Ecotextile Talks

Threaded Together: How the US Climate Smart Cotton program is helping to reduce the carbon footprint of textiles

Dec 7, 2023

To coincide with the week of World Soil Day 2023, our third and final episode of our Threaded Together: cotton and sustainability podcast series, sponsored by Cotton Incorporated, looks at the US Climate Smart Cotton Program- a bold, new and exciting initiative in the US, which aims to measure and improve...

Threaded Together: How best to measure cotton’s environmental impact

Nov 30, 2023

In the second of this three-part podcast series: 'Threaded Together' about cotton sustainability, host Philip Berman talks to Dr Jesse Daystar, from Cotton Incorporated and Joel Mertens from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, about the best way(s) to measure sustainability in the cotton industry and how it can drive...

Has Renewcell been let down by fashion brands?

Nov 22, 2023

Many fashion brands and retailers talk a good game on circularity, but will they ever consistently pay a premium for materials made using 100% textile-to-textile recycling?

Acting CEO of Renewcell Magnus Håkansson joins Ecotextile Talks to discuss the company's current challenges in receiving a higher price for a...

Threaded Together: Cotton and Sustainability

Oct 24, 2023

In a new three-part sponsored series entitled, Threaded Together, podcast host Philip Berman looks at Cotton Incorporated's role in improving the sustainability of cotton in the textile industry.

Cotton Incorporated a US-based, not-for-profit company, provides resources and research to help companies develop and...

How far can fashion resale drive decarbonisation?

Oct 18, 2023

Following a report outlining the potential benefits for fashion brands looking to integrate resale into their business model, Ecotextile Talks hears from Andy Ruben, founder of recommerce specialist Trove, who shares his insights on where the greatest opportunities lie.

In a conversation dominated by statistics rather...