Delta Apparel Expands Financial Leadership Team To Support Growth Initiatives

GREENVILLE, S.C.  — November 9, 2022 — Delta Apparel Inc., a provider of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products and direct-to-garment digital printing, announced today the addition of Jason Bates as vice president of Finance of its Delta Group business segment.

Matt Miller, Delta Group president, commented: “We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Delta Group team. Jason will provide overall finance leadership and will be responsible for leading the forecasting, planning, budgeting, and reporting processes for the Delta Group. His leadership experience and strong financial background will be essential to implementing key processes to support the long-range strategic vision and growth for the business.”

Jason comes to Delta Apparel with nearly 20 years of accounting and financial leadership experience as well as a strong track record of building and supporting global business operations. Jason most recently served as Director of Business Planning and Analysis & Commercial Finance at Interface, Inc., a global flooring company specializing in carbon neutral carpet tile and resilient flooring. Jason was responsible for the financial operations of Interface’s US, Canada, and Latin America businesses. Jason previously worked at Newell Brands, a $15 billion global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and commercial products, serving in progressive financial leadership roles including Plant Controller, Operations Finance Manager, SAP Senior Project Manager, and Senior Manager of Global Business Planning & Analysis.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Vermont.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Delta Apparel, Inc.

Alcantara Is Increasing Its Use Of Recycled Materials

MILAN — November 9, 2022 — Alcantara plans to increase the use of recycled post-consumer polymers in its luxury “Made in Italy” material for the fashion, consumer-electronics and automotive industries, according to the company’s annual sustainability report.

Alcantara Chairman and CEO Andrea Boragno said the company is introducing new material with greater proportions of recycled polymers that could lead to products that rely solely on recycled material within the next three to five years.

The new material is certified to be from 68 percent post-consumer recycled polyester produced in Europe and covered by the RCS (Recycled Claim Standard). The recycled polymers are obtained from waste material to prevent plastic from being sent to landfills, incinerated or discharged into the ocean.

A corporate leader in the implementation of environmental initiatives, Alcantara was certified as Carbon Neutral in 2009. It is the first Italian industrial company and one of the world’s first companies to achieve Carbon Neutrality status.

Alcantara’s recently issued sustainability report (https://sustainabilityreport.alcantara.com/ ) notes that its offset emissions amounted to 42,461 tons of CO₂ emissions during the last fiscal year.

Over the past 13 years Alcantara has supported 50 offset projects, including programs involving wind power, solar and hydroelectric in countries such as India, Turkey and Uganda.

The company also was able to avoid 15,272 tons in CO₂ emissions thanks to trigeneration and cogeneration systems in place at its facilities in Italy.

“Sustainability is the most critical issue of our times,” Boragno says. “That’s why it is a core value deeply rooted in our corporate culture and an important growth driver of our business strategy development.”

He adds that Alcantara is a member of the United Nations Global Compact and is committed to advancing the United Nations sustainable development goals.

Alcantara’s cradle to grave approach involves the measurement of all CO₂ emissions at every stage of its product life cycle from raw materials and production processes up to the product’s use and end-of-life.

Today the company also provides its automotive customers with specially customized products developed by its Complex Manufacturing Department at Alcantara’s production plant in Nera Montoro, Italy. The department provides uniquely branded and customized seating, headliners, floor mats and other products for companies such as Lamborghini, Ford, Maserati, McLaren, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo.

Alcantara, a “Made in Italy” lifestyle brand, was founded in 1972. Today Alcantara® can be found on leading brands in a variety of fields, including the auto industry, the world of fashion and accessories, interior design, home decor and consumer- electronics.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Alcantara S.p.A.

Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) Launches A Best Practice Training Curriculum To Benefit The Organic Cotton Sector

AMSTERDAM — November 10, 2022 — The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), the multi-stakeholder organisation dedicated to organic cotton, today announced the publication of the Organic Cotton Training Curriculum, a standardised Training of Trainers curriculum on organic agronomic best practices. Developed with FiBL (The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) as the research partner, in consultation with OCA, its Implementing Partners and field teams, and other local experts, the curriculum will ensure robust training of trainers and the optimum transfer of knowledge to organic cotton farmers.

Public launch of the training curriculum

The newly launched curriculum is the first training package designed for organic cotton growers in over a decade. It includes in-depth modules and accompanying activity guides on a breadth of topics from seed to harvest. Supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the curriculum will complement existing training materials.

The Organic Cotton Training Curriculum is publicly available via the OCA website to benefit the entire organic cotton sector and beyond. OCA has additionally invested in a Learning Management System Platform to support virtual training and easy access to the materials, directly online or via a mobile app, for field staff of its Implementing Partners. The curriculum has already been launched on the ground, during the initial roll out in the summer of 2022, at OCA’s train-the-trainer sessions. As a result, hundreds of field staff from Implementing Partners and Farm Groups across the different regions of India have been trained up.

Impact through collaboration

‘This is a curriculum for all our dedicated field staff who deliver round- the- year training and advisory support to the in-conversion and certified organic farmers across many states in India. It is unique in that it consolidates the most relevant topics and challenges that our field staff and farmers face on a day-to-day basis on crop management practices from the seed selection stage to post- harvest management. We are encouraged by the positive reception at field-level when the curriculum was piloted this summer. This is a key resource and milestone for OCA’s Programmes and the sector at large, and we are looking forward to building it out with further tools and including other geographies in the near future.’ Shankhamala Sen, Senior Programme Officer at OCA.

‘The Organic Cotton Training Curriculum is designed to reduce the gaps between scientific and practitioner communities. The curriculum will help develop the cotton-growing community’s capacities to produce more sustainably and work as a catalyst to fast-track the system’s transformation toward resilience.’ Dr. Amritbir Riar, Deputy leader of the Department of International Cooperation, FiBL

‘This initiative is the first step towards enriching the skilled extension workers in each corner of the country. The curriculum is unique in that it has specific characteristics like; flexible in time and location, easily accessible, and a single click takes you into the world of knowledge. In the long term, this platform will be expanded with leading farmers and community leaders.’ Hetal Shah, Director at Amiha Agro, India

More local adaptations planned for 2023

While the curriculum is available in English and Hindi for the initial roll out across India, OCA will further work on translations to local languages and adapt the modules for Pakistan, where the organisation has recently started its Farm Programme. More geographies will follow.

OCA and FIBL plan to regularly update and improve the modules, activity guides and curriculum guidelines using feedback from farmers, field staff, farm groups and other experts to ensure the latest advancements and innovations in agronomic practices are captured in the curriculum.

OCA invites all organisations within the organic and sustainable cotton sector to use the materials to drive change on the ground, giving in-conversion and existing organic cotton farmers the skills to ultimately become more resilient and self-sufficient while optimizing the potential of their land and crops.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA)

SPINNOVA® Named In TIME’s Best Inventions Of 2022 List

HELSINKI — November 10, 2022 — The annual TIME Best Inventions List recognizes groundbreaking products and innovations that change how we live. This year, SPINNOVA® is named among these extraordinary innovations.

SPINNOVA has made the list of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022, earning its spot in the Style Category. This year’s Best Innovations in the style category feature multiple solutions for sustainable fashion, from SPINNOVA fiber to Evrnu’s NuCycl fibre and ThredUP’s AI-powered search tool called Thrift the Look.

Created from renewable raw materials, SPINNOVA fiber is made with zero harmful chemicals, and its production consumes 99-percent less water and causes 72-percent fewer CO2 emissions than conventional cotton.

“We believe that the key to changing the world lies in sustained innovation and we are honored to be recognized for our efforts to transform the raw material base of the global textile industry for the better,” commented Spinnova’s CEO Kim Poulsen.

TIME recognizes products and services that are solving compelling problems in creative ways and changing how we think about what’s possible. Previously awarded brands include for example Dyson, Sony and Allbirds. To compile the list TIME evaluated contenders on a number of key factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact. The result is a list of 200 groundbreaking inventions across different categories.

See the full list: time.com/best-inventions-2022

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: SPINNOVA

Chargeurs PCC Launches Zero-Water Rainbow Collection Of Sustainable Knitted Interlinings

PARIS — November 10, 2022 — Chargeurs PCC, the world’s largest apparel interlinings manufacturer, today announced the launch of the Zero-Water Rainbow Collection of sustainable knitted interlinings. The collection of ultralight inner components is available in 15 colors, in addition to white, natural and off-white, all dyed through a proprietary waterless process that minimizes environmental impact.

The Zero-Water Rainbow Collection offers the lightest interlinings for couturiers and luxury brands that use the most luxurious and lightweight fabrics to create garments. Delicate and sheer items require silky, soft interlinings that provide flexible structure, durability and adhesion while remaining nearly invisible, so as not to detract from the color of the outer fabric. The collection is available in a wide range of sustainable colors to ensure designers’ creations drape perfectly and wear well, with no perceptible difference in the color of materials used to construct different layers of garments.

“We’ve leveraged our expertise to create a revolutionary dyeing process that uses absolutely no water as part of our commitment to sustainability through innovation,” said Gianluca Tanzi, CEO of Chargeurs Textile. “The Zero-Water Rainbow Collection of sustainable interlinings offer the flexibility and improved adhesion the world’s top couturiers demand in a wide range of colors to match nearly any fabric.”

The traditional dyeing process is one of the most water-intensive and polluting parts of fashion production. According to the UN, the fashion industry produces 20% of all wastewater and textile dyeing is the second-largest source of water pollution globally. Most of this wastewater is returned untreated to the environment, where chemicals from dyes can harm human, animal and plant life.

To address this issue, Chargeurs PCC designed and engineered a proprietary waterless dyeing process that involves dyeing the adhesive material used in interlinings rather than the fabric itself. The Zero- Water Rainbow Collection is available in very small order quantities with fast delivery, eliminating overproduction and the need for fashion brands to purchase material than they actually need just to meet minimum order requirements.

The Zero-Water Rainbow Collection is manufactured at Chargeurs’ century-old, fully integrated Lainièr de Picardie factory outside Paris, under the supervision of the company’s textile and chemical experts.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Chargeurs PCC

Hexcel Receives Sustainability Award From Airbus Defence And Space

STAMFORD, Conn. — November 10, 2022 — Hexcel Corp. announced today that Airbus Defence and Space has recognized the company with its annual Sustainability Award, presented yesterday at the Global Supplier Conference in Munich, Germany.

Each year, Airbus Defence and Space recognizes a few suppliers that have achieved excellence in sustainability through initiatives that support its business. The award granted to Hexcel recognizes a partnership announced in 2021 with Fairmat to recycle carbon fiber prepreg composite cutoffs from Hexcel European operations and its customers. The cutoffs are reused in manufacturing composite panels sold into commercial markets.

Thierry Merlot, President, Aerospace – Europe, MEA/AP & Industrial at Hexcel, said “We are delighted to receive this award that recognizes a key collaboration and important milestone in our path to achieve our sustainability targets. From lightweight composites that help lower emissions to improving our processes to reduce our impact on the environment, Hexcel is relentless in our pursuit of innovations that, in collaboration with customers, will lead to a more sustainable future.”

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Hexcel Corporation

Nanobionic Announces Global Partnership With La-Z-Boy Incorporated And Culp, Inc.

NEW YORK CITY — November 9, 2022 — Nanobionic® today announced a global partnership with La-Z-Boy Inc. and Culp Inc. Nanobionic technology will now be used in Culp upholstery fabric that is exclusively offered in La-Z-Boy’s newly launched Restore by Nanobionic furniture collection.

Nanobionic is a mineral-based coating that blends science with wellness and recovery. It is applied as a soft coating on any type of textile, leather, or artificial leather, providing the benefit of improving energy and recovery. Restore by Nanobionic helps transform natural body heat into energy. This fabric collection, which is offered in a beautiful array of Culp fabrics featuring soft textures and stylish colors, allows users to relax, recover, and restore their body while enjoying the comfort of La-Z-Boy’s furniture.

Nanobionic’s CEO George Psipsikas stated: “We are honored to be working with such an iconic brand as La-Z-Boy and Culp to incorporate Nanobionic’s innovative technology into the new Restore by Nanobionic line. This exclusive partnership is a significant innovation in the home furniture industry, as Culp’s Nanobionic-treated upholstery fabric creates increased energy and wellness benefits for the end users of La-Z-Boy furniture around the world. Every piece of La-Z-Boy Restore by Nanobionic furniture can now become a charging station for the human body”.

La-Z-Boy’s Vice President, Merchandising Paula Hoyas stated: “For 95 years, La-Z-Boy Incorporated has brought quality, comfortable furniture to consumers with an emphasis on innovative design and technology. The Restore by Nanobionic® fabric line is another great example of our focus on providing consumers with inspiring, new and exciting solutions to allow them to relax and rejuvenate in our furniture.”

Culp Upholstery Fabrics Senior Vice President of Design and Marketing Tammy Buckner, stated: “Culp is excited to partner with Nanobionic and La-Z-Boy to offer our fabrics that incorporate Nanobionic’s proprietary technology exclusively for La-Z-Boy’s new Restore by Nanobionic collection. Incorporating technology into upholstered furniture that people use in their daily lives can become a game changer for promoting recovery and wellness in the comfort of their own homes. We are proud to be working with these two great companies to offer these performance products that now work with your body.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Nanobionic / La-Z-Boy / Culp, Inc.

First Of Its Kind Commercial Scale Recycled Textile Mill Opens In Sweden

SUNDSVALL, Sweden — November 10, 2022 — Today, as world leaders gather in Egypt to discuss how to decarbonize supply chains in time to stabilize our climate, the world’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile pulp mill held its official opening in Sundsvall, Sweden. ‘Renewcell 1’ is the first of a new generation of climate-friendly mills that shift viscose production from being a linear extractive supply chain, with significant impact on the world’s forests, biodiversity, and climate, to low-impact, circular production. he first-of-its-kind facility will repurpose over 120,000 metric tonnes of textile waste next year, otherwise destined for landfills, and turn it into new viscose for fashion.

As the global effort to combat climate change and environmental degradation accelerates there is a growing need to make fashion circular and preserve critical forest ecosystems. Over 200 million trees, many from the world’s most vital forests, are currently cut down every year to make fabrics like viscose and rayon. Renewcell’s new mill uses textile waste rather than trees to make these fabrics, sourcing from worn-out jeans and production scraps.

“We’re delighted to be the first mill in the world that is dedicated to circular manufacturing for the viscose fashion sector,” said Patrik Lundström, CEO of Renewcell. “It hasn’t always been easy but the commissioning of this facility marks the dawn of a new circular era for global fashion.”

Strong market demand has played a key role in Renewcell coming to market at scale. Through Canopy’s work in the fashion sector, more than 500 fashion brands, designers, and retailers are committed to prioritizing the use of Next Generation Solutions, including viscose made from old textiles and agricultural residues, along with not sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests. Clear market signals of support and offtake agreements from brands and conventional viscose producers helped Renewcell unlock their financing for this first commercial-scale facility.

“As we strive to turn around the climate and biodiversity crises, we need dozens of these low-impact mills to replace unsustainable forest-based viscose production,” said Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director of Canopy. “Renewcell, their investors and off-takers have stepped up to make this first Next Gen mill a reality. We’re excited to continue to work with the marketplace and financiers to transform this supply chain at a pace and scale that’s proportional to the ecological requirements of our time.”

It is estimated that over 90 million tonnes of apparel waste accumulate in landfills each year — the equivalent in weight to 18 Great Pyramids. Using recycled waste textiles to make viscose rather than forest fibre saves up to 15 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of product.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Renewcell

Säntis Textiles Joins International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) As Corporate Member

ZURICH — November 10, 2022 — Säntis Textiles is a family-owned and -run textile sourcing and supply company headquartered in Singapore that was established in 2005. It specializes in material, fiber, yarns, and fabric development and sourcing for the global garment and technical textiles market. Säntis Textiles has offices in Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, United Kingdom and the USA.

In 2016, Säntis Textiles launched their proprietary technology RCO100, the world’s first mechanical recycling machinery, designed with the forward-thinking customer in mind. With RCO100 the company is actively improving and strengthening the circular economy. Säntis Textiles is proud to be part of the <1 percent of mechanical textile-to-textile recycling.

Founded in 1904 The ITMF is the international forum of the global textile value chain for producers of fiber to finished products. Its members are from textile and apparel-producing countries representing approximately 90 percent of global production.

Annabelle Hutter, managing director of Säntis Textiles AG (Switzerland), said that “the textile trade has transformed immensely in the past 20-30 years. Production of apparel and home textiles have moved to a large extent to Asia, new markets for circular as well as technical textiles have emerged or digital or environmental requirements and changes have reshaped the industry. What has not changed is the need to be connected personally with colleagues from the industry around the world. The ITMF is a special forum for industry representatives from around the world to meet and to discuss new ideas and solutions. In addition, ITMF offers its members information that help to better understand the dynamics of the industry. Säntis Textiles appreciated attending the ITMF Annual Conference 2022 in Davos, where interesting topics were discussed and personal contacts could be strengthened.”

“By joining ITMF as a Corporate Member, Säntis Textiles becomes part of a unique international forum that brings together stakeholders from the entire global textile value chain. Meeting colleagues and friends from different segments in the value chain – producers of fibres, textiles, garments, home textiles, textile machinery, or textile chemicals as well as other organizations and companies affiliated with the textile industry – in an environment of trust and with a spirit of collaboration, is fruitful and productive. A network of personal relations is precious, when it comes to understand and navigate through the complex global textile industry. ITMF and all ITMF members will benefit from Säntis Textiles’ unique expertise and experience in developing and sourcing textile products around the world. The ITMF Annual Conference 2022 which was held in September 2022 in Davos, Switzerland, had shown that personal relations are and will remain crucial in the textile industry”, stated Dr. Christian Schindler, Director General of ITMF.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)

Darn Tough Vermont Receives Award From The U.S. Department Of Labor

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — November 10, 2022 — Just ahead of Veterans Day, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Martin J. Walsh, recognized Darn Tough Vermont as one of the recipients of the 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Darn Tough earned the Gold award — and is the only Vermont company to receive this recognition. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

“We are committed to our veterans, our families, our communities and our state,” said Ric Cabot, president and CEO of Darn Tough Vermont. “Everyone at Darn Tough is dedicated to giving back to the community in every way we can. Establishing comprehensive and thoughtful programs and opportunities for veterans is another way to show our support and appreciation.”

Darn Tough joins 834 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service.

Recipients of the 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran integration assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages; availability of veteran-specific resources; leadership programming for veterans; dedicated human resource efforts; pay compensation and tuition assistance programs for veterans. More than 1,400 employers have earned a HIRE Vets Medallion Award since 2018.

Posted: November 10, 2022

Source: Darn Tough Vermont

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