According to the World Bank, water pollution is a “invisible crisis,” and the textile industry is largely responsible for its excessive water consumption at all stages of the supply chain. As cotton fields abound in pesticides that pollute rivers, production processes release multiple harmful chemicals, and the washing process constantly spread micro-plastic, the situazione has never been more pressing. 

Microfibres enter our sewage systems and end up in our oceans, polluting them and infecting their flora and fauna. Recent research has shown that circulating plastics emit greenhouse gases as they degrade and infect the oceans, posing a threat to our marine ecosystems and, as a result, to our health.