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Textile Innovation
Ep. 125: Decarbonising the textile value chain
The Textile Innovation Podcast speaks with Simon Kew, COO of Sparxell.
Sparxell develops next-generation colours and effects by providing 100% plant-based performance colourants. Spinning out from the University of Cambridge after years of research on biomimetic photonics and structural colours, Sparxell aims to eliminate toxic chemicals from colouration.
With GHG emissions currently predicted to triple by the middle of the century, the fashion industry is far off course to reach Net Zero, as set out in the Paris Agreement. In this episode, Simon Kew, COO at Sparxell, and Canopy member, speaks to WTiN about decarbonising and detoxifying manufacturing in the textile industry and what this means for the whole value chain.
Additionally, Kew has recently launched a book ‘The Path to Net Zero for the Fashion Industry’. He explains how the book presents quantitative science-based evidence to understand where greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted by the fashion industry are generated. He also speaks about the strategies needed to achieve decarbonisation, which he sets out in the book.
For more information, please visit sparxell.com. To find out more about Kew’s book please visit, routledge.com.
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