Organic Cotton
A Textile Exchange Study indicates that organically grown cotton has the following potential impact savings (per 1,000kg Cotton Fiber) over conventional cotton (graphs attached):
- 46 percent reduced global warming potential
- 70 percent reduced acidification potential
- 26 percent reduced eutrophication potential (soil erosion)
- 91 percent reduced blue water consumption
- 62 percent reduced primary energy demand (non-renewable)
Recycled Polyester
A study by an independent Dutch research organisation TNO, Utrecht (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) shows a reduction of approximately 80% in the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of recycled polyester versus virgin polyester. GWP is a characterisation model developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) aimed at measuring the greenhouse effect caused by CO2 emissions also known as carbon footprint.
Furthermore, the LCA also shows a very significant reduction in the Non Renewable Energy Use (NREU) figure