Materials that are best for the environment

We use this term to define materials with a reduced environmental impact. In fact, there is no "perfect", eco-designed or responsible material to be privileged. We complement the use of this term by recommending environmental analyses to help select the " best for the environment " material for the products in question.

Non-renewable materials

The AGEC law (art. 72) specifically requires marketers to " to establish and implement a waste prevention and eco-design plan with the aim of reducing the use of non-renewable resources", although there is no definition of "non-renewable resources" in this article. Keep in mind that this article of law is multi-sectoral and not specific to the textile and footwear industry. A resource is qualified as non-renewable when its rate of exploitation exceeds its capacity to regenerate. These resources mainly include ores (silver, copper, iron, etc.), minerals (clays, limestone, silica, etc.), fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil, peat) and water from fossil aquifers. In particular, for the Textile and Footwear sector, all materials of petroleum origin/ derived from fossil resources (synthetic chemical materials: polyester, polyamide, acrylic, elastane) can therefore be considered as non-renewable.