Economic, Social, Environmental - the three dimensions of sustainability.

Materials that are extracted from the lithosphere and cannot be put back.

The source of all of our materials and also the sink of all of our waste.

The practice of disclosing an organization's supply chains it is visible to all stakeholders.

An economic model that reuses and recycles all materials.

Design for the Environment

Woven and Knits

A carbon neutral action plan.

A vision and goal creator, project manager, sourcing agent, data analyst, report writer, educator.

Water efficiency, decreased energy use, lowering transportation impacts.

Sustainable Development Goals

A design-for-environment strategy in which you create the same product, but with less materials, to work towards sustainability.

Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

Using misleading or overarching terms to make a company appear to be environmentally responsible.

A linear design and production process, where products go from extraction to landfills.

The impact/sustainability of materials.

Plastic and polyester are both derived from this natural resource.

The amount of embedded water that is in a product.

Taking into consideration water usage consumed through production, overtime of factory workers, how material sand processes affect bio-diversity.

A circular design and production process, where waste from one product becomes "food" for the next.

Measuring the environmental impacts of materials and products from cradle-to-grave.

A cradle-to-gate assessment tool using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to quantify the environmental impacts of materials.

Actions and/or payments to external projects that help reduce and balance CO2 emissions.

A for-profit company that is certified by the nonprofit B Lab as voluntarily meeting higher standards of transparency, accountability, and performance.

A cotton certification which promotes sustainable environmental and responsible social practices.