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2024
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In Conversation with Bananatex: From Bananas to Backpacks
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Bananatex's Co-Founder & CEO Hannes Schoenegger, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In conversation with Smartex: Explore Smartex’s AI-driven solutions transforming quality control and reducing waste
In this interview, we discuss the evolution of Smartex. Co-founder Gilberto Loureiro provides a deep dive into how Smartex tackles significant challenges in textile manufacturing using AI-driven technology and sustainable methods.
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Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange Team Up to Trace Textile Waste
AMSTERDAM - Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange introduce the Tracing Textile Waste Project, a two-year, multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at harmonising data and system capabilities in the reverse supply chain. This project seeks to create alignment through an open-source data template and a glossary of terms. It will establish and validate a standardised framework for collecting and exchanging textile waste data between the point of origin and recyclers. A key objective is to deliver recommendations to Textile Exchange for the development of new and existing standards, including the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS).
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In Conversation with Living Ink: Turning Biomass Waste Into Value
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Living Ink's Director of Partnerships & Strategic Growth, Devon Murrie, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In Conversation with NTX: Pioneering Digital Dyeing
The Fashion for Good team interviewed NTX's Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer, Jeffrey Hsu, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In Conversation with Alchemie Technology: Transforming Dry Processing for Textile Dyeing and Finishing
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Alchemie Technology's Product Specialist, Harry Vine, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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The Colourful Challenge of Textiles
This article is addressing the pressing question of how to reduce the environmental impact of dyes and printing processing.
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In Conversation with imogo: Reimagining Spray Dyeing
The Fashion for Good team interviewed imogo's CEO & Technology, Joacim Wellander, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In Conversation with Colorifix: Revolutionising Textile Dyeing with Biotechnology
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Colorifix co-founders Orr Yarkoni (Chief Executive Officer) and Jim Ajioka (Chief Scientific Officer), to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In Conversation with Ambercycle: Introducing Molecular Regeneration Technology
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Ambercycle co-founders Shay Sethi, CEO and Moby Ahmed, CTO, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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In Conversation with CuRe Technology: How Can We Create a Fully Circular Polyester Chain?
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Josse Kunst, Chief Commercial Officer of CuRe Technology, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: CuRe Technology
CuRe Technology creates a fully circular polyester chain, by recycling all used polyester, including the colored, mixed, and contaminated!
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5 FAQS About ‘Leather’ Alternatives
The Fashion for Good Team asked 5 questions about ‘leather’ alternatives to Mira Nameth, CEO and founder of Biophilica.
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How Can We Make ‘Leather’ Alternatives With Green Waste?
Our Innovation Director (Validation), Georgia Parker, interviewed Mira Nameth, Founder and CEO at Biophilica, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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From Fallen Leaves to ‘Leather’ Alternatives | Biophilica
Biophilica transforms green waste into Treekind® – a compostable, plastic-free, estimated carbon neutral, and recyclable ‘leather’ alternative!
2023
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In Conversation with Renewcell: The Innovator Turning Worn-out Clothes into Next-gen Materials
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer at Renewcell, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: Renewcell
Renewcell breaks down used cotton and other cellulose-rich textiles and transforms them into a new, raw material: Circulose® pulp.
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In Conversation with Circ: The Innovator Turning Textile Waste into New Materials
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Luke Henning, Chief Business Officer of Circ, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: Circ
Circ™ recycles discarded clothing to return them to the raw materials from which they were made.
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In Conversation with Trove: The Innovator Powering the Resale Ecosystem For Brands
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Andy Ruben, Founder and Executive Chairman of Trove, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: Trove
Trove offers a service allowing brands to take control of their resale marketplaces through a white-label technology and end-to-end operations that power circular shopping.
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Meet the Innovator: Oritain
Oritain applies forensic and data science to verify the origin of products and raw materials.
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In Conversation with TextileGenesis: The Innovator Creating Transparent Supply Chains
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Amit Gautam, founder and CEO of TextileGenesis, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: TextileGenesis™
TextileGenesis™ is a pioneering traceability platform custom built for the fashion & textile ecosystem.
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Meet the Innovator: Ecovative
Ecovative is a materials science company unlocking the natural potential of mycelium with modern technology to create earth-compatible materials.
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In Conversation with Ecovative: The Innovator Unlocking the Power of Mycelium
The Fashion for Good team interviewed Gavin Mclntyre, Co-founder and CCO at Ecovative, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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Meet the Innovator: Infinited Fiber Company
Infinited Fiber Company focuses on turning post-consumer cotton-rich textile and cardboard waste into new cotton-like fibres.