Unifi Announces Recipients of 2nd Annual REPREVE® Champions of Sustainability Awards
"The REPREVE Champions of Sustainability awards highlight our brand, retailer and textile partners that are committed to a better tomorrow through their use of REPREVE recycled performance fibers," said
REPREVE Champions of Sustainability will be awarded to 28 brand and retail partners that have each used the equivalent of 10 million or more bottles, and 29 textile partners that have each used the equivalent of 50 million or more bottles, through the inclusion of REPREVE performance fibers. Eight new brands and retailers join the list of winners this year, including Aeropostale,
"Together with our partners we can achieve our sustainability goals and make a real difference in the textile industry as a whole," Hall added. "We're on track to reach our goal of recycling 20 billion bottles by 2020 and 30 billion by 2022."
Winners circle
In addition to the bottle awards and those in the
REPREVE Partners in Innovation recognizes companies using REPREVE in a way that's unique to the market. This year's winners areIKEA Range & Supply and KIPAS.- REPREVE Circular Economy recognizes companies demonstrating best-in-class use of the closed loop concept, which aims to eliminate waste throughout the product life cycle.
League Apparel andGeneral Motors are being recognized as this year's winners. - REPREVE Newcomer recognizes key companies that started using REPREVE in the past year.
Unifi is proud to recognize INDITEX,Lovesac andNew Balance for this award. - REPREVE All-In recognizes companies that have integrated REPREVE into their entire product line from the beginning of the partnership. Sherpani and American Flora are winners for their commitment to using REPREVE.
Brand and Retailer Bottle Awards |
Textile Partner Bottle Awards |
Billion Bottle Circle |
adidas |
Antex Knitting Mills* |
Nike |
Aeropostale* |
Billion Rise |
Polartec |
Cone Denim |
Burlington |
Target |
Ford Motor Company |
Clarotex* |
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Gildan Activewear, Inc. |
Copen United* |
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Haggar Clothing Co. |
Darlington – A Moore Company |
Special Category Awards |
Hanesbrands, Inc. |
duvaltex |
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Haworth |
Freudenberg Performance Materials |
REPREVE Partners in Innovation |
H&M |
Hamrick Mills* |
IKEA Range & Supply |
IKEA Range & Supply* |
Hornwood, Inc.* |
KIPAS |
Jordache* |
Intradeco Apparel |
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Levi Strauss & Co. |
Jiangyin Yuanwen Textile Co.* |
REPREVE Circular Economy |
Lindex |
Kipas Mensucat Isletmeleri A.S.* |
League Apparel |
Momentum Textiles |
KUCUKCALIK* |
GM |
NIKE |
MAS Fabrics |
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OKAIDI* |
Milliken & Company |
REPREVE Newcomer |
Patagonia* |
Ningbo Shenzhou |
INDITEX |
Polartec |
Pettenati |
Lovesac |
Quiksilver |
Pride Performance Fabrics* |
New Balance |
Target |
Sage Automotive Interiors |
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The North Face |
Shanghai Challenge Textile |
REPREVE All-in |
Under Armour |
Suzhou Yunmei* |
American Flora* |
VF Corporation |
Tainan* |
Sherpani |
Volcom |
TEXHONG |
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Walmart |
Texpasa USA LLC* |
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
Textufil S.A.* |
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TUNTEX |
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Valdese Weavers LLC |
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WUXI YGM TEXTILE CO., LTD* |
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*New Champions of Sustainability |
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