16 December 202410 December 2024 Just 0.3% of materials used by the global textile industry come from recycled sources, with almost no textile-to-textile recycling The use of recycled textiles in production remains minimal, while oil-derived synthetic fibres like polyester are gaining ground, now accounting for 70% of the materials used to make our clothes
17 October 202311 October 2023 New tech makes bio-based leather from leather waste The research project reProLeather has resulted in a new technology to separate the chromium VI from the shredded leather fibres and create a bio-based alternative to PU and PVC binders
15 December 20209 September 2021 Consumer Trend: Food Waste Among Materials Harvested in H&M’s Latest Collection New level of waste-upcycling with a line of clothing and accessories created from materials, including food waste, that had been destined for the trash bin
26 April 201920 April 2019 Fortum complements its value chain in biorefining by investing in Infinited Fiber Company Company developing and to license technology that is used to manufacture cotton-like fibre for the textile industry from recycled fibre and cellulose
29 March 201828 March 2018 Global Change Award 2018: Ernteabfälle und Algen helfen beim Wandel der Modebranche Fünf textile Innovationen aus fünf verschiedenen Nationen teilen sich das Preisgeld von 1 Mio. Euro der H&M Foundation
GCA 2018 Winner: Making bio-textiles from food crop harvest waste Five winning innovations from 5 different countries shared a 1 million euro grant from the H&M Foundation
19 March 201815 March 2018 5 Innovations That Could Help Make Fast Fashion More Sustainable From dissolving fabric to clothes made from algae, the winners of this year’s Global Change award are trying to plot a new way forward
8 March 20167 March 2016 Five Finnish bioeconomy innovations set to change the future Finland turn towards a low-carbon and energy-efficient society is based on the use of renewable natural resources and recyclable materials
H&M aim to make Green the new Black with new Global Change Awards Grant of €300,000 were awarded to Finnish team behind Making waste-cotton new
