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TEXTILE INSIGHT ® Editor/Associate Publisher Emily Walzer emilyawalzer@gmail.com Editorial Director Cara Griffin Contributing Editors Suzanne Blecher Kurt Gray Jennifer Ernst Beaudry Kathlyn Swantko Art Director Francis Klaess Production / Digital Brandon Christie bchristie@formula4media.com Publisher Jeff Nott jnott@formula4media.com 516-305-4711 Advertising Katie O'Donohue kodonohue@formula4media.com 828-244-3043 Sam Selvaggio sselvaggio@formula4media.com 212-398-5021 Formula4Media ® PO Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 www.formula4media.com Footwear Insight Footwear Insight Extra Outdoor Insight sportstyle Team Insight Team Insight Extra Textile Insight Textile Insight Extra Trend Insight Subscriptions: store.formula4media.com One year: $24.00 (in the United States) Textile Insight ® is a registered trademark of Formula4 Media, LLC. ©2021 All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by authors and contributors to Textile Insight are not necessarily those of the editors or publishers. Textile Insight is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Articles appearing in Textile Insight may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. Textile Insight is published bi-monthly: Jan/Feb; Mar/Apr; May/Jun; Jul/Aug; Sep/Oct; Nov/Dec. Postmaster: Send address changes to Textile Insight, P.O. Box 23-1318 Great Neck, NY 11023 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 In the Market ……………………………………………….6 A round up of hot topics, trend forecasts, eco updates and coverage of the buzzy European trade fair Munich Fabric Start (MFS). Made in America …………………………………………...12 Sustainability is nothing new at Milliken & Company, but a $25M investment in a brand new cogeneration project is a big step up. Voices .................................................................... 13 UK-based sustainability specialist Charles Ross offers clarity on the topic of circularity, and outlines how it revolves around eight key stages of practice. Footwear ............................................................... 14 Shoe suppliers are picking up the pace to achieve a lighter eco footprint by developing products that align with carbon-centric sustainability goals. Technology ........................................................... 16 New earth-friendly textile finishes and membranes raise the bar by advancing textiles that are both high-tech performers and low impactors on the planet. Trendsetters ........................................................ 22 Eco evangelists Wesley Baker, founder of Debrand, and Amy Marks-McGee, founder of Trendincite, spread the word on recycling and material innovations. Trend Insight Survey .......................................... 28 This installment of Trend Insight Consumer delivers research on purchasing decisions by active outdoorists with feedback conducted on MESH 01's Insight Platform. Supply Chain ......................................................... 32 Shutdowns and shipping delays continue to impact sourcing from Asian factories, creating uncertainty around Holiday and S/S '22 deliveries. Education .............................................................. 33 Research at Harvard University and MIT is bringing laboratory sensor-testing power into into wearable garments, like a fabric mask. Out of Context ..................................................... 34 Kurt Gray makes a case for today's no-junk-for-me consumers that are changing society's behavior in several different ways. September/October 2021 ~ Textile Insight • 4 Munich Fabric Start trade show report, page 7 COVER STORY: CIRCULARITY COMES OF AGE SECTION: PAGE 23 New mindsets and practices are giving shape to a modern ecosystem that promotes circularity, and provides positive change locally and globally. Page 18

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