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

Under Armour

Elastane-Free / New Launches

13 May 2024

4 minutes

Neolast is made from thermoplastic elastoester polymers. A thermoplastic is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or mouldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling.

New Elastane-Free Product Lines of Big Brands Nothing but Smokescreen

The recent launches of so-called anti-elastane product lines by big brands do not mean much while they continue to gorge on fossil fuel derivatives. None of the new ranges replace existing product lines. texfash.com probes.

Special Correspondent

Commentary

The Observer

Fibre Innovation / Neolast

24 January 2024

2 minutes

The fibres are produced using a proprietary solvent-free melt-extrusion process, eliminating potentially hazardous chemicals typically used to create stretch fabrics made with elastane.

Celanese, Under Armour Develop New Fibre for Use in Performance Stretch Fabrics as Alternative to Elastane

Neolast, the latest ' new material' in the market, promises the apparel industry with a high-performing alternative to elastane for performance stretch fabrics, unlocking the potential for end users to recycle such fabrics.

Staff Writer

Textile Waste / Cambodia Hazards

21 November 2023

3 minutes

Workers have previously reported impacts including cough, cold, flu, nosebleed and lung inflammation. Nearby communities have also reported that the practice damages their crops and farmland.

Waste from Global Fashion Brands Contributing to Rights Abuses and Environmental Hazards in Cambodia: Investigation

Pre-consumer garment waste at some operational and permanently closed brick factories from as many as 19 international brands were found to be fuelling the kilns in Cambodia, exposing people to toxins and causing negative health and environmental impacts.

Staff Writer

Cotton Crisis / 2023 Rankings

13 June 2023

4 minutes

This is not the first time that Solidaridad and PAN UK have released cotton rankings. Brands and retailers, by virtue of these Rankings, knew where they stood as far as cotton was concerned, and so did the world. They had all the time to make course corrections. What is astounding, therefore, is that in spite of all the resources at their disposal—financial, material and logistical—and all that chest-thumping and deafening rhetoric, brands still cut a sorry figure.

Almost 90% of Top Retailers and Brands Still Unsustainable, Not Transparent on Cotton

Jargon-laden and flowery sustainability reports by a majority of top brands and retailers would come across as a heap of gobbledygook if their actual performance is taken into account. Well, certainly for the cotton sector. As many as 89% are still non-transparent, unsustainable and show little progress towards improving labour conditions, says the 2023 Cotton Ranking just published by Solidaridad Europe and the Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK).