July 2021

Jul 29

Webinar: How connected garments can help enable a circular economy – August 11 at 11:00 AM ET

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Can smart garments help overcome the barriers to circularity? This online panel discussion explores how the digitization of apparel can help to enable garment resale, rental, repair, and address the challenges of product end of life recycling. Houdini Sportswear explains how it is digitizing their products to advance their circular eco system...

Jul 27

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Leading Outdoor Brand Houdini Sportswear Closes the Circularity Gap – Pioneering EON & YKK Technology to Connect Products in a Circular Apparel System

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Swedish Circular Sportswear brand Houdini is setting a new standard for product circularity – digitizing its iconic One Parka, launching August 2021, and committing to digitizing and connecting all its garments to the cloud by 2023 as part of Houdini’s pledge to transition its entire ecosystem to 100% circular by…

Jul 06

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YKK Signs Licensing Agreement with Green Theme Technologies for Water-Free and Non-Toxic EMPEL Technology

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YKK announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Green Theme Technologies (GTT) to use their water-free and non-toxic EMPEL™ water protection technology on zippers. GTT operates at the leading edge of sustainable performance textile finishes, and its PFC-free EMPEL platform is one of the best performing…