I stumbled upon this interesting article about a company and their sustainable chemistry and I had to share. MLSE is also a sustainable alternative to many of the toxic and polluting finishing chemistries out there. And since MTIX is in that space, we like to follow and applaud others that are making waves and creating a path forward in…
Back in August, Emmanuel Macron debuted his Fashion Pact, a first-of-its-kind initiative that’s uniting the biggest names in fashion with the goal of creating a more sustainable fashion industry. Huge names have signed on including Stella McCartney, Gucci, Chanel, Tapestry (which owns Coach and Kate Spade), Nike, Alexander McQueen, Prada, Hermès, Ermenegildo Zegna, Burberry, Gap, Zara, Nordstrom, and Capri Holdings…
Global apparel and footwear brands aim to help their contract manufacturers drive sustainability for textiles on a global scale. But how is sustainability defined? In the textile industry, it includes the product and the resources that go into making it. 3rd parties help manufacturers comply and continuously improve to meet the requirements of the global brand customers. Audits and…
The textile industry is a major polluter of the environment. This isn’t new and we’ve posted about it before, see that article HERE. Retaildive.com recently posted an article about the dangers of Denim, how it’s made and how it will need to change in order to save the planet. Denim is actually one of the largest contributors to the…
BBC Earth recently published a short video entitled “Can Fashion Be Sustainable?” drawing further needed attention to the harmful influence of fast fashion. The fast fashion industry releases waste and chemicals into our rivers, landfills, oceans and the air we breath. It pollutes environments and drives species to the brink of extinction. BBC Earth asks if there is a…
Stacey Dooley is an investigative journalist for BBC. Recently she has done a number of reports on the negative environmental impact of Fast Fashion. In the Tweet below there is a link to a video where she visits an area that used to be the Aral sea. What used to be one of the largest bodies of freshwater in…
The World Textile Information Network released an industry report about Protective Wear on September 3, 2018. This article featured a section focused on using MLSE® for the finishing of textiles. Here is that section. Finishing with MLSE® MLSE® (multiplex laser surface enhancement) is a patented novel textile technology for finishing applications, such as the functionalisation of fabric, which supports…
