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ratio. But our polyester will be completely made from recycled textiles, so we’ re walking away from virgin fossil fuels,” says Vincent. With no price difference to traditional fabrics, there’ s nothing holding customers back from making the sustainable choice.
Solutions such as Kibo wouldn’ t be possible if it wasn’ t for the alsico academy, alsico’ s internal research and development hub. Its team of experts, including designers, fabric specialists, and scientists, are tasked with advancing garment technology to improve wearer safety, comfort, and sustainability.“ What is important about the academy, is that it is focused both on humans and garments,” notes Vincent.“ The garment is where the innovation is and the R & D goes, but the human part is important because it touches everything from the human perspective – not just the wearing but also extending to much wider areas such as biodiversity and sustainability – tying back to our Better Future system.”
Beyond environmental sustainability, Vincent points to additional long-term ESG strategies included in the Better Future system.“ We recognize that our social responsibility to people is very important, especially given we have factories around the world, and we have some employees in very poor countries. We are also dedicated to minimizing the impact of our operations along the supply chain.” alsico is also reimagining how it presents itself to the market, following a substantial rebrand in 2024. All brands now operate under the unified alsico banner.“ We analyzed the business’ various brands and found one common factor – nobody knew them! Really there was little differentiation, but
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