Feel the Yarn Magazine has often talked about sustainability either through stories dealing with it directly or looking at the works of artists who consider the environment in what they do. I would like to look at two of them here: “Grassland Repair” by Linda Tegg, curated by Mauro Baracco and Louise Wright (in Still…
Take a look at our choice among the best yarns from Italy and filter the articles according to your needs… Finding Italian yarns has never been so easy! FTY collects materials coming from 38 Italian companies and classifies them according to the most common fashion needs. FILTER’S GLOSSARY: Search (text): type here what you are…
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), the aimed at preventing and mitigating corporate impacts along the supply chain, takes another important step forward with the European Parliament voting in favor on June 1. The Directive, presented by the European Commission on February 23, introduces the concept of corporate responsibility for sustainability and human rights…
The Green Claims Directive on the substantiation of environmental communications came out on March 22. Approval by the European Parliament and Council is expected in mid-2024. The Green Claims Directive was created with the aim of encouraging the use of clear, reliable and verifiable green claims in all countries of the European Union, to protect…
Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. To receive certification, products are assessed for environmental and social performance across five critical sustainability categories: material health, material reuse, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness.
EcoVero™ is a revolutionary fiber patented by Lenzing AG, an Austrian manufacturer with a production philosophy strongly oriented to sustainability. Obtained from the processing of wood pulp through a sustainable circular process, it is an eco-responsible viscose produced with a system that reduces emissions into the environment and water consumption by about 50%. The wood…
The FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification has the goal to reassure consumers that products of forestry origin or wood derivatives really originates from companies that manages forests in a responsible and sustainable way. Forest-based fabrics, such as rayon, viscose, modal or lyocell are increasingly being used in the fashion industry. If cellulose fibres come from…
The GRS is an international, voluntary set of rules for a third-party certification of recycled content, promoted by Textile Exchange. The standard certifies the content of recycled materials in finished or semi-finished products and the compliance to minimum environmental and social criteria in the whole production chain. In order to certify a class of product,…
Product certification according to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® provides companies and people with information about the environmental protection and safety of final products. A textile article carrying the STANDARD 100 label is produced with components that are harmless for human health. Every component has to be tested by independent OEKO-TEX® partner institutes based on…
Focus on the (un)sustainability of fashion. The young consumer and a path to sustainability is the title of a report published in February by Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) on how young consumers interpret and experience climate change. 10,000 people aged 16 to 40 from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, the UK, Switzerland, South…
