Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...

Polyester was once thought to be a wonder fiber. Both durable and efficient, with no need for farmland or vast amounts of water, it threatened to leave natural fibers like cotton in the dust. It turns ...

Textile Exchange just co-signed Changing Markets Foundation’s sobering survey results: in spite of the sector’s sustainability efforts, the fashion industry is in the throes of “plastic paralysis.” ...