服飾的永續紡織品:事實、杜撰、未來預測

本報告提供服飾的永續紡織品為中心複雜且持續中的問題調查、天然、合成及再生纖維與其製造關連的許多工程相關調查比較、紡織品環境帶來的影響和企業社會責任等，為您概述為以下內容。

簡介

第1章 永續紡織品的實例

• 廢棄物、污染
• 定位
• 永續紡織品和最後損益
• 開始看到希望

第2章 天然的方法

• 棉花的永續性的改善
• 超越有機棉:責任生產
• 非常棒的天然材料
• 悲哀的蠶
• 韌皮纖維

第3章 棉花的替代品

• 人造絲的優點和缺點
• Lyocell纖維，最好的纖維
• Bamboo-zled

第4章 合成纖維的優點和缺點

• 聚丙烯
• 聚酯
• 未來的塑膠
• 永續的伸縮性布料

第5章 纖維創新的輝煌新世界

• 大自然的提升
• 韌皮的「棉花化」
• 蜘蛛的線
• 生物創新
• 發射系統的課題

第6章 化學藥品的大釜

• 環保染料
• 無水染色
• 纖維的染色
• 生態印刷
• dirty丹寧布料
• 潛在毒性
• 高機能紡織品的問題
• 環保殺菌劑？
• 漫漫長路

第7章 回收的再次考慮

• 關閉服裝回收循環
• 天然纖維的回收
• 真正的回收
• 善加考慮的設計
• Slow Fashion及服裝類的壽命

第8章 可持續標準，透明度及共同供應鏈

• 測定什麼是適當的
• Higg Index
• 第三方的認證
• 跟消費者的溝通
• 更有效率、更環保的供應鏈

圖表

"If indigo was invented today, we would never approve it." Andrew Olah, founder of the Kingpins denim show, and of Olah Inc., a textile marketing, development, and sales agency in the US.

Comments like this serve to demonstrate how the spotlight is now very much on the design and manufacturing of textiles and apparel in terms of sustainability.

This report is intended to explore and clarify, as much as possible, the complex and ongoing issues surrounding sustainable textiles for apparel. It will examine and compare natural, synthetic, and regenerated fibres, and many of the processes involved in their manufacture.

The hot topic of toxic chemicals used in dyeing, printing, and finishing will be investigated, along with the progress being made in eliminating them.

Textile recycling, slow fashion, and garment longevity are re-emerging as viable concepts for impacting sustainability.

Finally, we will see how the industry's efforts to capture, measure, communicate, and improve its environmental footprint in a transparent way are leading to collaboration, innovation, and an improved bottom line.

The report includes quotes from some of the leading players spearheading activity in this area and illustrate how sustainability must go beyond corporate social responsibility studies and philanthropic efforts to focus on the impact of textiles on the environment.

At over 27,500 words, the report truly is a comprehensive look at this evocative of subjects.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - The case for sustainable textiles

• Waste and pollution
• Location, location, location
• Sustainable textiles and the bottom line
  • Patagonia
  • Lenzing
  • Unifi
  • Target Corporation
• Beginning to see the light

Chapter 2 - Nature's way

• Improving cotton's sustainability
  • GM cotton.
• Beyond organic cotton: responsible production
  • Cotton Made in Africa (CMiA)
  • Bayer e3
  • Sustainable Cotton Project (SCP)
  • The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
  • Solidaridad
  • CottonConnect
  • Cotton LEADS™
• The noble naturals
  • Merino and organic wool
• Pity the silk worm
• The bast fibres
  • Linen flax

Chapter 3 - The cotton alternative

• The pros and cons of rayon
  • Lenzing
• Lyocell, the preferred cellulosic
• Bamboo-zled

Chapter 4 - Synthetic pros and cons

• Polypropylene
• Polyester

• Plastics of the future
  • PET recycling technology
• Sustainable stretch

Chapter 5 - A brave new world for fibre innovation

• Improving on mother nature
  • Transgenic cotton
• The "cottonization" of bast
  • CRAiLAR flax
  • Bioflax
• Spider silk
• Bio-based innovation
  • Ingeo
  • Sorona gains ground
  • Bio-based nylons
• The LAUNCH Systems Challenge

Chapter 6 - The chemical cauldron

• Low-impact dyes
• Waterless dyeing
• Colouring the fibre
• Ecological printing
• Dirty denim
  • Indigo dyeing
  • Sulphur dyestuffs
  • Enzyme washing
  • Nano-bubbles
• Toxic detergents
• The problems with performance textiles
  • Eliminating PFCs
• Eco-friendly biocides?
• The road is long

Chapter 7 - Re-thinking recycling

• Closing the apparel recycling loop
• Natural fibre recycling
• Certifiably recycled
• Considered design
• Slow fashion and garment longevity

Chapter 8 - Sustainability metrics, transparency, and the collaborative supply chain

• Measuring what is appropriate
• The Higg Index
• Third party certifications
  • Bluesign
  • Oeko-Tex 100
  • STeP
  • EU Ecolabel
  • Organic Content Standard (OCS)
  • GOTS
• Communicating to the consumer
• A leaner, greener supply chain

List of tables

• Table 1: Comparative energy consumption for spinning fibre
• Table 2: Kg of CO2e per ton of spun fibre
• Table 3: Energy profile for a cotton T-shirt vs. a polyester T-shirt

List of figures

• Figure 1: Global fiber market 2012
• Figure 2: Refined end uses per barrel of oil
• Figure 3: The fiber demand - figures in millions of tons
• Figure 4: Anonymous industry benchmarking