It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Bossa Denim

Sector Scanner / Denim Futures

18 May 2022

6 minutes

Recycling, reducing and saving are critical to the environment. It is a staple and sustainable system in which natural resources are renewed and wastes never accumulate—closed loop. Bossa is developing a zero waste lifecycle to close the loop.

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