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

European Forest Institute

Manmade Cellulosic Fibres / LCA Research

3 February 2023

4 minutes

New wood-based textile fibres are not meant to be direct substitutes for existing fibres. Future studies should take into consideration the differences in properties of wood-based textile fibres and their non-wood counterparts, as well as the uncertainty in their market uptake when performing calculations on substitution factors and market projections.

Wood-based Textiles: Standard LCA Studies Require Rethinking on Methods, Indicators and Metrics

There is a critical imperative to improve the metrics used to quantify environmental impact indicators, especially related to the variety of factors that influence environmental sustainability of forest products, a study that looked at potential non-climate environmental impacts of wood-based textile fibres has contended.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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