Converting greenhouse gas into sustainable polyester
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Do you know what you’re wearing? If you’re like most people, you’re probably wearing at least one thing made partly out of polyester. It’s one of the most common materials in today’s fashion industry. Conventional polyester is derived from petroleum in a process that emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases. Unfortunately, it’s a scientific fact that our planet can’t cope with the increasing levels of carbon dioxide. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to turn textile production into a part of the solution instead of the problem?
Great news: There is! For this innovation, the sky is full of resources. Instead of emitting carbon dioxide into the air, the gas is trapped, activated and transformed into sustainable polyester pellets. The result – a sustainable fabric that looks and feels like regular polyester. The more thread we will make, the better it will be for the planet. Talk about fashion for the future.
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Global Change Award was initiated 2015 by H&M Foundation, a non-profit global foundation, privately funded by the Stefan Persson family, founders and main owners of H&M Group. By catalysing early stage innovations that can accelerate the shift from a linear to a circular fashion industry, the aim of the Global Change Award is to protect the planet and our living conditions. Each year the five winning teams share a grant of €1 million and get access to a one-year accelerator program provided by the H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Neither the H&M Foundation nor the H&M group take any equity or intellectual property rights in the innovations. globalchangeaward.com
