Articles by Alicia Carrasco Rozas
Mango's journey towards sustainable fashion
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Spanish company Mango launched the third edition of its sustainable "Committed" collection just one month ago. In the collection Mango used fabrics like tencelTM, lyocell, recycled polyester and organic cotton; further strengthening the company's commitment to responsible fashion. The third edition of its Committed collection was launched this...
Sustainable Textile Innovations: Piñatex, the vegan alternative to leather
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New materials, processes, and techniques are often the result of the successful merger of fashion and technology and help drive the industry towards a more sustainable future. Technological developments in the fashion and textile industry are undoubtedly one of the key factors driving real change in terms of sustainability, which is why...
Sustainable Textile Innovations: Coffee Ground fibre
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What if we could make new textiles from your trash? Imagine wearing a dress which is made using the leftover coffee grounds from your morning coffee? This future may be closer than you think. The textile industry has been implementing new technologies and developing new fibres which are both innovative and better for the industry from a social...
Textile Toxicity: What lurks in your clothes
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Around 2.5 percent of the world's arable land is planted with cotton, which, in turn, consumes approximately 25 percent of all the pesticides used worldwide. This is a fact which does not leave us indifferent, but rather reveals the large amount of toxic chemicals which are used day after day to manufacture our cotton textiles and garments. The...
Is sustainability fashionable?
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It is increasingly common to see giants in the world of fashion such as H&M, Topshop, Zara or Mango, among others, jump onto the bandwagon of sustainability and ecology through capsule collections that they claim to be more respectful at environmental level, with clothing made from recycled materials, organic cotton, bamboo, etc. And it almost...