Our Water Footprints… Working towards Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!!
Water is the most precious natural resource on the earth. Without water, life would not exist as it is a prerequisite for all human and economic developments. Although water is a renewable...
View ArticleSustainable Color Communication – Step 2: Methods for Communicating the Color...
The cornerstone of a sustainable color communication program is to establish a method to transfer the designer’s color inspiration to the vendor and/or textile mill. The designer needs to have their...
View ArticleJoint Roadmap: Toward Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals
Today (Nov 18) may go down in history as a landmark day for supply chain collaboration in the management of chemicals in the textile industry. Responding to the challenge laid down by Greenpeace with...
View ArticleGreen or Greenwashed?
How does one know the difference when they are designing a pair of jeans? As eco-textiles increase in popularity, questions remain about how green they really are. Growing public knowledge of the...
View ArticleSupply Chain Collaboration – the new paradigm for sustainable textiles
It’s becoming increasingly obvious to anyone seriously concerned about reducing the environmental impact of textile and apparel manufacture that you can’t do it on your own. Sustainability is a team...
View ArticleColor Communication – Step 3: Realizing the Color Inspiration in the Supply...
In the last blog post, we established that setting “a color standard” for a color inspiration, was a key step to initiating a sustainable communication process in the supply chain. Furthermore, we...
View ArticleSustainable Color Communication – Step 4: Securing the Color Inspiration...
In order to secure that the color inspiration that you selected in the early stages of color development reaches the consumer, you want to avoid the three common failures in your supply chain. 1. Wrong...
View ArticleDo You Know What’s on Your Garments?
Following the publication by Greenpeace of their Dirty Laundry Reports many brands and retailers are asking themselves the question: Do we really know what is on our garments? Of the six companies who...
View ArticleCaring for the Future
The whole of 2011 was a year of assessments, setting achievable targets and ambitious goals. With drive and passion I embarked on the journey of sustainability in DyStar to measure its impact on the...
View ArticleWhat’s in a compliance certificate?
In past few years, I have noticed that the awareness among textile manufacturers to use environmentally compliant products has increased significantly. Their lives are not easy when it comes to...
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