Global nonprofit Textile Exchange has published the final criteria for its Materials Matter Standard, a unified, impact-driven standards system for raw material production and primary processing in ...

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Textile Exchange will launch the criteria for its new standard on 12 December ahead of its 2026 launch. Credit: Matveev Aleksandr/shutterstock.com. Textile Exchange said that following a successful ...

The fashion industry is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions largely because of the energy needed to produce a finished garment, and the amount of fossil-fuel-based polyester that makes ...

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The criteria advance the organisation’s move to a unified standards system for raw material production and primary processing. Credit: Alla_Che/Shutterstock.com. Development of the new standard ...

Development of the new standard started in 2021 and is slated to become effective on 31 December 2026. Certification will become mandatory from 31 December 2027. Until then, organisations could ...