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

Sustainable and Alternative Fibres Initiative

Beyond Cotton/Polyester / Agri-Waste Prospects

12 January 2024

3 minutes

In North America, soybean, wheat, rice, sorghum, and sugarcane residues are widely available and most suitable for conventional conversion through various dissolving pulp production methods or by emerging cellulose fibrillation methods.

Optimisation of Technology and Processes Will Be Key to Harnessing Agri-Waste for Fashion, says Study

Researchers have concluded that in terms of emerging conversion technologies, optimisation also of processes will be critical to the success or failure of alternative feedstock sources for textiles.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Richa Bansal

10 April 2025

Tracing Wool / Sheep Inc Interview

The Sheep Inc mission goes beyond creating exceptional knitwear. It seeks to reimagine the fashion industry's approach to the environment. Instead of merely offsetting emissions, Sheep Inc strives to make a positive impact, pledging to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than the manufacturing process creates.

Here's a Response to Anti-Wool Agenda: Transparency and Regenerative Sourcing

Subir Ghosh

8 April 2025