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How Innovation Is Shaping Sustainable Sportswear
FromThe Next Five
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The sportswear sector is expected to be worth half a trillion dollars in 2026, up from $366 million in 2021, showing that our appetite for its products is growing. Whether you gym, run, climb, hike, cycle, box, kick, power walk, power lift or simply relax in comfy sportswear, you might not be aware of what makes up your specialist attire, and where it goes after you've thrown it away. In this episode we explore the impact the clothing industry, and the sportswear sector specifically, is having on our planet and how we can make it more sustainable. Niels Altrogge, Head of Technology Innovation at sportswear brand, ON, inspires us with bold innovations, like shoes made from CO2, that can make products fit for a greener future. Jules Lennon, Fashion Programme Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, joins us to offer her expertise on how we can stamp out our take, make, waste culture and switch to a circular economy before it's too late. Our sources for the show: FT Resources, McKinsey, United Nations, Greenpeace, US Government strategic oil reserve, Forbes, Carlin Creative, Fibre2Fashion, FDRA, makefashionbetter, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Climate Council, Bloomberg. This content is paid for by advertisers and is produced in partnership with the Financial Times' Commercial Department. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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