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Smart Keys

The Smart Keys are a series of practical articles designed to help you source materials in a more enlightened way.

From biodegradability to traceability, plant-based materials, chemical mysteries and eco-friendly accessories, each article unlocks ways to move step by step towards ethical and sustainable fashions.

Textile waste
  • Sustainability

How are virtuous artificial materials developed?

The production of artificial cellulose materials has doubled in 30 years.

Published on12 July 2024
Les facettes du coton biologique
  • Sustainability

The various facets of organic cotton

GOTS, OCS, PBP Cotton: an overview of the organic cotton and its certifications.

Published on26 June 2024
Fleur de lin
  • Sustainability

Diversifying plant fibers

Linen, hemp, nettles, kapok or jute open up a whole new field of possibilities.

Published on5 June 2024
Recycling fishing nets
  • Sustainability

How to recycle pre- and post-consumption?

The aim is to reduce existing synthetic textile stocks.

Published on22 May 2024
stretchy fabrics
  • Sustainability

Alternative stretch fabrics: what sustainable options to supplant elastane?

Focus on mechanical stretch materials and new generation elastane.

Published on6 May 2024
Recyclage de la couleur
  • Sustainability

Native colors, augmented naturals, energy savings: everything you need to know about alternative colors

A focus on options for developing colored products with a lower impact

Published on28 April 2024
Synthétiques biosourcés
  • Sustainability

What are the key innovations in biobased synthetics?

These materials are an interesting way of reducing CO2 emissions.

Published on15 April 2024
Traçabilité, composition et procédés de transformation de la matière
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Key choices for more responsible sourcing

How to find a creative material that combines social and environmental performance?

Published on12 December 2023
Optimisation des mélanges de l'élasthanne
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Elasticity: What’s the environmental impact of the elastane in our clothing?

Though it accounts for just 1% of the world’s fiber production, elastane has become the ...

Published on24 August 2023
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Can the rapid acceleration of fashion-tech help achieve eco-responsible goals?

What technological tools can be deployed to ensure environmental performance?

Published on30 March 2023
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Environmental management—catalyzing the leather industry’s shift to sustainability

How is environmental management proving to be the most promising driver for the leather industry?

Published on11 January 2023
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Microfibers, macro-problem?

No matter how small they may be, microfibers are everywhere, and operate in the shadows.

Published on10 November 2022
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: Physical traceability, integrity at the core of the fiber

Is it truly possible to authenticate a raw material with certainty?

Published on30 September 2022
  • Sustainability

Smart Keys: How do digital tools accelerate traceability?

In an age of transformation to responsible fashion, traceability now is an essential pillar.

Published on31 August 2022
  • Sustainability

Smart Key: New generation tanning – towards a leather industry with a reduced chemical impact?

An update on the leather industry’s new perspectives on responsible tanning.

Published on21 July 2022