Global luxury brands are dragging their feet on making viscose less toxic, argues a new report out today. Published jointly by the Changing Markets Foundation, Clean Clothes Campaign, Ethical Consumer ...
Viscose has a supply chain problem. Campaigners have identified the semi-synthetic textile, once labelled a sustainable choice, as a troubling reason for global deforestation as well as toxic chemical ...
For more than a century, cotton has dominated the textile industry. But as climate pressures and supply chain instability mount, manufacturers have turned to alternatives. Chief among them is viscose, ...
At present, viscose textiles are made of biomass from the forest, and there is no such thing as fully recycled viscose. Researchers have now succeeded in making new viscose -- from worn-out cotton ...
aid to be the second-largest polluter in the world, right behind the oil industry, the harmful impacts of the fashion industry, which is valued at around $2.4 trillion and employs more than 75 million ...
Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...
Not-for-profit environmental organisation Canopy has launched a ‘Next Generation Vision’ for viscose to support the investment in, creation, trial, and purchase of rayon and viscose products made from ...
At present, viscose textiles are made of biomass from the forest, and there is no such thing as fully recycled viscose. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now succeeded in making new ...
Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Bamboo fabric is made from fibers that have been harvested ...
Once prized for its softness and versatility, viscose is now under scrutiny: this semi-synthetic fiber reveals a complex story of innovation, comfort, and ...