The 2020-2030 period is likely to witness an explosion of research and innovation efforts to make textiles and fashion sustainable.
Get to know of the impactful innovations based on E2Expo team's curation and evaluation
2020
Growing sustainability issues in textiles have led to many researchers and companies finding new natural raw materials. An interdisciplinary team of students from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art have found a way to make
2020
B&R, a leading industrial automation solutions provider from Austria, has developed a textile factory automation system called Edge Controller to enable factory operators to monitor all energy sources in a single system. With EnMon (Energy monitor... Read More
2020
Textile industry contributes to 20% of the total industrial water pollution. Of the several processes across the value chain, dyeing and finishing are the major consumers of water followed by harmful chemicals and dyes which results in the generat... Read More
2020
Growing concerns over increased consumption of freshwater by textile industries and challenges in the sustainable treatment of wastewater and their discharge have resulted in many companies exploring sustainable, cost effective zero liquid dischar... Read More
2020
Replacing conventional equipment with energy efficient ones enables better energy management; however, having a central digital system to monitor all the energy related processes, enables the textile factories implement immediate actions to furthe... Read More
2020
Cotton stalk burning, while it is a must, has its own challenges and composting is difficult owing to their woody nature. Conventional cotton waste composting takes about 3 to 6 months depending on the process conditions.
In this regard, ... Read More
2019
Polyester dyeing is a complex process and has its own challenges such as colour levelness, dyeing resilience, colour repetition and more. Further water consumption is a problem for textile dyeing. Chromuch advances a new standard in sustai... Read More
2019
Traditional plastics and synthetic fibre recycling technologies are costly and have challenges with process efficiency and product quality. Eastman Chemical Company is a global advanced materials and specialty additives firm that produces a broad... Read More
2019
Moral Fiber, a Los-Angeles based firm has developed a 3-step chemical process, to separate polyester from blended waste fabrics which can be spun into new yarns. The equipment needed for this transformation can fit into a small shipping container,... Read More
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2018
Spintex has reproduced spider's unique spinning capabitilities artificially. They spin the fibres at room temperature, just by pulling from a liquid protein gel, without harsh chemicals. Their process is more ef... Read More
2018
Growing needs of sustainability and transparency have enabled many companies to offer digital solutions to ease the operations while maintaining efficiencies. The Fabricant is a digital clothing company which operates at the intersection of fashio... Read More
2018
Textile production is a complex process involving resource intensive inputs across the value chain. Quality control is critical to efficiently manage the resources and minimize waste while also improving the product quality and profits. Current qu... Read More
2018
Traditional cellulose fibre production involves chemical treatment using harmful solvents which pose a problem to the environment and workers.
Spinnova, a Finland based firm has developed an innovative technology to convert wood pulp in... Read More
2017
Circular.fashion has created software that interconnects circular design, circular retail models, and closed-loop recycling technologies enable fashion brands to design circular garments. Circular clothes are attributed to an iden... Read More
2017
Textile recycling is a time-consuming, costly process involving manual removal of zippers and buttons. Resortecs solves this problem by producing a dissolvable stitching thread for easy repair and recycling of garments. Used in at... Read More
2017
The Vienna Textile Lab is a biotechnology company which works on fabricating natural dyes from microorganisms such as bacteria. They fabricate organic dyes from bacteria that are naturally occurring to provide a sustainable altern... Read More
2016
Algiknit is developing biomaterials for the fashion industry from what is called 'the most renewable organisms on earth'. Addressing the ecological damage caused by the fashion industry, AlgiKnit is creating durable yet rapidly degradabl... Read More
2016
Plant cellulose fibres are one of the most sustainable materials for textiles as they easily biodegrade, however, the raw material cultivation is resource intensive and felling of trees has environmental impacts. Nanollose is an Australian based b... Read More
2016
2015
Frumat uses apples to create a bio-based leather alternative called AppleSkin. Apple pectin is an industrial waste product from the juice industry, that can be used to create sustainable materials that are totally compos... Read More
2015
Pili uses enzymes and microorganisms to transform sugar into vibrant, fully renewable pigments for textiles through natural processes. Pili aims to replace chemical processes with microbial fermentation.... Read More
2015
With increasing concerns over climate change, many industries prefer natural materials over synthetics owing to sustainability aspects, however, the property of durability becomes a question. This holds good for the fashion industry considering it... Read More
2015
Reusing waste and limiting the introduction of virgin materials has great economic and environmental value. This fact holds good especially for synthetic textiles as they involve use of nonrenewable resources and do not degrade. Further, the exist... Read More
2015
Anaerobic digestion is a well-known recommended process for sustainable livestock manure management. Recent technology advances have improved the efficiency of the conventional process to produce high quality biogas with improved yield.
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2015
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2014
Flocus is a textile brand that produces natural yarns blends, fabrics, and fillings made with kapok, a natural cellulose fiber found in the dried fruit of the kapok tree. The kapok trees are self-sufficient and can be naturally g... Read More
2014
ReBOUND Returns offers global return logistics management platform with its comprehensive software. Their intelligent returns platform can be embedded into the end-to-end operations by allowing warehouse staff to scan returns... Read More
2014
Textile overstock are always a problem for product manufacturers owing to their challenges with cost and environment. Frankie Collective is dedicated to reworking excess products into high-demand streetwear styles. Vintage garment... Read More
2013
Nano Textile is the result of a 12million euro European Commission funded project -SONO-FP7, which was focused on the development of an antibacterial finishing of fabrics using ZnO especially for hospital textile applicati... Read More
2013
Mycotech Lab, is an Indonesian firm producing sustainable leather products from agricultural waste and mushroom mycelia. The company partners with local communities to carry out the entire production process across the value chain.
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Doodlage upcycles factory waste into short limited edition collections. They recycle post consumer waste and post cutting scraps into new fabrics to create season-less well finished garments made for longevity. The waste generated... Read More
2010
Mango Materials focuses on the production of PHAs from methane and biopolymer formulation. Typically, plastic pellets (also known as chips) are melted down to make something — film for plastic bags, or fiber for yoga pants, for ... Read More
2010
Ananafit deals with sustainable development and has produced shirts and sarees out of over 45 natural fibres including banana, pineapple, bamboo, jute and even aloe vera. Ananafit has partnered with over 20 local weavers from vill... Read More
2010
2009
Landfilling of tires is a major problem as they come up to the top of the landfills by trapping methane gases and damaging caps and liners. Indosole is an organic, repurposed footwear firm in California, with a manufacturing facil... Read More