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TEXAID x PUMA partnership for Swiss RE:FIBRE take back program Photo: TEXAID / Puma
19.07.2023

TEXAID x PUMA partnership for Swiss RE:FIBRE take back program

As a leading company in the collecting, sorting, reselling, and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID has enabled the recycling of post-consumer textile waste into new textiles and clothing. Working together with brands and retailers, TEXAID and their partners are continuing to take action to shift from a linear to a circular system.

Today’s linear system of «take – make – waste» needs to change. New textiles are produced used and discarded instead of putting them to a second use. The production of new textiles requires natural resources that are limited, and the current system has a significant negative impact on our planet. The transition to a circular system, where garments are kept in use for longer, is an opportunity to harness untapped potential around customer loyalty, economic growth, and ecological sustainability. To move away from the linear system and enable products to be made out of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID continues to expand its offering for in-store collection programs throughout Europe and the USA

As a leading company in the collecting, sorting, reselling, and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID has enabled the recycling of post-consumer textile waste into new textiles and clothing. Working together with brands and retailers, TEXAID and their partners are continuing to take action to shift from a linear to a circular system.

Today’s linear system of «take – make – waste» needs to change. New textiles are produced used and discarded instead of putting them to a second use. The production of new textiles requires natural resources that are limited, and the current system has a significant negative impact on our planet. The transition to a circular system, where garments are kept in use for longer, is an opportunity to harness untapped potential around customer loyalty, economic growth, and ecological sustainability. To move away from the linear system and enable products to be made out of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID continues to expand its offering for in-store collection programs throughout Europe and the USA

Aligned with the launch of the PUMA Switzerland 23/24 Women’s World Cup home jersey, PUMA and TEXAID have partnered for the Swiss division of their RE:FIBRE Program. PUMA is working to have a more sustainable, long-term solution for recycling polyester jerseys. To achieve this goal, they have developed their RE:FIBRE Program, which transforms textile waste, along with other used materials, into new textiles.

To enable this textile to textile program in Switzerland, specific feedstocks are requires, which is TEXAID’s role as the operator of the collection and sorting. Newly launched in the PUMA Zurich location at Jelmoli, customers can bring garments of all brands and deposit them in-store. TEXAID collects and sorts all deposited items, sending eligible polyester garments into the PUMA RE:FIBRE program, to be recycled into new garments. All other garments are channeled by TEXAID to their next life cycle.

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TEXAID Textilverwertungs-AG

08.03.2023

Carbios joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Carbios announces its membership of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network. Carbios shares the Foundation’s commitment to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, especially in the areas of plastics and fashion. By joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network, Carbios will connect with other leaders within the Foundation’s leading circular economy network of businesses, policymakers, academia, innovators, and thought leaders worldwide.

Carbios fully adheres to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a circular economy for plastic. Its biorecycling and biodegradation technologies already match the actions defined by the Foundation:

Carbios announces its membership of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network. Carbios shares the Foundation’s commitment to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, especially in the areas of plastics and fashion. By joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network, Carbios will connect with other leaders within the Foundation’s leading circular economy network of businesses, policymakers, academia, innovators, and thought leaders worldwide.

Carbios fully adheres to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a circular economy for plastic. Its biorecycling and biodegradation technologies already match the actions defined by the Foundation:

  • Eliminate all problematic and unnecessary plastic items
  • Innovate to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, or compostable
  • Circulate all the plastic items we use to keep them in the economy and out of the environment

Through ambitious collaborative projects, plastics and fashion are two topic areas for the Foundation and are also at the heart of Carbios’ activities. Providing actionable solutions to support brands’ ambitious commitments for sustainable packaging and textile industries, Carbios has founded two consortiums: one in the packaging industry established with L’Oréal in 2019, which has since been joined by Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe; another created in 2022 in the textile industry with apparel and fashion brands On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH Corp. and Salomon. Together, the consortium members develop solutions promoting the recyclability and circularity of their products.

Joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network takes Carbios’ circular economy actions one step further. Carbios recently underscored its commitment to circularity and environmental responsibilities by publishing its first Sustainability Report at the end of 2022[1]. In 2019, Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradable solutions were among the first innovations to be labelled “Efficient Solution” by the Solar Impulse Foundation[2].

[1] Cf. press release dated 15 December 2022
[2] The Solar Impulse Foundation has identified over a thousand clean and profitable solutions that are economically viable and can be implemented on a large scale.

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Carbios

(c) Global Fashion Agenda
04.11.2022

Highlights of the Global Fashion Summit Singapore Edition

Hosted outside of Copenhagen for the first time in its 13-year history, on 3 November, Global Fashion Summit assembled over 250 stakeholders representing manufacturers, garment workers, retailers, brands, suppliers, NGOs, policy, and innovators in Singapore and online to spur industry action. The Summit was presented by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), the non-profit organisation that is accelerating the transition to a net positive fashion industry.
 
The latest edition of the Summit was centred around the theme ‘Alliances for a New Era’, building on dialogues from the June edition in Copenhagen and gathering leaders from across the entire value chain to elevate diverse voices and foster alliances within the fashion industry and beyond, to drive sustainable impact.
 

Hosted outside of Copenhagen for the first time in its 13-year history, on 3 November, Global Fashion Summit assembled over 250 stakeholders representing manufacturers, garment workers, retailers, brands, suppliers, NGOs, policy, and innovators in Singapore and online to spur industry action. The Summit was presented by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), the non-profit organisation that is accelerating the transition to a net positive fashion industry.
 
The latest edition of the Summit was centred around the theme ‘Alliances for a New Era’, building on dialogues from the June edition in Copenhagen and gathering leaders from across the entire value chain to elevate diverse voices and foster alliances within the fashion industry and beyond, to drive sustainable impact.
 
The Summit’s first international edition facilitated more conversations with manufacturer and supply chain voices to discuss crucial challenges and opportunities around working collaboratively with brands on equal terms. The programme featured bold panels, case studies, masterclasses and leadership roundtables reflecting on topics including ‘Data Scarcity: A Crisis of Measurement?’, ‘Disruption for Better Wage Systems’, ’Community and Circularity’, ‘Connecting the EU Textiles Strategy with the Value Chain’ and ‘Our Energy Transformation Moment’.
 
Attendees heard from over 50 speakers including H.E. Sandra Jensen Landi, Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore & Ambassador-Designate of Denmark to Brunei; H.E. Iwona Piórko, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore; Anne-Laure Descours, Chief Sourcing Officer, PUMA; Baptiste Le Gal, Chief Revenue Officer APAC, Vestiaire Collective; Christian James Smith, Head of Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement, Zalando; Ninh Trinh, Director of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability, Target; Roger Lee, CEO, TAL Apparel; Wilson Teo, President, Singapore Fashion Council; Edwin Keh, Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel, Ashila Dandeniya, Founder, StandUp Lanka; and more.

Key takeaways and highlights from the event include:

  • Global Fashion Agenda announced a new alliance with BBC Storyworks Commercial Productions to launch a film series on BBC.com, which is currently in the early stages of development. The new series will present human-centric stories focusing on both social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry. It will be released to a wide audience in 2023.
  • Federica Marchionni outlined the crucial need for accurate and robust data to substantiate sustainability claims and credentials but acknowledged that the focus on finding ‘perfect’ data cannot be allowed to stifle progress. Global Fashion Agenda will build upon Summit discussions to reflect on how the industry can accurately measure and communicate sustainability performance and illuminate the data credibility challenges.
  • The session ‘Establishing circular fashion systems in Cambodia & Vietnam’ outlined the first steps taken by the Global Circular Fashion Forum to establish circular fashion systems in Vietnam and Cambodia with regional stakeholders, government, brand and manufacturer representation.
  • Throughout the Summit, the Innovation Forum connected fashion companies with sustainable solution providers. Exhibitors included Better Work , Circular Fashion Partnership, Compreli, Kno Global, Planatones by Noyon Lanka, Redress Design Award and The ID Factory.
  • Through conversations such as ‘Disruption for Better Wage Systems’ and ‘Empowering the Worker Majority’, there was a resounding message for people to consider the real people in the value chain. Ensuring dignified livelihoods for these workers should have the same sense of urgency as emissions reductions. 
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Global Fashion Agenda

07.07.2022

Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon team up to advance circularity

Carbios has signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, PUMA, and Salomon, to develop solutions that will enhance the recyclability and circularity of their products.
 
An important element of the two-year deal will be to speed up the introduction of Carbios’ biorecycling technology, which constitutes a breakthrough for the textile industry. Carbios and the four companies will also research how products can be recycled, develop solutions to take-back worn polyester items, including sorting and dismantling technologies, and gather data on fiber-to-fiber recycling as well as circularity models.
 
The challenge the four brands share, is that their ambitious sustainable development goals can only partially be met by conventional recycling technologies which mostly target bottle-to-fiber recycling. Future regulations will require more circularity in packaging and textile. Yet the market consensus is that there will soon be a shortage of PET bottles, as they will be used for circular production methods in the Food & Beverage Industry.   
 

Carbios has signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, PUMA, and Salomon, to develop solutions that will enhance the recyclability and circularity of their products.
 
An important element of the two-year deal will be to speed up the introduction of Carbios’ biorecycling technology, which constitutes a breakthrough for the textile industry. Carbios and the four companies will also research how products can be recycled, develop solutions to take-back worn polyester items, including sorting and dismantling technologies, and gather data on fiber-to-fiber recycling as well as circularity models.
 
The challenge the four brands share, is that their ambitious sustainable development goals can only partially be met by conventional recycling technologies which mostly target bottle-to-fiber recycling. Future regulations will require more circularity in packaging and textile. Yet the market consensus is that there will soon be a shortage of PET bottles, as they will be used for circular production methods in the Food & Beverage Industry.   
 
Carbios’ innovative process constitutes a technological breakthrough for the recycling of polyester (PET) fibers, which are widely used in apparel, footwear and sportswear, on their own or together with other fibers. PET polyester is the most important fiber for the textile industry with 52 MT produced, even surpassing cotton at 23MT. The biorecycling process uses an enzyme capable of selectively extracting the polyester, recovering it to recreate a virgin fiber. This revolutionary technology makes it possible to recover the PET polyester present in all textile waste that cannot be recycled using traditional technologies.
 
PET plastics and fibers are used to make everyday consumer goods such as bottles, packaging and textiles. Today, most PET is produced from fossil resources, then used and discarded according to a wasteful linear model. By creating a circular economy from used plastics and fibers, Carbios’ biorecycling technology offers a sustainable and more responsible solution.

More information:
Carbios PET circularity
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Carbios

15.11.2018

DENIM EXPERT LTD. joins as a contributor to the ZDHC FOUNDATION

Denim Expert Ltd. are very proud that they have been accepted to join as a contributor to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation, The ZDHC missions is to enable brands in the textile, apparel, and footwear industries to implement chemical management best practices and advance towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by collaborative Engagement, Standard Setting and Implementation.

The main goals are set to eliminate priority hazardous chemicals in products and their manufacture, implement a transparent screening process to promote safer chemistry, implement common tools, best practices and training that advance chemical stewardship, partner with stakeholders to promote transparency of chemical usage and discharge and promote scaling of best practices through engagement with key stakeholders.
 
Under the guidance of the ZDHC Foundation, Denim Expert Ltd. have adopted various initiatives to ensure the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, including:

Denim Expert Ltd. are very proud that they have been accepted to join as a contributor to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation, The ZDHC missions is to enable brands in the textile, apparel, and footwear industries to implement chemical management best practices and advance towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by collaborative Engagement, Standard Setting and Implementation.

The main goals are set to eliminate priority hazardous chemicals in products and their manufacture, implement a transparent screening process to promote safer chemistry, implement common tools, best practices and training that advance chemical stewardship, partner with stakeholders to promote transparency of chemical usage and discharge and promote scaling of best practices through engagement with key stakeholders.
 
Under the guidance of the ZDHC Foundation, Denim Expert Ltd. have adopted various initiatives to ensure the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, including:

  • The establishment of traffic signals in the chemical store-room to aid in the safe storage of chemical product.
  • The mandatory use of protective gloves when handling chemicals.
  • The introduction of a chemical compatibility chart to ensure safe storage of chemicals and highlight their risk factor.
  • Visible posting of Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) enabling close follow-up of chemical use.
  • The installation of the appropriate ventilation and  temperature control in the chemical storage area.
  • Establishment of an emergency response plan, with any potential chemical spillage being monitored by a specially trained technical representative.
  • Clear labelling on all chemicals following ZDHC guidance.
  • Strict adhesion by all employees to the chemical inventory list.
  • Allocation of a designated area for chemical waste disposal and treatment.

With its membership of the ZDHC, Denim Expert Ltd. joins more than 24 signatory brands, 59 value chain affiliates, and 15 associates (including Adidas, Benetton, BURBERRY, C&A, COOP, ESPRIT, Gap Inc. , G-STAR RAW, H&M,INDITEX, Jack Wolfskin, Lbrands, LEVI STRAUSS & CO, LI-NING, MARKS & SPENCER, Hugo Boss, Nike, Primark, Puma, PVH, Target)  who are collectively working together to support implementation of safer chemical management practices.

More information:
ZDHC ZDHC
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Denim Expert Ltd.

PETAs „Vegan Fashion Award 2018“ © Myrka studios
Beste Newcomer beim „Vegan Fashion Award 2018“: die Myrka studios aus Berlin
27.09.2018

PETAs „Vegan Fashion Award 2018“

  • Prominente Jury prämiert 10 Modedesigns ohne Tierleid

Stuttgart – Vegane Mode boomt. Immer mehr junge Designer und etablierte Labels setzen auf tierfreundliche Mode. Um diese Entwicklung zu fördern, verleiht PETA zum sechsten Mal den „Vegan Fashion Award“. Mit dem Preis zeichnet die Tierrechtsorganisation stylishe und vegane Designs aus. Die kreativen Gewinner beweisen, dass es möglich ist, trendige Must-haves herzustellen, ohne tierische Materialien zu verarbeiten. In diesem Jahr hat PETAs Jury Produkte aus zehn Kategorien im Hinblick auf Stil, innovative Materialien, Nachhaltigkeit und Tierfreundlichkeit des Labels bewertet. Ihr Votum haben die Juroren und Jurorinnen Ariane Sommer, Kai Schumann, Caro Cult und Manfred Baumann dieses Mal auch in den zwei neuen Kategorien „Bestes Designer Piece“ und „Bestes Fashion Piece Kids“ abgegeben.
 

  • Prominente Jury prämiert 10 Modedesigns ohne Tierleid

Stuttgart – Vegane Mode boomt. Immer mehr junge Designer und etablierte Labels setzen auf tierfreundliche Mode. Um diese Entwicklung zu fördern, verleiht PETA zum sechsten Mal den „Vegan Fashion Award“. Mit dem Preis zeichnet die Tierrechtsorganisation stylishe und vegane Designs aus. Die kreativen Gewinner beweisen, dass es möglich ist, trendige Must-haves herzustellen, ohne tierische Materialien zu verarbeiten. In diesem Jahr hat PETAs Jury Produkte aus zehn Kategorien im Hinblick auf Stil, innovative Materialien, Nachhaltigkeit und Tierfreundlichkeit des Labels bewertet. Ihr Votum haben die Juroren und Jurorinnen Ariane Sommer, Kai Schumann, Caro Cult und Manfred Baumann dieses Mal auch in den zwei neuen Kategorien „Bestes Designer Piece“ und „Bestes Fashion Piece Kids“ abgegeben.
 
„Vegane Mode wird nahezu täglich vielfältiger und innovativer. Die Menschen wollen nicht nur gut aussehen, sie wollen sich auch gut fühlen: in Kleidung, für die kein Tier leiden muss. Junge Designer und auch etablierte Labels haben das längst erkannt“, so Harald Ullmann, 2. Vorsitzender von PETA Deutschland. „Die Gewinner des ‚Vegan Fashion Award 2018‘ beeindrucken mit ihren Ideen, die Modewelt nicht nur tierfreundlich, sondern auch umwelt- und ressourcenschonend zu gestalten. Wir danken ihnen für ihre zukunftsweisende Arbeit.“
 
Die Gewinner des „Vegan Fashion Award 2018“:

  • Bestes Designer Piece (neu): Blumenkleid „Bernadette“ von ManduTrap
     
  • Bestes Fashion Piece Damen: „Maxikleid“ von SinWeaver
     
  • Bestes Fashion Piece Herren: „Sörlandet" von brainshirt 
     
  • Bestes Accessoire Damen: happy genie „Apple Bag“ 
     
  • Bestes Accessoire Herren: „Tablet Case" von People Wear Organic by MICHALSKY 
     
  • Beste Schuhe Damen: Dogo „Chelsea Boots - I Like Winter" 
     
  • Beste Schuhe Herren: „Sneaker Fungi" von nat-2? 
     
  • Beste Sportswear: Puma Sneaker „Shantell Martin Muse Maia“ 
     
  • Beste vegane Kollektion Newcomer: Myrka studios 
     
  • Bestes Fashion Piece Kids (neu): Infantium Victoria „Warrior Princess Dress"

 
Raffinierte Schnitte und moderne Designs machen aus den prämierten Stücken echte Hingucker. Die verarbeiteten Materialien lassen mindestens ebenso staunen: Mit Leder aus Äpfeln und Pilzen, Microfaser-Velours aus recycelten PET-Flaschen, Kork und Biobaumwolle setzen die Modeschaffenden ein Statement Richtung Nachhaltigkeit. Die komplette B-Kollektion der als beste Newcomer ausgezeichneten Myrka studios ist sogar so konzeptioniert, dass jedes Kleidungsstück am Ende seines Lebenszyklus wieder zurück in den Textilkreislauf geführt werden kann.

Mode und tierleidfreier Lifestyle sind auch die Leidenschaften der diesjährigen Vegan-Fashion-Award-Jury. „Das moderne Fashion-Statement steht für die Tiere, für die Umwelt und für soziale Gerechtigkeit. Die wahren Fashionistas von heute sind Fashion-Visionäre und nicht Fashion Victims: Sie gestalten neben ihrem eigenen Look durch ihre Produktwahl auch aktiv die Welt, in der wir alle leben. Das ist echte Fashion-Power“, so Autorin und Kolumnistin Ariane Sommer. Schauspieler Kai Schumann findet: „Ich bin immer wieder fasziniert, welche Vielfalt mittlerweile auf dem veganen Fashionmarkt existiert. Die Ideen der Designer, besonders bei der Entwicklung von veganen Materialien, scheinen schier unerschöpflich. Wenn diese dann noch nachhaltig, fair und bio sind, bin ich restlos überzeugt. Vegan ist fashionable!“ „Die heutige Mode setzt auf Trends, die nicht von Tieren abstammen. Auch auf den Runways der großen Designer finden sich viele Stücke, die vegan und gleichzeitig High Fashion sind. Das ist ein toller Lifestyle, den ich gern unterstütze“, so Starfotograf Manfred Baumann. Für Schauspielerin Caro Cult ist vegane Mode ein Appell an das Mitgefühl: „Vegane Mode schätze ich so, weil es ein schöner Beweis dafür ist, dass Fashion nicht gleich Oberflächlichkeit und Ignoranz bedeuten muss. Ich freue mich wahnsinnig über Designer, die sich für tierfreie Materialien entscheiden, weil das ein Statement an die Modebranche und ihre Konsumenten ist.“
 
Der „Vegan Fashion Award 2018“ wird in Kooperation mit „enorm“ verliehen. Das Magazin für den gesellschaftlichen Wandel will Mut machen und unter dem Claim „Zukunft fängt bei Dir an“ zeigen, mit welchen kleinen Veränderungen jeder Einzelne einen Beitrag leisten kann. Dazu stellt „enorm“ inspirierende Macher und ihre Ideen sowie Unternehmen und Projekte vor, die das Leben und Arbeiten zukunftsfähiger und nachhaltiger gestalten. Konstruktiv, intelligent und lösungsorientiert.
 
PETAs Motto lautet in Teilen, dass Tiere nicht dazu da sind, dass wir sie anziehen.

More information:
PETA Vegan Fashion Award Vegan
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PETA Deutschland e.V.