Circular Materials Guidelines

Co-sponsored by Textile Exchange, Fashion United collaborated with standards and certifications organizations, industry leaders and stakeholders, to develop a publicly-available and industry-reviewed Guideline that describes in detail how to achieve Circular Materials. The Guideline focuses on four main categories:

• Feedstock Contents
  Incorporate existing recycled and reclaimed content into materials as a foundational step to minimizing virgin inputs and spur circular systems.
• Chemistry
  Phase hazardous chemicals out of textile products and processes and promote safer alternatives.
• Water
  Provide a roadmap to achieve zero discharge from facilities.
• Energy
  Provide a vision for zero greenhouse gas emissions and a roadmap to achieving as close to zero greenhouse gas emissions as technology allows.