Bluesign to appraise Polartec processes
Switzerland-based industry textile standard bluesign technologies ag is to evaluate performance fabrics producer Polartec LLC's manufacturing processes for environmental and health and safety issues.
The bluesign screening process involves a detailed on-site evaluation of textile manufacturing sites according to the five principles of the bluesign standard including resource productivity, consumer safety, air emissions, water emissions, and occupational health and safety. It also provides resource and cost saving recommendations.
Polartec president, Andy Vecchione, says: "While we are confident that our state-of-the-industry facilities will meet or exceed bluesign standards, we look forward to its feedback and the opportunity to continually raise the bar.”
“It is our vision to assist textile manufactures to deliver high performance textiles to the market at low environmental impact, all while minimizing resource consumption,” says bluesign CEO, Peter Waeber.
This initiative, along with the development of recycled and renewable textiles, supports Polartec’s eco-engineering programme to reduce its environmental footprint.
