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How are we driving sustainability in our textile industry, and is there more we can do? Swatchloop is taking significant steps towards a more sustainable future. We’re proud to announce our new partnership with EcoBalance. Here are our commitments to advancing sustainability: ✅ Waste Collection Hub: Establishing the first waste collection HUB in Turkey to streamline the collection and recycling process. ✅ Optimized Recycling Processes: Enhancing chemical and mechanical recycling processes to improve efficiency and reduce raw material costs. ✅ High-Quality Materials: Ensuring quick access to accurate and high-quality materials for recycling firms. ✅ Digital Transformation: Leveraging digital technologies to create digital product passports, enhancing transparency and traceability from waste to product and back. ✅ Regulatory Compliance: Supporting compliance with European Union regulations on digital product passports and sustainable practices. ✅ Marketplace Benefits: Utilizing the Swatchloop Marketplace for better waste pricing and marketing opportunities. We’re thrilled to collaborate with EcoBalance to foster positive change in the textile industry and drive sustainable innovation together. Learn more about our partnership and initiatives:  www.swatchloop.co #swatchloop #sustainability #textiletotextile #wastemanagement #GreenFuture #Transformation

How can the path to a circular economy succeed? 🌱🔄 At ISPO Munich 2023, the sporting goods industry discussed sustainability and circularity and highlighted three key topics: Eco Design, effective communication and recycling. 🌿 Eco Design: From the use of mono-materials to the design of products that can be easily disassembled: The path towards a circular economy starts with rethinking design and material selection. VAUDE and Houdini Sportswear are pioneers of a sustainable future and presented their circular innovations at ISPO Munich 2023. 🗣️ Communication with retailers and consumers: Green claims should be substantiated. This not only enables consumers to make informed decisions, but is also necessary under the EU's renewed Green Claims Directive. ♻️ "Closing the Loop": If the circular economy is to succeed, recycling must work. However, it is challenging for brands and manufacturers to find the right recycled materials and partners. Therefore, the topic requires close cooperation between different industries and relies on the help of regulations and rules. Visit ISPO.com now and learn all about the biggest challenges on the way to a circular economy ➡️ https://bit.ly/47qg2J7 #ISPOMunich2023 #newperspectivesonsports #acceleratingsports #Sustainability

Last week I had the opportunity to give a talk BusinessMark ESG:RO conference about bio based synthetics as a viable alternative to fossil based ones for apparel. I also pulled findings from the LEGO Group, PANGAIA, Procter & Gamble and Carlsberg Group work on BioBased alternatives. I gave examples of where benefits can be found in both the supply chain and in the garment creation. As well as what Lego discovered around their biobased parts. Earlier today Dr. Ashley Holding gave a talk at ISPO about biosynthetics, giving a more in-depth view into them as a solution and where they fit. If you didn't get a chance to see it live, make sure you catch up if you can. He brings the science to basically. It's a tricky subject tbh, it's like everything, it's not a singular solution. But there are applications where I think it will stand out. And one of those areas is bike packing. So if that's what you do I would recommend checking out Ashely's talk. #biosynthetics #sustainablefashion #sportswear #cycling

IT FINALLY HAPPENED I did it, I sat on my sunnies! And, ahem, not for the first time! 🫣 However, now I get the opportunity to pick from our 2024 sunglass collection. With it being #earthday on Monday, I was thinking about the materials we use and the #sustainability of them. These are made with Bio acetate and we will save to be recycled. Our industry isn’t the best historically at being #environmentally conscious. However, the last few years has seen that change significantly. With more Bio acetate being used, more materials from recycled sources, with a reduction in single use plastic. There feels like a lot of change. Though I’m sure there is more we can do. Product is just one piece of the puzzle in a sustainable business operation. What about mileage? Cars we use? Electricity we use?? Packaging? Team? This definitely triggered a rabbit hole of thoughts around our future, and the impacts of what we have been doing already. Over 500,000 miles in EV cars over the last few years as a team. 70% of our office energy comes from #solarpower. What else should we be looking at? 🐺👓💚 #wolfpack #futurethinking #sustainable #recycling #eyewear #eyeweartrends

Using new material that emissions less GHG is a good way to maintain sustainability.

After paying for their ASKET mock neck sweater or straight-leg jeans, customers aren't just handed a regular receipt. The Swedish clothing brand (not to be confused with H&M's Arket) now also issues an 'Impact Receipt' with every purchase. The new service itemizes the environmental cost of producing each garment: CO2e emissions, water use and energy consumption. ASKET partnered with Vaayu Tech for lifecycle impact calculations, ensuring that each garment's environmental toll is transparent and traceable, from raw material procurement to the final shipping process. When it comes to water consumption, calculations consider scarcity in production locations, providing a nuanced view that acknowledges access to H20 isn't distributed evenly across the globe. Its new Impact Receipt aligns with ASKET's mission to end overconsumption. Founded in 2015, the Stockholm-based brand doesn't present seasonal collections; instead, it offers a permanent selection of 'meaningful essentials' and encourages customers to try living with less. Read our Trend Bite for this innovation 👉 https://hubs.la/Q028jqSJ0 #transparency #carbonfootprint #innovation #trendwatching

Do shoe and fashion brands care about CO2 emissions and thus #SustainablePackaging? They do, but are your logistic operations as far as the ones of New Balance? See how Smarter Packaging for a Healthy Planet helps them to achieve their targets (source NB 2023 Sustainability and Impact Report): "... we implemented Packsize technology at our Nashville Distribution Center in September 2023. Packsize cuts corrugated cardboard into custom sizes to reduce the overall size of packaging. This process reduced our total paper usage ... by 6%. By decreasing our overall packaging volume, we are able to fit more product into our transportation vehicles, which contributes to reducing our total emissions ... of shoes shipped." Thanks for striving for a more sustainable future and thanks for involving Packsize. Find more on Packsize's mission here: https://lnkd.in/g8tebmG5 Adam Fray Lilli T. Zooby Qizilbash Philipp Venjakob Klaus Neiner Rebekka Thiede Rick Colello Cameron Stout Ton De Graaf Chris Green

The #toyindustry is the most plastic-intensive worldwide, contributing significantly to climate change and waste pollution. It's challenging to produce eco-friendly toys🌿 within a globalized economy, with costs rising and consumers experiencing increasing living expenses. Everyone has a role to play: brands, manufacturers, industry associations, and trade event organizers. For the third consecutive year, #Spielwarenmesse is contributing to easing the path towards sustainability with what they do best, putting the topic in the spotlight and providing visibility to brand efforts. In 2022, sustainability was showcased as a megatrend at Spielwarenmesse. Toys Go Green, the world's most extensive sustainable toys exhibition, debuted in 2023 and was a total hit among attendees. In 2024, Toys Go Green is back, this time with its very own speakers program and the STAC team available to inform visitors and debunk myths. We are incredibly proud of this collaboration and look forward to seeing you there! 📍 Where: Hall 2 #sustainabletoys #toyindustry #greentoys🌿 #Spielwarenmesse

🌟 Innovation Meets Sustainability with our new BOSS "THE CHANGE" Sneaker 🌟 I’m super excited to share a big milestone in our journey toward a more sustainable future: the launch of our BOSS “THE CHANGE” Sneakers, crafted with HeiQ AeoniQ™ innovative fabric. 🌱👟 🚀 WHY PRODUCT INNOVATION MATTERS Taking the first step in innovation requires vision and courage. With HeiQ AeoniQ™ cellulose yarn, we are not just introducing a new product category but making a bold statement about our commitment to towards a more sustainable future. This innovation is a significant stride towards our goal of eliminating polyester and polyamide by 2030. 🤝 TEAMWORK DRIVES SUCCESS A heartfelt congratulations to my fantastic Product Innovation Team—Melanie Mikl, Charlotte Schatz, and Josef Haerle. Your creativity and dedication have brought this vision to life! 🚀👏 Special thanks to Daniel Gordon, Franziska Hilbert, Edoardo Brutti, Neil Zhao, and Shalakha Bagalkot for your incredible support, and to Daniel Grieder, Dorothee Niebergall, and Christopher Koerber Körber for your trust in this journey. And of course, a big shout out to Carlo R. Centonze, Julien Born, Carmen Danner, and the entire HeiQ AeoniQ™ team for their partnership and innovation. 🏃♂️ PERSISTANCE PAYS OFF Innovation is not just about starting but also about staying on track. It’s about overcoming challenges, learning, and continuously pushing boundaries. Celebrating each success along the way reminds us of how far we’ve come and fuels our drive to keep innovating. Let's keep pushing the envelope in fashion for a bold and better future! 💪🌍 #Innovation #Sustainability #TheChange #FutureOfFashion #ProductInnovation #Teamwork #Persistence #CelebrateSuccess

Our merchant, a leading athleisure brand, faced significant challenges when trying to meet their Scope 3 emissions targets. Despite using a national carrier, they found themselves no closer to achieving their goals than when they began. Enter GoBolt. With GoBolt’s sustainable last mile solution, powered by a fleet of EVs, we’ve enabled them to: 📦 Introduce carbon-neutral deliveries in 5 key urban markets 🚛 Deliver roughly 50% of their volume on electric vehicles 🌱Avoid 123.16 tco2e of emissions, helping them get closer to their targets ⏱️ Reduce time-to-deliver from Vancouver to Toronto from ~5 days to next-day, for less than the ground price with their national partner Better, faster, and more affordable. This is how we simplify logistics. Check out the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/gumZAMsp