June 5, 2019 FAQ: Organic Cotton
Cotton: the fabric that spans closets, continents, and centuries. Chances are you are wearing cotton right now. Does it matter if it is organically grown? Suston investigates....
May 2, 2019 The UpDownCycle Project
Celebrating its 100th birthday this year, the youth division of the German Alpine Club (JDAV) has teamed up with Mountain Equipment to breathe new life into old down products....
April 20, 2019 FAQ: Bio-based Plastics
Can corn, sugar cane and other starch-rich sources replace crude oil when making plastics? In many cases, yes, it is technically possible. But of course the question is more complex than that....
March 28, 2019 FAQ: Biosynthetics
Picture a world where silk scarves are made of milk and shoes from seaweed. Suston explains why biosynthetics just might be the future of apparel fabrics....
March 15, 2019 DriTan – Reinventing the Industry
The tanning process was always thought to be impossible without the use of large amounts of water. ECCO Leather's new DriTan™ technology breaks the paradigm....
March 4, 2019 FAQ: Down Insulation
As with all products derived from living animals and produced on an industrial-scale, there are undeniably animal welfare concerns with down. Suston helps you navigate them....
February 25, 2019 Biodegradable – Nature’s Solution or Dead End?
Throughout history, human technologies have more or less been in harmony with nature’s cycles. Not any more. Could Biodegradable or Circular Fibers bring us back?...
February 11, 2019 A Fiber for Life
The keratin fiber, wool, has evolved along with the rest of life on Planet Earth. As part of the natural carbon cycle, wool grows on sheep and biodegrades readily – making wool fiber a naturally sustainable choice....
February 8, 2019 A Better Answer
PrimaLoft® sets sustainability forward by introducing PrimaLoft® Bio™ Insulation and PrimaLoft® Bio™ Performance Fabric, each made from the first-ever 100% recycled, biodegradable* synthetic fiber....
