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Virginia Rollando
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Navigating The Confusing And Delicate World of LCAs & Carbon Neutrality | Part 2
PART 2 – A CASE STUDY ON THE MANIPULATION OF LCAS When numbers and data points are thrown at us, we tend to take them as the absolute...
Virginia Rollando
- Feb 7
- 7 min
Navigating The Confusing And Delicate World of LCAs & Carbon Neutrality | Part 1
PART 1 – LCA INTRODUCTION, GUIDELINES, BENEFITS, LIMITATIONS, CARBON OFFSETTING AND CERTIFICATIONS Hello reader! First of all, we would...
Ani Wells
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
Tools for Transparency 🔎
Supply chain transparency is one of the hottest sustainability topics and for good reasons. But, it doesn’t necessarily ensure a...
Ani Wells
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Concocting Resource Saving Wash Recipes
Denim players have gotten pretty smart at reducing the amount of water, chemicals and time that goes into achieving those looks. In order to
Ani Wells
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
The WORN Challenge
Calik Denim x Blue Matters x Officina+39
Ani Wells
- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
Digitizing the Denim Supply Chain
I’ve noticed a rage building inside of me when I see the dreaded rainbow wheel of death on screen. Why isn’t this image from Pexels...
Virginia Rollando
- May 17, 2021
- 9 min
Subcontracting and Solutions
Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with Jessie and Kim, co-founders of Manufactured Podcast! In this conversation, we dug deep into...
Ani Wells
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Let's Get Cycling! Does C2C Ensure A Perfect Product?
DAWN DENIM TELLS IT HOW IT IS. Perfection is impossible, but we’re all out here trying to achieve it, or at least the closest version to...
Ani Wells
- Apr 19, 2021
- 7 min
Symptom vs. Cause: What’s Wrong With The Sustainable Fashion Agenda?
It’s Fashion Revolution week friends! This week, we wanted to highlight the systemic issues within the supply chain that create an...
Ani Wells
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Fixing The System w/ Kuyichi
It’s currently a luxury if a brand tells you exactly how, where and with what their products are made. But, transparency and traceability...
Ani Wells
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Data Is King
INTRODUCING FIM BY FIBRETRACE There is no science to sustainable fashion. We’re working on it, but until now, real data in the fashion...
Virginia Rollando
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min
OMG yes or no GMO?
A CONVERSATION ON GMO COTTON WITH CANNON MICHAEL FROM BOWLES FARMING CO. If you had the choice between an organic apple and a GMO apple...
Ani Wells
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Transparency vs. Traceability: What's The Difference?
Outsourcing and subcontracting created the tangled web we call our supply chain and it is proving to be a very big challenge to untangle...
Ani Wells
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Social Sustainability with Rekut
It's hard to find something that is really different. But I've been looking more into how denim can be used as a tool for good, and I...
Ani Wells
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Protecting Your Brand From Fraud and False Labeling
HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS! How excited are you to press CTRL - ALT - DELETE on 2020 😅 ? It was a tough year, but there were many defining...
Ani Wells
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
Oritain X Cone Denim: Verifying Sourcing Claims Through Forensic Science
It can sometimes feel like we have to take on the role of a secret agent or private investigator to get to the bottom of sourcing claims....
Ani Wells
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Denim Supply Chain Speaks Up
I feel extremely lucky to be able to share the stories of those using denim as a power for good, but it breaks my heart to know that many...
Ani Wells
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
Growing Your Jeans: From Soil to Skin
We’re constantly trying to ‘reduce’ our carbon emissions, but what if we ‘rethought’ our approach? The concept of creating a positive...
Ani Wells
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
How Saitex International is Closing the Loop - Factory Tour
Last week I had the privilege of visiting Saitex International, one of the most (if not THE most) sustainable denim manufacturers in the...