Consumer
Lenzing’s Pursuit for Tomorrow’s Denim: Pioneering Circularity in the Fashion Industry
The environmental impact of production processes and textile waste has long been a pressing concern in the fashion industry, with denim being perhaps the most pressing sector of all. As …
Brave New World of E-Textiles: Automotive, Robotics and Beyond
When I first entered the smart textiles industry, there was little knowledge of electronic textiles (e-textiles). People had this skeptical kind of curiosity, like they were something out of a …
Sparkling Sustainability in Hygiene
Sparkle makes planet-friendly period care products from renewable plant-based ingredients that do not contain conventional petrochemical-based plastics (such as polypropylene or polyethylene). Recently, IFJ caught up the Sparkle’s CEO and …
Diapers That Do More
Amrita Saigal, founder and CEO of Kudos is on to something. For Saigal, creating sustainable products that truly perform to the high standards of the consumer is the cornerstone of …
Hygiene Technology: From Lines to Smart Factories
The complexity of absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) – baby diapers, femcare products and those for coping with adult incontinence – is not immediately apparent to consumers who never-theless greatly value …