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June 2012

Towards a Better-Informed Assessment of the Environmental Attributes of Wool

Posted by Alli_Richards on June 26, 2012 at 08:31 AM

Written by:  Paul Swan

Today’s textile consumers, brands, and retailers are exposed to a wide array of ‘environmental’ labels, and fibre rating and certification schemes.  Examples include organic certifications, environmental rating tools such as MADE-BY’s, and more specialist tools such as Intertek’s recently launched Instant LCA Textile Web Portal. [Read More]

Being strategic about your material choices

Posted by Alli_Richards on June 19, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Being strategic about your material choices and why the perfect sustainable material does not exist.

By Sandra Castañeda-Elena

Recap of Textile Fundamentals at NC State University

Posted by dworley on June 13, 2012 at 09:36 AM

As part of Textile Exchange’s ongoing collaboration with textile educational institutions, Lee Tyler and I attended North Carolina State’s Textile Fundamentals course last week.  The course is a comprehensive study of the entire textile process from fiber formation through finishing. [Read more]

Bio Synthetics -- Innovative and Sustainable

Posted by Alli_Richards on June 06, 2012 at 10:12 AM

Written by: Sophie Mather

Standards, certifications, and labels: do they still fit?

Posted by Alli_Richards on June 05, 2012 at 02:53 PM

Written by:  Heather Mak, Manager at SustainAbility

A sea change is under way in the standards, certifications and labels universe.

Organic certification vs tripadvisor.com?

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on June 05, 2012 at 06:02 AM

For most of us, reading a standard or a regulation, or the small print of a transaction certificate, is nowhere near as exciting as browsing the raves and rants on tripadvisor. Why not? [read more]

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