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How sustainable is recycled polyester?

About 49 percent of the world’s clothing is made of polyester and Greenpeace forecasts this percentage to nearly double by 2030, since the athleisure trend has led a growing number of consumers to be interested in stretchier, more resistant garments. But polyester is not a sustainable textile option, as it is made from polyethylene terephthalate...

Business

H&M is the biggest user of sustainable cotton

The H&M Group has taken first place as the world’s largest user of sustainable cotton and man-made cellulosic materials, according to the 2018 Textile Exchange’s Preferred Fiber Materials Market Report. According to a statement published on H&M’s website, 59 percent of all cotton used by the Swedish fast fashion giant last year was organic,...

Apparel

H&M, The North Face and Eddie Bauer to source ethical down

Textile Exchange, the global non-profit organization for sustainability in the apparel and textile industry, is working together with a number of leading fashion labels to highlight the use of sustainable and ethically sourced down. The organization has established a certification for ethical down, known as the Responsible Down Standard (RDS),...