The GRV Journal is keeping you up to date with our showcases at Europe’s most relevant tradeshows, our consumer facing initiatives and background information on hot sustainability topics. Enjoy!
I have never ever been at ISPO and came home so inspired. And I have been going there for 25 years. 10 years ago, we had the vision to revolutionise communication around sustainability and no one understood what we meant be saying: it needs to be fair to the consumer, transparent, fact based and not just a label, but ...read more
Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel introduces comfortemp® Lyocell padding, the first 100% biodegradable wadding made of sustainably produced cellulose fiber. It not only completely degrades in the soil within 60 days, it is also a high-performance thermal insulation, fulfilling all requirements for sports and ...read more
If you are part of a textile brand that takes traceability seriously and are looking for a way to communicate transparently to your end consumer, you might want to consider keeping an eye on the developments of kys. It’s crafted exclusively for brands, who aim to serve the demands of their conscious consumers with ...read more
Wood to wear? Yes, it’s possible! For its Winter Collection 20/21, the outdoor specialist VAUDE is once again offering textiles made from biodegradable fleece fabrics with wood cellulose. This jacket has two main components. The outside fabric is made from robust recycled polyester and the soft and brushed inside is ...read more
DuPont™ is combining the long-lasting performance of Sorona® fabrics with the concept of circular economy. The DuPont™ Sorona® brand team is challenging designers to think about the full lifecycle of a garment by showcasing a ski jacket where every layer is pure polyester solution that can be recycled. The ski ...read more
We are exited to announce the brands who present their poster personally at our GRV Transparency Tours. Meet the makers every day at 11.00 am at the GRV showcase in hall A2. As part of the Sustainability hub and placed at the front end of Hall A2, in 2020 sustainability has reached an importance that is mirrored by ...read more
CleanDye makes apparel collections, dyed sustainably in an ethical and transparent supply chain. CleanDye operates the first water free textile dyeing factory in the world, which also saves not only water but the chemicals that are usually part of the dyeing process. CleanDye use DyeCoo, a textile dyeing solution that ...read more
Quite often synthetic materials are used to insulate clothing, whereas nature already delivers highly functional raw materials. lavalan® wool insulation offers several insulation solutions with a proportion of wool as high as 85%. Initially used for mattresses, lavalan® unique combination is now used as inner layer ...read more
Re:Down® is a supplier of recycled down for numerous brands in the outdoor industry. We started to present Re:Down® on our showcase for the first time in 2015, when we looked into down products and alternatives. This year recycled down is ever so suitable to contribute to the subject of material solutions. #biobased ...read more
NZERO offers one of the very few wax solutions on the market today for skiers and snowboarders that want to leave no trace in the mountains. #biobased #biodegradble While a lot of people worry about PFC’s on their jackets and coffee cups to go, they don’t think about the chemical components that stay on ...read more
