The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group Supplier Toolkit

The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group

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The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group has developed this Restricted Substances List (RSL) Toolkit as part of its mission, “to reduce the use... Read More

LCA benchmarking study on textiles made of cotton, polyester, nylon, acryl, or elastane

Natascha M. van der Velden & Martin K. Patel & Joost G. Vogtländer INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT 19(2): 331-356.

Book / Report | Free | Jul 05, 2013

The purpose of this paper is to provide an improved (up-to-date) insight into the environmental burden of textiles made of the base materials cotton, polyester (PET),... Read More

How To Prepare Your Startup To Raise An Angel Round

Tech Crunch

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Tips for raising an angel round.

Conservation Pays Off for Bangladeshi Factories

Amy Yee

Article | Free | Mar 13, 2013

Success story on water saving initiative in textile and garment factories in Bangladesh. The article describes how this initiative helped save money, energy and water. 

Massachusetts Clean Water Tool Kit

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

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A guide to the prevention and control of nonpoint source pollution in Massachusetts.

Love Your Clothes (LYC)

WRAP

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Love Your Clothes (LYC) has been developed with industry to raise awareness of the value of clothes and the benefits of re-using and recycling them. It helps people make... Read More

A life cycle assessment (LCA)-based approach to guiding an industry sector towards sustainability: the case of the Swedish apparel sector

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

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The environmental challenges associated with consumption of textiles have generally been investigated on product level in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies. For social... Read More

PaCT Advantage

Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)

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PaCT enables textile factories to gain sustainability in their businesses by setting up an in-house resource management diagnostic tool called PaCT Advantage. PaCT... Read More

Textile Sustainability Platform

Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)

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PaCT is the first program in Bangladesh to establish a dialogue platform, called Textile Sustainability Platform (TSP), at the national level to address issues pertaining... Read More

Better Mills Initiative in China

Solidaridad | H&M

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The Better Mill Initiative (BMI) aims to improve the sustainability performance of wet processing in the textile supply chain in China. The program, initiated by... Read More

Ocean Plastic Materials

parley

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From trash to premium. Together with leading experts, labs and material innovators we give plastic trash a new life and turn it into yarn and fabric for the fashion and... Read More

Responsible usage of Fluoromaterials

Gore-tex

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Gore Fabrics’ Goal and Roadmap for Eliminating PFCs of Environmental Concern.

Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)

Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)

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Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) is a research and development centre, located at Loughborough University, formed in 2004. Its remit is to... Read More

SEDEX

SEDEX

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Sedex is a global not-for-profit membership organization. We are home to the world’s largest collaborative platform for sharing responsible sourcing data on supply chains.

List of Regulated Substances under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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The Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule provides a List of Regulated Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. This includes their synonyms and threshold quantities... Read More