Judging by the recent actions of companies like Walmart and Samsung, sustainability indexes (aka green supply chain rating systems) are the next big thing in corporate social responsibility. So it isn't all that surprising that a group of 100 retailers and apparel brands are joining together to form an industry-wide Eco Index--a software-based tool that allows companies to track product impacts through a series of questions on labor and environmental efforts.
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We all hate wet clothes, but why are they so uncomfortable? A materials engineer would tell you: Not only is your skin getting wet, but the function of the material breaks down when it's soaked, because the wet fibers plump up with water. Porosity goes down, and thus, a really wet jacket takes exponentially longer to dry than a merely damp one--and it feels gross on your skin.
Dr. Veronika Kapsali, the founder of MMT and an expert on bio-mimetic fabrics, thinks she found a solution that's inspired by pine cones, which only open when the air is dry. (Pine cones do that because its easier for seeds to spread and germinate when its dry.) Unlike regular fabrics, Kapsali's invention becomes more porous when it's wet out, so that clothes might not feel as damp. When it's dry, the tiny sheaves in the fabric open up, reducing how permeable it is to air and improving the insulating properties.
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London-based designer Mark Liu doesn’t like waste. He has developed a unique cutting technique designed to save 15% of the material used to make garments. Not only does discarded fabric clog our landfills, it represents unrealized profits.
His Zero Waste line proves that eco-sustainability and fashion can happily coexist. Pushing the eco-friendly boundaries leads to innovation and style improvements.
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