Recycling To Close Synthetic Fabric Window On Fossil Energy Stakeholders
In another bad sign for fossil energy stakeholders, the apparel industry supply chain is focusing more attention on recycling pre-consumer and post-consumer petrochemicals.
In another bad sign for fossil energy stakeholders, the apparel industry supply chain is focusing more attention on recycling pre-consumer and post-consumer petrochemicals.
The concept is so simple, and yet so powerful. The idea that a company could change the world just by selling shirts, socks, hoodies and the like is a bit mind-bending. The fact that they are working to plant more than 1 billion trees by 2030 is impressive and humbling. To date, they have planted over 21 million trees, funded through their sale of responsibly produced clothing products. It’s the power of an organization committed to affecting change at a scale that scrambles the minds of most people.
Laura Kurgan, Chris Jordan, Lorrie Vogel and Assaf Biderman – Pop!Tech 2009 – Camden, ME In Part One, Lorrie Vogel explained some of the work Nike is doing to increase recycled and organic content in their products. Our conversation continues with discussing how Nike designers are encouraged to use sustainable … [continued]
This impressive footprint is Nike’s Considered Air Jordan XX3, their first basketball shoe designed using the Considered Ethos. Lorrie Vogel is the general manager of Nike Considered, Nike’s in-house sustainability think tank. She holds a degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse, and numerous patents. Her work in innovating around sustainability … [continued]