Key definitions (A-Z)
Learn more about sustainability through our definitions
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Circular
Designing to reduce waste, circulate product at highest value, and regenerate nature
Deadstock
Made from waste and leftover fabric
Organic
Made from natural farming techniques and not using GMOs
Recycled
Returned to raw materials also known as "textile-to-textile recycling"
Upcycled
Made from waste and leftover fabrics or made from lower-value material (e.g., plastic bottles)
Vegan
Not made from animals or animal by-products; no silk, fur, feathers, or wool
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Organic
Organic
Made from natural farming techniques and not using GMOs
GMOs
Genetically-modified organisms are changed by humans to withstand insects and disease
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Carbon neutral
Carbon neutral
Product effect on CO2 is neutral through offsets or sequestering
Net zero
Same as carbon neutral
Carbon negative
Production process eliminates more greenhouse gases than it produces
Sequestering
Process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide
Basics
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases
A group of gases that warm the earth by slowing down how fast energy leaves earth
Carbon dioxide
The most abundant greenhouse gas
Methane
A greenhouse gas resulting mainly from agricultural practices but has 30 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
A greenhouse gas that has 273x the impact of carbon dioxide
Fluorocarbons
A group of greenhouse gases with 100-1000x impact of carbon dioxide
basics
Global warming
Global warming potential
How much in carbon dioxide equivalents over 100 years a process or product contributes
Carbon dioxide equivalent
Converting greenhouse gases to their carbon dioxide equivalent based on the time they last and energy they absorb
Radiative efficiency
How much energy a greenhouse gas absorbs
Sources
US Environment Protection Agency "Understanding Global Warming Potentials"
US Department of the Interior "What is carbon sequestration?"