Textile manufacturer and distributor and the world’s largest producer of denim, ISKO, will participate as an Innovation Partner in the Circular Fashion Summit 2021 by lablaco, the world’s largest annual VR gathering in fashion. Taking place on 9—12 December 2021, this year the Circular Fashion Summit (CFS by lablaco) will be held in the SPIN metaverse, at the digital twin of the historical Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, in virtual reality.

Circular Fashion Summit was created to accelerate the actions and transition towards the digitized circular economy of the industry, and inspire innovation, creating positive change through design, technology, and sustainability. To support and inspire this necessary innovation, Circular Fashion Summit runs its innovation Hub program each year at the CFS Summit, calling for next-generation innovative solutions, from innovative materials, design process, manufacturing, retail to end-to-end transparency and traceability—all of which can accelerate fashion transformation towards digitized circularity and sustainability.

ISKO: Innovation in Circularity

ISKO’s approach to circularity is built on creating a future where no virgin resources are needed to produce beautiful, durable and high performing woven fabrics. To achieve this, the leading denim ingredient brand is working to remove its reliance on fossil fuels and virgin materials by employing only renewable energy and by setting the challenging target of using 100% recycled or reused materials. This impressive goal is possible thanks to the cutting-edge technologies ISKO is working with, such as a one-of-a-kind process which fully separates and recycles cotton and polyester blends at scale, and collaborative partnerships with MoRe Research that are aimed at discovering new possibilities for cellulose-based materials. 

ISKO’s new generation of R-TWO™50+ fabrics are also playing a role in moving towards this goal. ‘Engineered for nature’, they use a minimum of 50% pre- and post-consumer recycled blend, reducing carbon and water footprints by 45% and 65% respectively, and are all GRS- certified. ISKO also believes that the transition to a circular economy cannot happen without addressing the impact on biodiversity and our ecology. Tackling the over-sourcing of raw materials is key, as the extraction of new natural resources and the impact on carbon emissions in processing them contributes to more than 90% of biodiversity loss.

ISKO

ISKO is part of SANKO TEKSTIL, the textile division of the SANKO Group. As the premium denim ingredient brand behind people’s most favorite jeans, it has a strong global presence in 35 countries with 60 international locations. By virtue of its Responsible Innovation™ approach, founded on creativity, competence and citizenship, ISKO works to make the world a better place bringing awareness to environmental as well as social aspects. Constantly refining and re-engineering their production processes, ISKO is paving the way for a sustainable fashion revolution. Building on the foundations of it’s R-TWO™ sustainable denim program, ISKO introduces R-TWO™ 50+ a ground-breaking new range of denim fabrics made with a minimum of 50% recycled materials. To find out more visit iskodenim.com/sustainability.