Madder been cultivated as a dyestuff since antiquity in central Asia and Egypt, where it was grown as early as 1500 B.C. Cloth dyed with madder root pigment was found in the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun and in the ruins of Pompeii and ancient Corinth. Read more..

Made By is an organization with a mission to improve environmental and social conditions in the fashion industry and make sustainability common practice. MADE-BY was launched in 2004 in direct response to rising consumer concern in Europe over public and environmental issues in the fashion industry. Read more..

Magma is a term used to describe a naturally occurring silicate melt, which may also contain mineral crystals, dissolved water, or gases.

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Man-made” capital is a term used to describe goods that are used to produce other goods and services, such as machines, tools, buildings and infrastructure and can also include “financial capital’” Read more..

Viscose and Acetate, derived from cellulose were almost all the man-made fibres in existence before World War II. During the 1930s, after intensive fibre research, several new synthetic fibres were produced experimentally which led to the production of nylon.. Read more..

The extent to which a new product can be easily and effectively made at minimum cost and with maximum reliability.

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Mass customization is a term used were customers are provided with the capability to semi-customize existing apparel platforms that are produced using standard mass-production techniques, while providing the product at a competitive price point. Read more..

Extraction of materials from the waste stream for reuse or recycling. Examples include source separation, front-end recovery, in-plant recycling, post combustion recovery, leaf composting and so on.