More and more companies are trying to become more sustainable and Ethical. For some, this is creating more transparent policies for workers and consumers whereas other companies are focusing on using more innovative textiles or dying processes.
Company: Newlife Yarns
Newlife Yarns is a fiber mill turning bottles into polyester yarns. This company is headquartered in Italy but ships to companies around the world. NewLife utilizes a mechanical process for its yarn production rather than a chemical method. This method reduces any toxins that were previously generated from the conventional chemical system.
Company: Repreve
Company: Repreve
Company website:repreve
Repreve is a polyester fiber made of 100% recycled plastic. The plastic tends to be comprised mostly of post-consumer plastic bottles. Numerous brands in different sectors use the Repreve fiber to make high-quality products from the recycled content.
Companies that are using biomaterials
Company: Mycoworks
Company website: MycoWorks
Facebook:MycoWorks
The company was founded in 2013 by Phill Ross and Sophia Wang. The company focuses on creating textiles similar to leather from fungi mycelium (mushroom skin) from the "Ganoderma lucidum" and "Pleurotus ostreatus" mushrooms. This textile can be used to make weatherproof furniture, bricks, footwear, and leather.
Company: Suzanne Lee
TedTalk: Suzanne Lee: grow your own clothes
Suzanne Lee is a New York-based fashion designer who focuses on the future of textiles. In 2010, Suzanne created BioCouture. The idea was brought to life in 2003. the BioCouture atelier has explored the use of living cultures of microorganisms (yeast and bacteria) to grow biomaterials like cellulose into sustainable compostable clothing such as Jackets and shoes. BioCouture was included in Time Magazine's The Top 50 Best Inventions of 2010.
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