Polartec, creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, is organising a digital discussion on the science of sustainable fabrics. The session on March 23, will discuss current situation and the direction one needs to move with regard to issues like circularity, recycled plastics, biodegradability, and testing and measurement of sustainability.
The event will begin with a brief introductory presentation from Polartec president Steve Layton, updating attendees on Polartec efforts, and introducing the event’s participants, which include some of the company’s key collaborators in its endeavour to innovate performance fabrics based on sustainable science.Polartec, creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, is organising a digital discussion on the science of sustainable fabrics. The session on March 23, will discuss current situation and the direction one needs to move with regard to issues like circularity, recycled plastics, biodegradability, and testing and measurement of sustainability. #
"Sustainable science is the driving force behind the Polartec brand. We’re constantly in touch with these experts to ensure that we’re moving in the right direction, and I think in the spirit of transparency, it’s important to share these conversations,” says Layton. "It takes a true collaboration of ideas to find the best path forward.”
The session will be moderated by Royal College of Art lecturer, journalist and performance textile sustainability expert Charles Ross. It will be addressed by Layton, Jeff Strahan, Milliken and Company director of Research, Compliance, and Sustainability, Dr. Morton Barlaz, North Carolina State University professor and dead of the department of civil, construction, and environmental engineering, Eva Karlsson, Houdini Sportswear CEO, Bruno De Wilde, and Organic Waste Systems (OWS) laboratory manager.
"I am really looking forward to this discussion. Being surrounded by people who know more than me is always a learning experience," says Ross. "Right now, everything is being greenwashed as 'sustainable' - this is a chance for the science to be discussed by an informed panel. What we know is that the solution is not obvious."
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