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How we will solve the textile crisis

Posted by Janicke Lorange · March 25, 2021

SMALLMATTERS in ALTSÅ no 07/2021

The textile industry is developing rapidly, and is moving towards a future we can hardly imagine. This is good news for the environment. Ida Løvdahl Alvsen and Kjersti Veel Krauss have written and taken photos for the article "How to solve the textile crisis" in Sollso no. 07 (The magazine can be purchased at www.altsa.no)

"We have the solution to a tiny part of the problem and can work on it. Some choose not to fly, some have a shopping ban, some don't eat meat. Everyone can do something, but if you don't do anything, nothing happens" SMALLMATTERS

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What does sustainability really mean?

Posted by Janicke Lorange · March 06, 2021

Everyone talks about sustainability, but what does it really mean? Has it become a kind of buzzword in the Norwegian language? The UN has developed 17 sustainability goals, so how can we, a small Norwegian producer, contribute to the world reaching these goals by 2030? Here in our blog, we will write a little about our path to finding out what sustainability is and how we, as a small producer, can produce as sustainably as possible.

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B2B entrepreneurs are succeeding - "We're early adopters"

Posted by Janicke Lorange · February 01, 2021

B2B entrepreneurs are succeeding: "We're early adopters"

All monners go. This was the basis for the driving force that later helped Line Houge and Janicke Lorange run the company they started in 2018. Through Smallmatters, they want to make a difference - by only using existing textiles to create the most attractive recycled products possible.

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Finansavisen 20.12.20 Turned around from losing all customers overnight

Posted by Janicke Lorange · December 20, 2020

We are very proud of the great article in Finansavisen 20.12.20 about how we have got Smallmatters up and running in the middle of Corona. Turning from losing all hotel customers overnight to developing fantastic products made from textile remnants and textile waste for private individuals and corporate customers. Finansavisen has picked up a Norwegian entrepreneurial company that shows that it is possible to start a business within the circular economy. Thanks to Innovation Norway and The Norwegian Trade Environmental Fund has helped make this possible for us.

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The impact of the textile industry on the environment

Posted by Janicke Lorange · November 27, 2020

The textile industry is responsible, according to the UN, for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The industry emits more than air traffic and shipping combined. The fashion industry produces 20% of the world's wastewater, and more than 90% of the environmental impact occurs in the production of the textile itself. At the same time, enormous amounts of fully usable textiles are thrown away.

The UN relies on Quantis, which has produced a comprehensive analysis of the environmental impacts of the textile industry.

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