ReThink provides a detailed overview, helping you understand how textile materials affect nature and our ecosystems through biological touchpoints.
Under Textiles, you will find information on the methods used to produce clothes. For example, what do the different materials consist of, and how do these affect our nature? We look into the cultivation of crops used to make textiles, such as cotton, hemp, and flax, as well as trees. It also includes animal farming, e.g., sheep for wool, and the extraction and use of crude oil. Crude oil is the raw material for most synthetic fibres, including polyester, polyamide, acrylic and elastane. Large amounts of various chemicals are required to achieve different colours and obtain the right finish of the fabric.
Under Biodiversity, you will find information about Earth’s Biodiversity, how it regulates the climate, and how we rely on it for food, energy, clean air, fresh water, and healthy soil.
Under Earth, you will find information about the Earth’s spheres, including the biosphere and ecosystems, and insights into how the textile industry affects and extracts Earth’s resources.
