March 2012

Less Is More

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on March 30, 2012 at 02:26 AM

One of the best ways for the world to manage textile waste is to work on society’s ‘attitude’ to clothes and clothes consumption. Imagine if textile companies could not only manage waste more effectively but radically change the way we value and treat our clothes.

Imagine if we, particularly in the West, could go from:

Waste, Recycling and Textile Sustainability...

Posted by dworley on March 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM

How can the outdoor industry do its part?

Written by guest blogger Benjamin Marias

The Business of Textile Waste

Posted by dworley on March 20, 2012 at 10:29 AM

Written by Charline Ducas, Textile Exchange Sustainable Materials Specialist

What’s organic cotton got to do with feeding the world?

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on March 15, 2012 at 07:20 PM

Probably more than you thought! Arguably, more than genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). And probably a more constructive conversation than dwelling on the misguided belief that we need to produce more food.

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Sustainable... What is it?

Posted by dworley on March 13, 2012 at 05:37 PM

By: Charline Ducas - Sustainable Materials Specialist, Textile Exchange

According to the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations, sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.