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Sourcing guides, material comparisons and industry notes on sustainable, vegan and recycled materials — written for product, sourcing and sustainability teams.
September 9, 2026
Buyers choose a fibre with care, then accept whatever happens next. Dyeing and finishing decide much of a fabric's footprint, and rarely get asked about.
September 4, 2026
Most recycled materials on a buyer's shortlist come from something you can picture: bottles, offcuts, worn-out garments. Recycled PVB comes from a place almost nobody thinks about — the invisible...
September 4, 2026
Orange, lemon, mango, coconut, corn, barley — the list of fruit-based leather alternatives gets longer every season, and the fruit is almost always the first thing a supplier tells you....
September 1, 2026
A swatch tells you what a material can be. It does not tell you what a production run will be. What changes between the two, and how buyers close the gap.
September 1, 2026
What recycled content in recycled PU leather refers to, where the two behave the same, and which questions separate a substantiated claim from a label.
August 28, 2026
Biodegradable is a conditional claim, not a property. What conditions it depends on, why blends complicate it, and what a buyer should ask before the word goes on a product.
August 28, 2026
What washable paper fabric can and cannot take: how it behaves after repeated washing, where it tears, which products suit it, and what to ask a supplier before you specify it.
August 25, 2026
Two large manufacturers publish real ocean-bound plastic programmes. What their disclosures show about collection radius, polymer types and honest percentages.
August 25, 2026
Most bamboo fabric is rayon made from bamboo, and US labelling rules say it must be described that way. What buyers should ask before ordering.
August 21, 2026
Bio-based content is a carbon ratio measured by a radiocarbon test method. It says nothing about biodegradability, farming impact or end of life. Here is how to read the number.