48 min
Sugar Cane, Castor Beans, & Poly Bags — Picture Organic Clothing GEAR:30
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Picture Organic Clothing is going way beyond common sustainability practices with things like castor bean oil waterproof membranes and sugar cane waste-derived polyester, and they are attempting to eliminate polybags from their entire supply chain.
So Sam Shaheen sat down with Picture’s co-founder, Julien Durant, and their sustainability manager, Florian Palluel to talk about these ambitious projects. And then we go in-depth on the new air-permeable membrane, Xpore, that they are putting in direct competition with Gore Pro and TNF Futurelight.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Julian & Flo’s background (1:00)Sustainability practices (5:55)Poly Bags (11:14)What are the big sustainability problems you can solve? (22:20)Wearing atmosphere-captured carbon?? (24:10)Castor Bean Oil (28:00)Cost vs. Performance (31:50)Converting sugar cane into polyester? (34:12)Picture Organic’s “Xpore” (36:40)
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Picture Organic Clothing is going way beyond common sustainability practices with things like castor bean oil waterproof membranes and sugar cane waste-derived polyester, and they are attempting to eliminate polybags from their entire supply chain.
So Sam Shaheen sat down with Picture’s co-founder, Julien Durant, and their sustainability manager, Florian Palluel to talk about these ambitious projects. And then we go in-depth on the new air-permeable membrane, Xpore, that they are putting in direct competition with Gore Pro and TNF Futurelight.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Julian & Flo’s background (1:00)Sustainability practices (5:55)Poly Bags (11:14)What are the big sustainability problems you can solve? (22:20)Wearing atmosphere-captured carbon?? (24:10)Castor Bean Oil (28:00)Cost vs. Performance (31:50)Converting sugar cane into polyester? (34:12)Picture Organic’s “Xpore” (36:40)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
48 min