A vision of the EU in its strategy on sustainable and circular textiles is to move away from fast fashion towards better and longer-lasting products, with more reuse and recycling. This briefing helps...
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The UNCTAD Commodities Branch has recently produced a report on industrial hemp that provided the background material for a forum on the ecological properties and economic potential of this commodity.
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is a multipurpose crop with many applications in the industrial, health, and agri-food sectors. This crop is mainly grown for its fibers or its seed and has...
This report describes the current trends and developments of the industrial hemp sector in the Netherlands. Key highlight include the Netherlands’ National Approach Biobased Building, a strategy for construction through...
Bio-based textiles can be made of natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic fibres. They can help reducing the use of virgin fossil-based synthetic materials, coupled with increasing...
Microplastics can be released directly into the environment or can result from the degradation of larger pieces of plastic. The wearing and washing of textiles made from synthetic (plastic) fibers is one...
The primary contribution of this research lies in the application and refinement of the GCBM framework, originally proposed by Salvador et al. (2021) . The GCBM framework serves as the central conceptual...
Fashion industry investments drive the choice for textile solutions characterized by radical experimentation and a firm commitment to sustainability. In the last five years, textile innovations have been...
This study explores and compares stakeholders’ perceptions of biobased products over the last few years. Three groups of stakeholders are included: consumers, the business-to-business market, and public...
This study assesses progress towards the Zero Pollution Action Plan (ZPAP) goal of reducing microplastic emissions into the environment by 30% by 2030. The lack of consistent EU monitoring...