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Earth Pledge Launches Eco-Friendly Textile Library

September 1, 2009 CAUSE & EFFECT No Comments
Earth Pledge Launches Eco-Friendly Textile Library

The Earth Pledge FutureFashion Textile Library online is the go-to source for eco-friendly fabrics.  They promote renewable, reusable and nonpolluting materials and processes at every step of the supply chain and work to assist designers and brands in their sourcing.  Since 2004, They’ve connected designers and suppliers in the sustainable design process, and have encouraged investment in innovative technologies and techniques that restore the balance between human and natural systems associated with fashion.

Through their collaboration with textile suppliers, we have compiled sustainable fabrics produced with sustainable fibers and/or using sustainable techniques. Images of these fabrics along with information on their manufacture, composition and ordering can be found in the FutureFashion Textile Library which currently has over 2,000 fabrics from 85 mills worldwide, and continues to grow daily.

To learn more about the library, go to www.earthpledge.org and visit the FutureFashion initiative.

If you have any questions or need additional information please contact Amanda Martinez at (212) 725-6611 ext 248 or at library@earthpledge.org.

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