LONDON – Textile Exchange has expanded its Materials Impact Explorer (MIE) tool which aims to help brands and retailers understand the impact risks associated with their sourcing of raw materials.
The tool, launched at the industry body’s annual conference in London last October, now has ‘forests’ and ‘air pollution’ added as new risk categories, as well as manmade cellulosic fibres (MMCF) as a new material.
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