December 13, 2024 Climbing brand claims an industry first for recycled aluminum content
Black Diamond sets new standards with verified recycled aluminum content in carabiners and trekking poles, reducing its carbon footprint by 88 tons annually....
November 14, 2024 Performance Days: A Space For Future-Oriented Ideas
3,838 visitors attended on October 23 and 24 in Munich to explore the innovations of around 490 exhibitors at the leading trade fair for functional fabrics and sustainable textile innovations. What defines its success, and what does the future hold?...
November 14, 2024 Sympatex: Challenges and Opportunities of Textile Circularity
The ESPR has pushed textile circularity to the forefront. Leading the way since 2016, Sympatex emphasizes mono-material design and improvements to recycling infrastructure to close the loop – and urges the rest of the industry to follow suit....
October 31, 2024 “What does ‘nature positive’ really mean?”
Emma Gittoes Bunting, Woolmark Global Sustainability Manager, says it’s time to get behind the new, bottom-led “nature positive” movement....
October 28, 2024 Performance Days Recap: Record attendance, new dye solutions, and “Day 0”
Discover how Performance Days once again helped drive textile innovation with low-impact materials, bio-synthetics, and circular design, attracting record visitors in 2024....
October 23, 2024 Enhancing natural ecosystems – the role of sheep
As one of the first animals to be domesticated, sheep have proved to be indispensable in sustainably feeding and clothing humanity for millennia. IWTO takes a closer look to show that they might be indispensable solution to our future challenges...
October 7, 2024 Textile Exchange’s Materials Market Report: the Good News and… Less Good News
Certified fibers like RWS wool, alpaca, and cashmere saw growth in 2023. Recycled polyester's share, however, declined to 12.5%....
September 24, 2024 Performance Days 2024: Leading the way in textile sustainability innovations
Discover sustainable innovations in textile production at Performance Days 2024, from advancements in dyeing processes to innovative waterproofing....