Biomimicry design competition opens

December 22, 2016  |  EcoNote

Applications are now open to enter the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, an annual competition that asks teams comprising students or professionals to address critical global issues with nature-inspired solutions. The challenge is hosted by the Missoula, Mont.-based Biomimicry Institute in partner…
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Archroma receives eco award from Pakistan

December 21, 2016  |  EcoNote

Swiss specialty chemicals developer Archroma has received the Award for Eco-innovation from WWF-Pakistan at the local World Wildlife Fund branch’s annual Green Office Network Meeting in Karachi. The award recognizes Archroma’s efforts to foster sustainable innovations aimed at preserving ground-…
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Adidas unveils world’s first performance shoe made from Biosteel

December 16, 2016  |  EcoNote

Athletic-shoe maker adidas has unveiled the first performance shoe made using Biosteel® fiber—a replication of natural silk that’s 100 percent biodegradable through a natural process. The adidas Futurecraft Biofabric prototype shoe features an upper made from 100 percent Biosteel fiber, a natur…
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New generation of bluesign bluefinder online

December 15, 2016  |  EcoNote

Fourteen years after the release of the first online positive list of safe chemicals, Swiss textile specialists bluesign technologies has launched the latest generation of the bluesign® bluefinder. This patented platform has already amassed more than 7,500 “bluesign approved” chemicals. Chemica…
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Cornell U. develops textile that absorbs pollutants

December 9, 2016  |  EcoNote

Researchers at Cornell University in the U.S. have developed a technique that allows the creation of functional textiles that could be capable of filtering pollutants out of water and air. By infusing cotton with a beta-cyclodextrin (BCD) polymer, the fabric can act as a filtration device. The cott…
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Pavegen harvests power from footsteps in Washington, D.C.

December 8, 2016  |  EcoNote

London-based “smart flooring” developer Pavegen Systems, whose system generates energy from pedestrian traffic, is working with the U.S. government on an installation in Washington, D.C. The project includes a trio of Pavegen’s largest “V3” arrays and will be storing the energy from pe…
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bluesign® technologies launches new service platform

December 5, 2016  |  EcoNote

Swiss textiles chemical-management systems developer bluesign technologies has launched the bluesign® system partner area, which will combine all its services within a one-stop service platform. More than 500 companies already use the applications. The bluesign system partner area includes the appl…
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Experts urge modern dyeing chemicals in Bangladesh

November 23, 2016  |  EcoNote

Experts participating in a seminar titled “Greenline Information Day-2016” have called upon textile industries in Bangladesh to use modern dyeing chemicals in their mills, as it can reduce industrial water consumption by 30 percent, and reduce hazardous chemical discharge in the environment. The…
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Patagonia steps up use of recycled materials

November 18, 2016  |  EcoNote

Outdoor brand Patagonia has launched a collection made from more recycled materials. The Re/collection range features ten items, including shirts, coats, fleece vests and skirts, designed to keep the wearer warm, which also use more environmentally responsible materials. Among the recycled materials…
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OEKO-TEX to expand branding efforts

November 4, 2016  |  EcoNote

The Zurich-based International OEKO-TEX Association, which tests and certifies textiles for hazardous substances at all levels of production, will unveil a new branding strategy and new products in January. With the portfolio of OEKO-TEX products growing in response to textile industry needs—the m…
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