We want to lead the great textile shift by implementing textile-to-textile recycling at hyperscale. And we want to do it in a conscious and responsible way.
of the global textile fiber market comes from recycled textiles. Most end-of-life textiles are incinerated or end up in landfills.
tons oil-based virgin polyester is produced annually. It is the most widely used and fastest-growing textile fiber globally.
Less than 2 % of the recycled polyester today is produced by textile-to-textile recycling. The rest is produced by PET-bottles, which destroys a perfectly circular system. We need to let bottles be bottles, and textiles be textiles.
Our long-term sustainability ambition is zero emissions and zero waste with full transparency of our journey to get there. This means that we strive to be people- and planet friendly in all our decisions: internally and externally - globally and locally.
These are our impact commitments:
Enabling a healthy future for the textile industry
We all know that the world's climate emissions need to decrease dramatically and fast, in every part of the world and in all industries. The textile industry is no exception. As a textile impact company, we believe that there can be no other long-term goal than zero emissions.
It will take time and require partnerships and collective action. But we are ready to do our part and drive change across the industry. For us, green energy is a given, and we use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as our method to make data-driven decisions.
By turning end-of-life textiles into new, high-quality materials, we enable a circular value chain while reducing the demand for virgin (oil-based)materials. In that way we can avoid the heavy carbon footprint of the textile industry.
Textile-to-textile recycling enables a circular value chain
Textile waste is our raw material, and we can use it over and over again. Unlike the current linear model of bottle-to-fiber recycling, textile-to-textile enables a circular value chain, where textile fibers can be recycled again and again.
We strive to transform every milligram of waste from our process into a new product and we want to drive this change through circular partnerships across the value chain in the industry.
Smart regulation is key to transform a linear system into true circularity. We are pushing for ambitious regulation to collect, sort, and recycle textile waste, and to introduce systems and targets to accelerate demand for circular materials.
A sustainable supply chain starts with transparency
Navigating the complexities of a fragmented and largely unregulated value chain poses significant challenges. At Syre, we recognize that entering this uncharted territory of global feedstock supply chains comes with immense responsibility.
We are actively developing an ESG management system that focuses on transparency and traceability through data collection, capacity building and a mutual understanding of the opportunities and challenges that arise when creating long-term impact.
Transparency is not just about data; it’s about acknowledging all people working in our value chain. We want to transform informal and unregulated sectors into spaces where fair jobs and empowerment are the norms.
Our commitment begins with transparency and extends to empowering individuals throughout the entire value chain.
We are committed to conducting our business in a sustainable and ethical way – and we expect our partners to do the same.
Our policies and guidelines outline the expected behavior, and we have procedures in place to address reports of misconduct.