preferred fibers
Progress Overshadowed By Production
Nearly a decade after the Paris Agreement, Textile Exchange warns record fiber production—four metric tons…
Washington Lawmakers Push to Revitalize U.S. Sustainable Fiber Sector
A coalition of Democratic Members of Congress have asked the USDA for information on how to support farmers…
Scaling Circularity Requires a Rebuilt Fashion System
Changing fashion's conventional take-make-waste model into a circular loop will require a group effort…
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Textile Exchange’s Materials Benchmarks Find Slow ‘Progress to Preferred’
Significant progress is needed to transition the use of conventional synthetic materials to preferred…
Why Fashion Needs to ‘Double Down’ on Reducing Virgin Synthetics
Polyester continues to be the world's most widely produced fiber with a 54 percent slice of the market as of…
How Will Fashion Wrangle a 133-Million-Ton Preferred Materials Gap?
Right now, "a lot of talk" won't make the circular economy "magically appear." What fashion really needs…
Why Textile Exchange is Taking Another Crack at Human Rights Criteria
Human rights will be taking on a "more robust" position in the next version of the industry group's Preferred…
Why Textile Exchange Changed Its Definition of ‘Preferred’ Fiber
It's part of the sustainability group's desire to shift the industry toward doing "more good" rather than…
Fashion Has ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision.’ Textile Exchange Wants to Fix That.
"We're not standing on a holy hill judging everyone that you're not doing good enough," TE's CEO said. "We're…
Preferred Fibers Coming to Crate & Barrel Textiles
Seven core values will drive Crate & Barrel's sustainability program going forward.
Preferred Cotton Usage at 65%, Textile Exchange Report Finds
For the first time, TE's index reached 50 percent preferred materials use in 2021, up from 44 percent the…
UK Watchdog Going After Greenwashers
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has begun a review of environmental claims in the apparel and…
Textile Exchange Taking Control of Google’s Global Fiber Impact Explorer
The digital tool for fashion sourcing was developed with Stella McCartney and WWF.
Patagonia, Kering, Lenzing, Chloe Urge Trade Policy for Eco-Friendly Fibers
Preferential tariffs on organic cotton and recycled fibers could help the sector achieve its climate goals…
What is Fashion’s Role in Earth’s Biodiversity?
Textile Exchange has identified areas where the industry is making progress to reduce impacts on biodiversity…