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Raw Materials and Planetary Boundaries

VISION: Raw materials are renewable, recyclable and safe, kept in continual circulation.

DETAIL: Imagine a time when…the raw materials that are used to make things are sourced from existing products and regenerative agriculture, via carbon negative and climate neutral processes. Biodegradable raw materials are used for products with biodegradable end routes. Toxic chemicals have been washed out of the global materials pool, disposed of safely and replaced with beneficial alternatives. Virgin fibres made from fossil fuels have been banned, while secondary synthetic fibres, derived from what was already in the system, are kept in constant circulation as a resource. Circularity accounting methods, built on science-based metrics, help to manage a balanced system of resources, across all industries, and in line with the planet’s environmental limits.

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Last Updated September 27, 2024

Mono-material for Tech Cycle

The future of apparel is circular, and we are committed to...

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Netherlands

Last Updated September 27, 2024

In the framework of the develoPPP.de project: ‘COVID-19 Response Project: Improving the...

The Covid-19 outbreak has led to a health and economic crisi...

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Indonesia

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Last Updated September 27, 2024

PYRATEX Tropics by PYRATES: Textiles made from vegetal regenerative wool

PYRATES, an R&D company and textile supplier, has...

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Europe , 2+ More

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Last Updated September 27, 2024

A Collaborative Action Towards Sustainable Fashion through ‘Rantai Tekstil Lestari’

Rantai Tekstil Lestari (RTL), and it's forum Sustainable Textile...

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Indonesia

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Last Updated September 27, 2024

Textiles is one of the top 5 priority sectors to adopt a circular approach in Indonesia by 2030.

Indonesia’s government has a commitment to participate in...

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Indonesia

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Last Updated September 27, 2024

PABLE: Textile Waste Recycling Start-Up from Indonesia

Pable is an Indonesia-based start-up that offers a textile wast...

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Indonesia

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Last Updated September 26, 2024

Säntis Textiles launched the world's first fully certified 100% recycled cotton, the RC0100

Säntis Textiles is a Swiss, family-owned textile company base...

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Singapore

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Last Updated April 2, 2024

A Holistic View Enabling the Implementation of Circularity in the Textile Industry of India by...

The research and discussion regarding the need for a...

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India

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Last Updated January 23, 2024

The OR Foundation: Initiating justice-led circularity in fashion through research, direct action,...

The OR Foundation is a US-based non-profit organization co...

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United States

Last Updated January 23, 2024

New York Fashion Sustainability And Social Accountability Act

New York was the first state to propose the Fashion...

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New York

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