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Sustainability, circular economy, circularity and sourcing location now affect all of our material and product choices. Beyond the regulatory compliance to ensure sustainability certifications, there …
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Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite and selections from this month: 1. Celium™ MC# - 1132701 Manufacturer: …
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite and selections from this month: PureFive™ UPR PP Manufacturer: PureCycle …
With such a large viewership, large events such as The Oscars are a great opportunity to bring awareness to different causes. The 95th Annual Academy Awards which took place this past Sunday were no …
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On November 1st, Massachusetts began banning textiles, mattresses, and organic food waste from being landfilled. Massachusetts has a goal to reduce waste disposal volumes 30% by 2030 relative to a …
As one of the most globally recognized and positive approaches to how we assess our products, spaces, and manufacturing methods and their impact on the planet, Cradle to Cradle has given generations …
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Knowing How to Utilize The Whole Bean - Coffee, the staple of daily life for over one billion people, is produced from 10 million tons of beans every year, and that means that there is a lot of coffee …
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An Evolution from Yarn to Alternative Applicaitons - Natural, renewable, and a staple of our lives for the last few millennia, cotton is a true industrialized crop, with volumes of 27 million tons …
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A new take on minerals - Turns out, two-thirds of all the known minerals on our planet would never have formed without the creation of life. The majority of the hard, crystalline, sometimes beautiful …
Our newest trend report, created in partnership with The Prospectivists and Broadside Studios is live! This month's trend report, entitled "Heritage & Know-How" looks at this macro trend …
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Discover how socio cultural macro trends shape the world around us in an engaging webinar with Emma Fric, semiotician and co-founder of The Prospectivists, a leading trend forecasting agency and Dr. …
Tired of planned obsolescence, luxury consumers are now prioritizing meaning - essentially aspiring to fewer, albeit superior goods and purposeful experiences; this incites increasingly sophisticated …
