in the future, this is our

Library of materials

Highly functional natural fabrics.

Material: biodegradable elastanes, abaca fiber, bamboo fiber, agricultural byproduct fibers, bio-based recycled materials, and synthetic-based recycled materials.

MIRUM® is the world’s first plastic-free leather alternative. A low-carbon, bio-based material adaptable for creative expression.

Material: Fabrics crafted on handloom with threads of cotton, pineapple, and viscose.

Hemp fabric is a textile made from fibers extracted from the stems of the Cannabis Sativa plant.

Fruitleather Rotterdam gives new life to wasted mangoes through a process that transforms mango fibers into a vegan leather-like material, which is then sold to designers worldwide.

Material: Mango leather sheets.

Fique vegetable leather is an adaptable and durable alternative to bovine and synthetic leathers. Its design and appearance are similar to animal leather, without the negative environmental consequences.

Coffee buttons, cannabis buttons, horn buttons, wooden buttons, coconut buttons, etc.

Wooden buttons, coconut buttons, Tagua buttons, Totumo buttons, and buttons made with 40% of industrial solid waste from the company’s production processes.

Material: Buttons made from recovered bio-based and synthetic materials.

Coffee buttons, cannabis buttons, horn buttons, wooden buttons, coconut buttons, etc.

Material: Prototype materials made from the use of living plant-based matter. Tangerline: Mandarin peel Cuerpel. Human Hair Polibel: Beetroot peel Created in the Biofilia material class.

Process applied to fique fiber to enhance its use in the textile and fashion industry. With this method, fibers similar to cotton are obtained and can be used for textile foundations, such as those used in the production of clothing items like jeans. Through this patented process, fique fiber is conditioned and softened, giving it characteristics similar to cotton.

Material: COTTONIZED FIQUE DENIM.

Material: ® Abacá plant banana technical fabric. (Abacá is the hemp-like fiber from the banana plant or Musa hemp).

Material: Piñatex ® is a synthetic leather made from waste pineapple leaves, from which cellulose fiber is extracted.

Recycled upholstery fabrics made from plastic waste.

Material: 100% recycled polyester.

Material: Recycled fibers sourced from recycled plastic bottles, pre-consumer polyamide, or regenerated yarn. Biodegradable recycled polyester.

Eco-friendly fabric created from recycled plastic used in packaging materials. It is waterproof, washable, highly durable, and lightweight. It can be used to produce ethical fashion items such as bags, home decor, accessories, and clothing.

Material: Recycled synthetic leather.

Ecodown® has traditionally been the sustainable alternative to real feathers, with a composition entirely recycled from PET water bottles. Thermore EVOdown® takes inspiration from the soft touch and sublime nature of blown fibers but achieves the desired effect with fewer limitations. The product is a compound of free fibers rolled up and provides encapsulation to stabilize these free fibers within the garment.

Material: Ecovero Viscose sourced from certified wood, with environmentally responsible processes. EcoColors: recycled colors – 80% of their generated waste is recycled (printing paste, plastic, paper, boiler ash, and scrap).

Material: Recycled fibers sourced from recycled plastic bottles, pre-consumer polyamide, or regenerated yarn. Biodegradable recycled polyester.

Material: Recovered cotton, textile with hemp fiber and biodegradable elastomer. Textile with pineapple fiber and cotton.

The textile circular path

What will happen when producers are responsible for the waste of the clothes they sell?
What will happen when producers are responsible for the waste of the clothes they sell? As of January 1, 2025, the selective collection of textile waste will be mandatory in the 27 countries of the European Union and currently only 1% of textiles are recycled.*

*A new textiles economy: redesigning fashion's future. Ellen MacArthur Fundation
What would happen if ready-made garments in the textile sector were designed to be reusable?
If 15 years ago, a person wore a garment about 20 times, today, he or she wears it about 13 times, which represents 36% less.*

*A new textiles economy: redesigning fashion's future. Ellen MacArthur Fundation
What would happen if fewer textiles went to landfill?
Every second the equivalent of a truckload of textile waste is discarded globally*

*A new textiles economy: redesigning fashion's future. Ellen MacArthur Fundation
What would happen if the textile industry consumed less water?
Each year, the textile industry consumes 215 trillion liters of water, equivalent to 86 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools*

*Sustainability and circularity in the textile value chain - A global Roadmap Unep. 2023
How to start the textile sizing from the material?
A garment made from 50% recycled cotton helps save 1,350 liters of water.*

*The wellness feed, we wanted to learn about recycled cotton, so we asked an expert (2021)
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