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F U N C T I O N A L FA B R I C FA I R / C O M PA N Y N E W S ACCOUNTABILITY/ TRANSPARENCY "anks to ermore innovative technology, garments are more durable and can be kept for longer without losing their quality. We strongly believe durability is sustainable." —ermore spokesperson "eVent BIO addresses sustainability and accountability within our sourcing process— our membrane uses castor beans sourced from India through the Pragati Initiative ("progress" in Hindi), made available through our partner Arkema. is program helps drive sustainable farming by providing educational materials to farmers, while improving farmers' and farm workers' income to ensure better health and living conditions." —Alison Gibson, marketing specialist, eVent Fabrics "We are a leading provider of the OEKO-TEX portfolio of services. Our industry needs to quantify carbon and water impact in order to reduce it. OEKO-TEX developed a carbon and water footprint tool for facilities to measure and report their carbon emissions and water usage. is industry-specific tool provides data on the materials and process steps that contribute most to a facility's overall environmental impact - at the facility level, for each processing step and for 1kg of material. e Impact Calculator is currently available for any facility with STeP by OEKO-TEX certification." —Casey Strauch, US marketing manager, Hohenstein "All our technologies are built around our proprietary micelle delivery system. is allows our sustainable technologies to have industry leading durability and performance such as the colorfastness of our natural dyes or the efficacy of our antimicrobial or self-cleaning technology. We also have a vertical supply chain sourcing the ingredients directly from farmers - which allows for deeper accountability and transparency around our ingredients and sourcing practices." —Allie Sutton, CEO, Moonlight Technologies DURABILITY "brrr° functional yarns are completely durable; the cooling function lasts for the life of the fabric and garment, and it won't ever fade or diminish over time. brrr° provides transparency within our supply chain and can provide certifications upon request." —Erin Szoch, business and marketing manager, brrr° "TurboDry technology does not wash out like most wicking chemistries. us, there is durable performance. All fabrics are bluesign and OEKO- TEX Standard 100 Certified." —Jordan Lightstone, marketing and business development lead, NexTex Innovations/TurboDry® "e durability of a product ultimately plays into how sustainable a product is. 37.5 Technology is durable to the point of being permanent. Our natural mineral technology is permanently embedded at the fiber level, will not wash out and works for the life of the product. All 37.5 fibers and yarns now incorporate an Enhanced Biodegradation (+EB) technology to accelerate the natural biodegradation of synthetic textiles in landfills, allowing the fiber and yarns to biodegrade in just a fraction of the centuries it would normally take, without impacting durability or performance." —Preston Brin, vp of global marketing, 37.5 Technology/Cocona Labs l Of the themes we are seeing, which does your offering encompass? July 2022 ~ Textile Insight Functional Fabric Fair Special Edition • 7 textileinsight.com