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Regenerative Fashion: Cultivating a Positive Impact on the Planet

Regenerative Fashion: Cultivating a Positive Impact on the Planet

Having altered ecosystems drastically over the past two centuries, humans are witnessing substantial losses in biodiversity. The impact is not limited to the health of the planet, but also human well-being. The fashion and textile industries are major contributors to this degradation. About half of the environmental damage from fashion happens during fiber production. Cotton, which is heavily used, is […]

Earth911 Podcast: EVRNU’s Stacy Flynn On Creating Circular Fiber For Sustainable Fashion

Earth911 Podcast: EVRNU’s Stacy Flynn On Creating Circular Fiber For Sustainable Fashion

Clothing and textile recycling has historically been scarcely available to consumers. It has yet to be successful, with clothing piling up in warehouses or being sent overseas instead of becoming a new generation of apparel. Stacy Flynn, CEO and co-founder of EVRNU, a textile innovations B Corporation, works to reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact with a circular, recycled cotton […]

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Wearwell Cofounder Erin Houston Builds Circular Clothing Lifestyles

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Wearwell Cofounder Erin Houston Builds Circular Clothing Lifestyles

The rise of fast fashion resulted in a tidal wave of clothing in the world’s landfills. Even traditional fashion choices can increase your environmental footprint if not selected using sustainable criteria, cared for and washed correctly, and worn until you donate or recycle it. Meet Erin Houston, cofounder of Wearwell, a woman-owned company that helps customers choose sustainable clothing, accessories, […]

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Andrea Ferris on Making Polyester Biodegradable with CICLO

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Andrea Ferris on Making Polyester Biodegradable with CICLO

The average American home produces 533 million microfibers annually, according to a 2019 study by Ocean Wise. CiCLO, a new polyester and nylon additive, promises to make those microfibers biodegrade in landfills or water, potentially eliminating these microplastic pollutants. Meet Andrea Ferris, CEO and cofounder at Intrinsic Advanced Materials, maker of CiCLO, a nutrient that attracts microorganisms to the weakest points […]

How To Choose Sustainably-Made Fabrics

How To Choose Sustainably-Made Fabrics

How green are the clothes you are wearing? It can be challenging to discern this information, even from product labels. Yet a growing variety of environmentally friendly textiles are available for the choosy shopper. As a general rule, you can read the labels to find out if fabrics require dry cleaning or are treated with chemical flame retardants, and avoid […]

Earth911 Podcast: The Apparel Impact Institute’s Kurt Kipka Maps the Path to Sustainable Fashion

Earth911 Podcast: The Apparel Impact Institute’s Kurt Kipka Maps the Path to Sustainable Fashion

Fashion makes us feel elegant and affluent, creating unique looks that allow people living in crowded societies to set themselves apart with unique styles. But fashion also comes at a substantial environmental cost. According to many estimates, 10% of the world’s carbon emissions and 20% of wastewater are generated by making, shipping, and selling clothing, much of which ends up […]

Sustainable Holidays: Gifts for the Men in Your Life

Sustainable Holidays: Gifts for the Men in Your Life

The holidays can be a time for preserving and restoring nature. Whether shopping for a husband, brother, son, or father, the choices you make will have an impact beyond the smile on his face — make your gift’s impact good for the environment with these ideas from companies that use sustainable, Fair Trade practices, and offer recycling services for the […]

Earth911 Podcast: Wearwell Cofounder Erin Houston Builds Circular Clothing Lifestyles

Earth911 Podcast: Wearwell Cofounder Erin Houston Builds Circular Clothing Lifestyles

The rise of fast fashion resulted in a tidal wave of clothing in the world’s landfills. Even traditional fashion choices can increase your environmental footprint if not selected using sustainable criteria, cared for and washed correctly, and worn until you donate or recycle it. Meet Erin Houston, cofounder of Wearwell, a woman-owned company that helps customers choose sustainable clothing, accessories, […]

Earth911 Inspiration: Fashion is Far From Cheap

Earth911 Inspiration: Fashion is Far From Cheap

What you are wearing came with an environmental and social cost that isn’t necessarily reflected in the price you paid. Fashion is a complex industry that touches every continent. Today’s quote comes from the Founding Dean of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Sass Brown, “Cheap fashion is really far from that. It may be cheap in terms of […]

Earth911 Podcast: Guidehouse Insights’ Sam Abuelsamid Maps the Future of EV Battery Innovation

Earth911 Podcast: Guidehouse Insights’ Sam Abuelsamid Maps the Future of EV Battery Innovation

The rise of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will require a transformation in battery technology, the charging infrastructure, and the electric grid. Sam Abuelsamid, Principal Analyst for E-Mobility at Guidehouse Insights, joins the conversation to discuss electrification issues, from battery technology and mobility to smart cities, EV range anxiety, charging networks, and the distributed energy grid evolving around us. Sam […]

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