With its roots steadily anchored to the shores of Lake Como and a vision projected to the future in its current Marzotto headquarter Atelier in Bulciago, Redaelli Velluti manufactures exquisitely refined velvet fabrics that inspire and compose fashion designers, brands, and style arbiters on a European and global scale. Untiring fabric research and state-of-the-art technology in the production process allow reducing the environmental impact. Now part of the Marzotto Group, the company constantly experiments with new production methods in order to reduce and ultimately completely eliminate the use of chemical products throughout the various manufacturing phases.

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The art of 'saper fare' (the know-how) harnessing century-old Italian textile heritage meets a dynamic, groundbreaking, and sustainable approach, combined with a commitment to premiumness. These features Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale Benefit Company, the linen and hemp yarns spinner running for 150 years. All yarns come with the highest certification due to meticulous regulation throughout an entirely European supply chain. Their distinctive products are nowadays applied for fashion, design, upholstery, and composite materials. Innovators by tradition, the company engineers its own textile machinery. In recent times it conceived and created the first linen yarn used for reducing the environmental impact of nets for packaging. As a Benefit Company, Certified B Corp™, Linificio aspires and works to generate an economy more equitable and that benefits for all. Thus, Linificio is sustaining and sharing its know-how with communities, students, and the young generations to expand the natural fiber culture to hasten better behaviors.

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World-leading fastening solutions producer YKK is at the forefront of sustainable innovation and collaborates with many of the most responsible apparel brands and groups. The global company joins C.L.A.S.S.’s Material Hub with its NATULON® collection: thanks to recycled post-industrial P.E.T. and PA tapes, this range is designed to contribute to the reduction of waste in the fashion. In addition, YKK also provides innovative solutions to support good design practices and facilitation of circularity in Fashion.

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DANI Sustainable Leather® is a leading player in the tanning business from north-eastern Italy. His responsible expertise works only with leather responding to transparent and certified animal welfare standards. The company’s core businesses are fashion/accessories, furniture and design, automotive and transportation. DANI controls and checks the whole production chain processes to guarantee truly sustainable 100% Made in Italy products with low impact on the environment.

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Orange Fiber is the Italian company that has patented and produces sustainable fabrics from citrus fruits.
Founded in Catania, Italy in 2014, the company has developed a process to transform what remains from the industrial pressing process of citrus fruits for juice into a unique textile material.
The innovative process has been patented in Italy and extended to major citrus juice producing countries around the world.
Orange Fiber and the Lenzing Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of textile fibers specialties from wood, are collaborating to produce the first lyocell fiber branded TENCEL™ composed of cellulose from orange and from wood. Produced using the same closed-loop process as the TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers, the TENCEL™ Limited Edition x Orange Fiber contributes to promote sustainability in the textiles. The name of the fiber is LENZING Lyocell LE orange, abbreviated to OF in the yarn and in the fabric composition.

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Evrnu is an advanced materials innovation company focused on developing technologies for the textile industry that solve the most pressing problems facing our environment starting with textile waste. Their first technology, NuCycl™, creates pristine new r-lyocell fibers from textile waste, providing both performance and environmental advantages compared to virgin fiber. Products made with NuCycl™ fibers are “made to be remade” and can be recycled and transformed into new fiber and fabric over and over again. Evrnu's Nucycle™ fiber was selected by TIME as one of the Best Inventions of 2022.

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ILUNA Group was born in 1969 from an idea of founder Luigi Annovazzi: the production of pre-shaped bra cups. In 1985 ILUNA acquires the Ondoli di Cuggiono plant, specialized in the production of stretch lace, challenging the French Leavers. The products which constitute the core business of the group are elastic and hard lace for underwear, corsetry, hosiery, beachwear and apparel, seamless articles using the Karl Mayer technology as well as microfiber fabric and tulle. Recently ILUNA Lab was added, a container of technological and stylistic innovations. ILUNA’s spearheads are the Black Label series, enriched by ultrathin lace and the GRS certified Green Label line.

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Founded in 1895, Taborelli has crossed eras and borders, transforming itself from a local silk weaving mill to Europe’s leading manufacturer of woven shuttle fabrics for womenswear, ties, scarves and furnishings.

With more than 400 latest generation looms of various types, Taborelli is able to weave any type of yarn and guarantee fast deliveries for any quantity.

One of the main values distinguishing Taborelli is corporate responsibility. Among the first to believe in recycled yarns and to experiment with natural dyes, today the company regularly weaves all sustainable fibers available on the market.

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Born from an innovative and smart system granting sustainability, transparency and traceability while supporting family farmers and businesses at the foothills of Mount Olympus in Greece. SGC® it’s GMO-free, water-saving cotton thanks to a pioneering and smart satellite powered drip irrigation system that allows to reduce water consumption up to 40%.

Varvaressos has unique certifications like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and STeP by OEKO-TEX® certificate. Varvaressos has equipped the SUPREME GREEN COTTON® yarn collection with a QR code hang tag that makes the products 100% traceable and transparent.

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Sensil® BioCare is the newest addition to the broad Sensil® portfolio of responsibly manufactured, environmentally considerate premium Nylon products that benefit the entire textile supply chain, from polymer to finished garment.

Sensil® BioCare is indeed a polyamide 6.6 yarn that features a built-in technology that is proven through an independent lab to break down Sensil® BioCare fibers substantially more rapidly than conventional nylon in oceans and landfills!

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ROICA™ is a premium stretch fiber that offers the ROICA™ Eco-Smart family, a world-first range of unique innovative and responsible made premium stretch fibers, including 2 real sustainable solutions: one GRS certified yarn and a ROICA™ yarn boasting the Gold Level Material Health Certificate by Cradle-to-Cradle Product Innovation Institute and the Hohenstein Environment Compatibility Certificate.

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Womenswear and Home Textile brands looking for circular solutions for the fashion industry’s biggest problems can turn to Eastman Naia™ Renew cellulosic fiber, the sustainable fiber choice for fabrics used in ready-to-wear, sweaters, loungewear, and casual everyday wear. With Naia™ Renew the waste is diverted from landfills, the carbon footprint is reduced, and natural resources are preserved, allowing you to create sustainable products with zero trade-offs on quality!

Produced from 60% sustainably sourced wood pulp and 40% recycled waste materials, Naia™ Renew creates value from hard-to-recycle materials that would be destined for landfills. The closed-loop process used to create Naia™ Renew prioritizes the safe and environmentally sound use of chemicals, ensuring that the products you create are as sustainable as they are stylish.

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Established in 1949 in Lombardy, Ghezzi is a company that offers advanced twisting, covering and twist-texturizing processes for yarns and threads thanks to its precious corporate heritage and continuous investment in innovative technologies. Today it is positioned on the international textile market as a “boutique of excellence”.

Ghezzi processes a wide range of items developed from recycled, organic or coming from responsibly managed forests raw materials. Its commitment to a cleaner economy is evidenced by numerous certifications, such as GRS® (Global Recycle Standard), RCS® (Recycled Claim Standard), FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) and OEKO-TEX® 100.

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Bemberg™ by Asahi Kasei is a one-of-a-kind, new generation material made from the smart-tech transformation of cotton linter bio-utility waste, converted through a traceable and transparent closed loop process. Bemberg™ also delivers on laboratory verified end of life options, and a finalized LCA study. Bemberg™ has GRS certification proving its materials recycling authenticity.

Bemberg™ can claim end-of-life biodegradability as verified by third party, INNOVHUB

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Albini Group, with eight plants and more than 1.300 employees, is one of the largest European manufacturers of high-quality exclusive shirting fabrics. Since 1876 their commitment has been to offer customers superior quality fabrics, while protecting the environment and safety, contributing to the welfare of employees and the communities in which it operates. Traceability of the entire production chain, transparency of production processes and social accountability are mandatory requirements of the Albini Group modus operandi.

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