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Textile Recycling / Carbios Plant

4 November 2024

3 minutes

A production line for Carbios is already up and running in Clermont-Ferrand, France, which can produce 2,500 tonnes/year of Carbios Active (required for the equivalent of 50,000 tonnes/year of enzyme-embedded PLA).

Carbios-led Consortium Unveils World’s First 100% Fibre-to-Fibre Biorecycled Clothing

In a significant step ahead towards 100% textile circularity, French green innovation start-up, Carbios, and its five fibre-to-fibre consortium partners have come up with the world’s first enzymatically recycled polyester garment made from textile waste to spin out 100% biorecycled fibres.

Staff Writer

Greenwashing / Biomass Burning

28 November 2023

4 minutes

Brands need to actively engage in advocacy initiatives to influence policymakers and government institutions to endorse policies that facilitate the integration of renewable energy systems and the discontinuation of biomass within the fashion industry.

Leading Fashion Brands Caught Greenwashing in Asia with Harmful Biomass Boilers

The escalating reliance on biomass in the fashion sector not only threatens climate, ecosystems and human health, but also poses significant risks to the broader push toward genuine renewable energy, especially in Asia, says a report by environmental advocacy group Stand.earth.

Staff Writer

Durable Fashion / Mexico Findings

25 October 2022

2 minutes

The NF0A5J87M19 model of North Face which was picked up by Profeco for testing.

Big Brands Fail Durability Tests; Nike and North Face Are Worst, Finds Mexico’s Consumer Authority

The Big Daddies of sportswear have cut a sorry figure yet again as a Mexican consumer body has slammed them for being over-priced and lacking in quality.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

8 September 2022

3 minutes

The experience begins with visitors entering a hyper-realistic digital lobby space with three separate portals. The first two portals, accessible beginning September 7th, will unveil exclusive never-seen-before Nitro NFRNO and Nitro Fastroid sneakers linked to PUMA’s recent NFT NitroPass mint.

Black Station: PUMA Reveals First-Ever Metaverse Experience with Exclusive NFTs at New York Fashion Week

Sports company Puma has unveiled its first ever metaverse website experience, called Black Station, which features exclusive NFTs with limited edition redeemable physical sneakers, as part of its ‘FUTROGRADE’ show during New York Fashion Week.

Puma Black Station has been imagined as an immersive and interactive place to experience the future of the...

GHG Emissions / SBTI Targets

13 May 2022

3 minutes

The Adidas Originals flagship store in Berlin, Germany. The German major is the only textiles-apparel company that has exceeded both its Scope 1+2 and Scope 3 targets by a wide margin.

Science-Based Targets: Adidas Races Ahead, 46% Don’t Even Have Data to Share

You can count them on your fingertips — the number of brands globally that have made some progress in meeting approved emissions reductions targets or commitments with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). A texfash.com exclusive.