Dan Rogers03.27.17
Although this report is about sustainable nonwovens, today there are no completely sustainable nonwovens. Sustainability is a quality to strive for and progress toward but rarely wholly attainable.
Sustainability is defined, in general, by the The United Nations Commission on the Environment and Development, which says that ‘sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’ For nonwovens, EDANA defines sustainable development, or sustainability, as the reconciliation of economic growth with environmental protection and social responsibility, globally.
In Smithers Pira’s new report on this topic, The Future of Sustainable Nonwovens to 2022 (http://www.smitherspira.com/industry-market-reports/nonwovens/the-future-of-sustainable-nonwovens-to-2022), a nonwoven product or process is defined as one that is developed and produced sustainably as defined above. For every product, process and raw material, a percentage is developed using sustainable concepts, and a percentage is developed using non-sustainable methods. For every nonwoven pr
Sustainability is defined, in general, by the The United Nations Commission on the Environment and Development, which says that ‘sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’ For nonwovens, EDANA defines sustainable development, or sustainability, as the reconciliation of economic growth with environmental protection and social responsibility, globally.
In Smithers Pira’s new report on this topic, The Future of Sustainable Nonwovens to 2022 (http://www.smitherspira.com/industry-market-reports/nonwovens/the-future-of-sustainable-nonwovens-to-2022), a nonwoven product or process is defined as one that is developed and produced sustainably as defined above. For every product, process and raw material, a percentage is developed using sustainable concepts, and a percentage is developed using non-sustainable methods. For every nonwoven pr
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