The EOG Sustainability Working Group (SWG), part of the European Outdoor Group, revealed that it is considering adopting its US counterpart’s sustainability measurement index, further boosting the level of collaboration between European and US-based outdoor apparel brands. As part of its ...

A team of scientists at the university, led by Dr Richard Blackburn, as part of spin-out company DyeCat Ltd have a developed a unique dyeing process that creates coloured polymers inside textile fibres via a patented catalytic dyeing process. The team has been working on this new developed over ...

Japanese fibre producer Teijin has gone on the eco-textile offensive with two new announcements in New York and Tokyo about progress on recycled polyester clothing and green bioplastic textiles for cars. The company said in Tokyo that that the Mazda Motor Corporation has now began leasing the new Premacy ...

In the fashion world, bamboo has become a favorite for yoga wear and dance clothes due to its very soft texture. Bamboo is also touted to be a sustainable alternative to cotton. Bamboo, the plant, is ...

Environmental friendly fibers such as organic cotton and recycled polyester have become popular among the fabrics and apparel manufacturers. However, after these fabrics or the finished garments are manufactured, they have to be dyed in ...

There’s plenty of hype about organic textiles and their sustainability these days, but are they as eco-friendly as we think they are? I decided to look behind the scenes to find out which textiles ...