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adidas Group - adidas Group exceeds 2015 Better Cotton target - 0 views

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    The adidas Group sourced 43% of its cotton from sustainable sources in 2015, surpassing its 40% "Better Cotton" target. The company plans to source 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources by 2018.
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Adidas Kicks Up PFC-Free Pledge, Partners with Bluesign · Environmental Manag... - 0 views

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    The adidas Group, whose brands include adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade, has partnered with bluesign technologies and committed to being 90 percent perfluorinated compound (PFC) free by June 15 and 99 percent PFC free by Dec. 31, 2017. The company has already committed to phase out the use of long-chain PFCs by no later than Jan. 1, 2015.
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adidas NEWS STREAM : Messi's Cleats today, recycled into yours tommorow - 0 views

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    Adidas launched its "Sports Infinity" research project, which aims to combine components from old sporting goods with excess materials from other industries to create new products. The goal of the research project is to provide soccer players with adhesive-free, recyclable, and zero-waste sporting goods.
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Adidas's New Ocean Plastic Shoes Are Just The Beginning | Co.Exist | ideas + impact - 1 views

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    Adidas partnered with Parley for the Oceans, a nonprofit that fights ocean plastic waste, to develop the shoe. Part of the upper is made from plastic bottles, bags, and other plastic that commonly ends up in the water.
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    Adidas partnered with Parley for the Oceans, a nonprofit that fights ocean plastic waste, to develop the shoe. Part of the upper is made from plastic bottles, bags, and other plastic that commonly ends up in the water. Because plastic degrades quickly in the ocean-turning into tiny particles that are hard to collect-most of the plastic was gathered on beaches.
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adidas Group - adidas Group achieves milestone in product sustainability, launches Sust... - 0 views

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    *Saved 50 million liters of water in 2013 through the use of DryDye fabric. *Introduced heel inserts for shoes that will divert 1,500 metric tons of polystyrene waste from landfills. *Incorporated sustainable components into 100% of Sport Performance footwear created for 2013. *Obtained over 23% of cotton from Better Cotton-certified sources.
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From trash to treasure: Adidas designs shoes made of ocean garbage - CNET - 0 views

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    The oceans are crammed with floating junk, including thousands of pieces of plastic per square mile of water, the U.N. says. In a bid to raise awareness of the problem, Adidas has developed a prototype sneaker made mostly from recycled floating plastic. 
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Adidas Knit These Sneakers Entirely From Ocean Plastic Trash | Co.Exist | ideas + impact - 0 views

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    As engineers work to find new ways to pull some of the trillions of pieces of plastic trash out of the ocean, companies are coming up with new uses for it. Like soap bottles, surfboards, and now shoes: Adidas just released a new prototype for a sneaker woven entirely out of ocean trash.
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Adidas Group Exceeds Sustainable Cotton Target - 0 views

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    The Adidas Group sourced more than 30% of its cotton from sustainable sources in 2014, which surpassed its 25% "Better Cotton" target. The company plans to source 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources by 2018.
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Adidas and Stella McCartney launch new line to promote eco-friendly fashion - Climate A... - 0 views

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    Adidas collaborated with Stella McCartney to launch an apparel and footwear line that aims to promote the importance of environmentally friendly fashion. The apparel and footwear line incorporates fabrics such as recycled polyester, organic cotton, and recycled ocean plastic.
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Toxic Chemicals in World Cup Soccer Gear, Greenpeace Says · Environmental Man... - 0 views

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    Soccer merchandise produced by adidas, Nike and Puma ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil has been found to contain hazardous chemicals, according to an investigation by Greenpeace Germany.
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adidas, Woolworths Among Brands Saying YESS to Slavery-Free Cotton | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    The Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), a project of the nonprofit As You Sow, has launched its newest initiative, YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced. YESS will work to eradicate modern slavery in cotton harvesting and yarn production by enabling yarn spinners to identify and eliminate cotton produced with forced labor, and be verified for having fair labor practices.
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Fashion Transparency Index - April 2016 | Sustainable Brands - 1 views

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    Following the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse that killed 1,134 people in 2013, Fashion Revolution and Ethical Consumer were compelled to demand more transparency from the fashion industry. To help the public learn where their clothes came from and how they were made, they began publishing the Fashion Transparency Index assessing top selling global brands. Levi's, Inditex, H&M, and adidas were among the top scorers in 2016.
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Toxic Chemicals Found in Kids' Clothes from Disney, Gap, 10 Other Brands · En... - 0 views

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    Disney, Burberry, Adidas and other major brands tested positive for hazardous chemicals in their children's clothes and shoes, according to a Greenpeace investigation.
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adidas, M&S, IKEA Among Brands Making Great Strides to Source Slave-Free Cotton | Susta... - 0 views

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Setting Standards: Sustainable Apparel Coalition Wins Industry Backing: Associations Now - 0 views

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    The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which counts more than 100 major companies among its members (including clothing brands such as Adidas and Hanes, as well as retail giants such as Target, H&M, and JCPenney), is working to create stronger standards for sustainable products
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Wide-Spread Waterless Dyeing Could Cut Pollution · Environmental Management &... - 0 views

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    The processes developed by AirDye, ColorZen and DyeCoo - the latter's process is being used by Adidas - differ greatly, but their results are similar: water use is cut to near zero sharply cutting pollution, the quantity of chemicals used is greatly reduced and faster drying cycles cut energy consumption.
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Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks | Guardian Sustainabl... - 0 views

  • Dye houses in India and China are notorious for not only exhausting local water supplies, but for dumping untreated wastewater into local streams and rivers.
  • cotton and polyester, the two most mass marketed textiles
  • Waterless dyeing should be the textile industry's holy grail
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  • ColorZen
  • Cotton comprises 45% of all fibres used within the global textile industry, so a sharp reduction in water consumption would be a huge process improvement for this sector.
  • Its process modifies cotton's molecular structure and allows dye to settle within the fibres without requiring the massive discharge of water,
  • lasts
  • can finish cotton fabric using 90% less water and 75% less energy.
  • AirDye
  • a sliver of the water and energy compared to traditional dyeing processes,
  • Instead of water, the company's technology uses air to disperse dye
  • polyester is the prime candidate because dyeing performs best in an airless environment with pressurised high hea
  • r and is more resilient to chemicals and washings.
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    Technology is being developed to reduce water use in dyeing but the use and abuse of water to dye clothing continues
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