Leveraging TENCELTM Innovations for Low-Impact Apparel

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 10 a.m.

For fashion to break out of its disposability rut, it needs to focus on quality. And quality begins with using materials that can last.\nA key tactic to reduce a garment\u2019s impact is to get more use out of it. Being able to wash and wear something 40 times instead of five times makes a huge difference in the overall calculation of its environmental cost, explained\xa0World Textile Sourcing (WTS)\xa0CEO Luis Antonio Aspillaga during a recent discussion with Sourcing Journal founder and president Edward Hertzman. \u201cSustainability works when the garment has a longer life,\u201d Aspillaga noted.\nHear more about WTS\u2019 experience working with TENCEL\u2122 and how quality relates to sustainability.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices