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When Earth Action and The Nature Conservancy published From Shedding to Solutions in July 2026, the report filled a gap the textile industry had been working around for years: nobody had quantified, at system level, how much microfibre pollution manufacturing
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Infos, récits et éclairages 30 juillet 2026 Nouveau rapport : From Shedding to Solutions Chaque année, la production textile génère environ 92 000 tonnes de pertes de microfibres, dont plus de 58 000 tonnes sont rejetées dans l’environnement. Pourtant, cette
News, stories and insights July 30th 2026 New Report: From Shedding to Solutions Textile production generates an estimated 92,000 tonnes of microfiber losses every year, with more than 58,000 tonnes reaching the environment. New research shows that this pollution is
Textile manufacturing releases 92,000 tonnes of microfibre pollution each year, report finds
How ‘practical interventions’ could cut around 95 per cent of microfibre pollution from textile production
Every year, textile manufacturing generates an estimated 92,000 tonnes of microfiber losses during production, with 63%, more than 58,000 tonnes, reaching the environment. But where exactly does this pollution occur, how much is already being captured, and what would it
Since 2015, an SBTi-validated target has sent a clear signal to the market: the company knows how much it needs to cut its emissions to stay aligned with the Paris Agreement and a well-below-2°C pathway, and it commits publicly to
Depuis 2015, une cible validée par la SBTi envoie un signal clair au marché : l’entreprise sait de combien réduire ses émissions pour rester alignée sur l’Accord de Paris et la trajectoire sous 2°C, et elle s’engage publiquement à le
Financial institutions have had a standard way to measure the carbon emissions financed through their portfolios for several years now. Plastic pollution has had no equivalent. An investor could hold shares in a packaging company, a textile manufacturer, or a
Une nouvelle recherche menée par Earth Action cartographie les pertes de microfibres tout au long de la fabrication des textiles, identifie quatre leviers pour les réduire et en analyse les implications pour les fabricants.
The textile industry now has its first system-level baseline for how much microfiber pollution manufacturing creates, and where it can be reduced. A new report from Earth Action, From Shedding to Solutions, maps the full pathway from fiber generation through
L’émission « À bon entendeur » de la RTS s’est penchée sur une question qui interpelle de nombreux consommateurs : la consommation de thé en sachet entraîne-t-elle l’ingestion de microplastiques ?
Earth Action Juin Newsletter Infos, récits et éclairages 25 juin 2026 Polyester recyclé : l’allégation qui est en train de devenir un risque Voici une phrase tellement répétée dans cette industrie qu’elle a fini par sonner moins comme une affirmation
News, stories and insights June 25th 2026 The recycled polyester claim that’s about to become a liability Here’s a sentence that has been repeated so often in this industry it stopped sounding like a claim and started sounding like a
Les recherches sur le polyester recyclé et le relargage de microfibres sont plus contestées que les marques ne le pensent. Voici ce que montre la science et pourquoi le risque lié aux allégations augmente.
Research on recycled polyester and microfiber shedding is more contested than brands realise. Here is what the science shows and why the claims risk is growing.
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