Fashion waste is costing the global economy more than $400 BILLION every year, according to a recent World Economic Forum report. And this is just the economic impact of fashion waste, Beyond economic loss, fashion waste leads to environmental

Cotton & its Environmental / Social Impact

Aug 22nd, 2020 5m 47s

Cotton is a natural seed fibre derived from the cotton plant. It is the second most common fibre used today after Polyester, making up 26-35% of the textile market. Cotton is a natural and renewable resource, which is good but can have an extr

Bright Future for the Bio-Based Chemicals in Textile Supply Chain

Aug 8th, 2020 8m 29s

Today, the regular use of petroleum-based products and other non-renewable assets are depleting the world’s natural resources. In addition to the damage caused by this depletion, the use of these natural resources has resulted in serious enviro

Multifunctional Garment – A Sustainable Fashion Design Strategy

Aug 1st, 2020 3m 55s

In today's fast-fashion market, how to use multifunctional design to achieve the balance of environmental protection and fashion is still worth exploring.Source AUTEX 2009 World Textile Conference J. Cunha, A. C. Broega University of Minho, Sch

Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

Jul 29th, 2020 7m 32s

Climate change is undoubtedly one of, if not, the biggest challenge of our lifetime. It is and will affect everyone on this planet and our futureIn 2018, the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action came into being and contained the ambitiou

Traceability matters in making fashion supply chain sustainable

Jul 24th, 2020 5m 50s

The two most important actions required to make the fashion industry sustainable are bringing transparency in the supply chain and providing digital credentials for consumers to choose sustainable products

Greenwashing An Unsubstantiated Claim to Deceive Consumers

Jun 12th, 2020 6m 35s

Companies are making efforts to becoming more eco-friendly — but there’s no doubt some are simply greenwashing to sell more clothes. This podcast makes you aware of how to spot greenwashing in fashion and make sure your purchases are actually s

Fashion & Sustainable Development Goals

May 28th, 2020 8m 17s

Being Fashion, the second largest polluting industry in the world, it is of high relevance to integrate the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals into this industry. The aim of the commitment, is to tackle the environmental and social