UNIFI®, Makers of REPREVE®, Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 for Fashion and Apparel
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), creator of REPREVE®, has been named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 in the Fashion and Apparel category. The company is recognized for its groundbreaking sustainability initiatives in bottle-to-textile and textile-to-textile recycling.
The company's innovative Textile Takeback™ process produces circular polyester and ThermaLoop™ insulation at commercial scale, utilizing post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste. UNIFI has already recycled the equivalent of 950 million T-shirts' worth of textile and yarn waste, progressing toward their goal of 1.5 billion T-shirts by fiscal year 2030.
Additional sustainability targets include diverting 50 billion plastic bottles from landfills by the end of 2025 and reducing GHG emissions intensity by 30% by fiscal year 2030.
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), creatore di REPREVE®, è stata nominata tra le Compagnie più Innovative del Mondo del 2025 da Fast Company nella categoria Moda e Abbigliamento. L'azienda è riconosciuta per le sue iniziative pionieristiche in materia di sostenibilità nel riciclo da bottiglia a tessuto e da tessuto a tessuto.
Il processo innovativo Textile Takeback™ dell'azienda produce poliestere circolare e isolamento ThermaLoop™ su scala commerciale, utilizzando scarti di tessuto post-industriali e post-consumo. UNIFI ha già riciclato l'equivalente di 950 milioni di T-shirt in scarti di tessuto e filato, progredendo verso il loro obiettivo di 1,5 miliardi di T-shirt entro l'anno fiscale 2030.
Ulteriori obiettivi di sostenibilità includono il recupero di 50 miliardi di bottiglie di plastica dalle discariche entro la fine del 2025 e la riduzione dell'intensità delle emissioni di gas serra del 30% entro l'anno fiscale 2030.
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), creador de REPREVE®, ha sido nombrada entre las Empresas Más Innovadoras del Mundo de 2025 por Fast Company en la categoría de Moda y Vestimenta. La empresa es reconocida por sus iniciativas innovadoras en sostenibilidad en el reciclaje de botella a textil y de textil a textil.
El proceso innovador Textile Takeback™ de la empresa produce poliéster circular y aislamiento ThermaLoop™ a escala comercial, utilizando desechos de tela post-industriales y post-consumo. UNIFI ya ha reciclado el equivalente a 950 millones de camisetas en desechos de tela e hilo, avanzando hacia su objetivo de 1.5 mil millones de camisetas para el año fiscal 2030.
Otros objetivos de sostenibilidad incluyen desviar 50 mil millones de botellas de plástico de los vertederos para finales de 2025 y reducir la intensidad de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en un 30% para el año fiscal 2030.
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), REPREVE®의 제작자는 패스트 컴퍼니의 2025년 세계에서 가장 혁신적인 기업 목록에서 패션 및 의류 부문에 이름을 올렸습니다. 이 회사는 병에서 섬유, 섬유에서 섬유로의 재활용에서 혁신적인 지속 가능성 이니셔티브로 인정받고 있습니다.
회사의 혁신적인 Textile Takeback™ 프로세스는 상업 규모로 순환 폴리에스터와 ThermaLoop™ 단열재를 생산하며, 산업 후 및 소비자 후 섬유 폐기물을 활용합니다. UNIFI는 이미 9억 5천만 개의 티셔츠에 해당하는 섬유 및 실 폐기물을 재활용하였으며, 2030 회계연도까지 15억 개의 티셔츠 목표를 향해 나아가고 있습니다.
추가적인 지속 가능성 목표에는 2025년 말까지 500억 개의 플라스틱 병을 매립지에서 우회하고, 2030 회계연도까지 온실가스 배출 강도를 30% 줄이는 것이 포함됩니다.
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), créateur de REPREVE®, a été nommé parmi les Entreprises les Plus Innovantes du Monde en 2025 par Fast Company dans la catégorie Mode et Vêtements. L'entreprise est reconnue pour ses initiatives de durabilité révolutionnaires dans le recyclage de bouteilles en textile et de textile en textile.
Le processus innovant Textile Takeback™ de l'entreprise produit du polyester circulaire et de l'isolation ThermaLoop™ à l'échelle commerciale, en utilisant des déchets de tissu post-industriels et post-consommation. UNIFI a déjà recyclé l'équivalent de 950 millions de T-shirts en déchets de textile et de fil, progressant vers son objectif de 1,5 milliard de T-shirts d'ici l'exercice fiscal 2030.
D'autres objectifs de durabilité incluent la diversion de 50 milliards de bouteilles en plastique des décharges d'ici la fin de 2025 et la réduction de l'intensité des émissions de GES de 30% d'ici l'exercice fiscal 2030.
UNIFI (NYSE: UFI), Schöpfer von REPREVE®, wurde in die Liste der Innovativsten Unternehmen der Welt 2025 von Fast Company in der Kategorie Mode und Bekleidung aufgenommen. Das Unternehmen wird für seine bahnbrechenden Nachhaltigkeitsinitiativen im Bereich Recycling von Flasche zu Textil und von Textil zu Textil anerkannt.
Der innovative Prozess Textile Takeback™ des Unternehmens produziert zirkulären Polyester und ThermaLoop™-Dämmung in kommerziellen Maßstab, indem er nachindustrielle und nachverbraucherische Textilabfälle nutzt. UNIFI hat bereits das Äquivalent von 950 Millionen T-Shirts an Textil- und Garnabfällen recycelt und arbeitet auf das Ziel von 1,5 Milliarden T-Shirts bis zum Geschäftsjahr 2030 hin.
Zusätzliche Nachhaltigkeitsziele umfassen die Umleitung von 50 Milliarden Plastikflaschen von Deponien bis Ende 2025 und die Reduzierung der Treibhausgasemissionsintensität um 30% bis zum Geschäftsjahr 2030.
- Recognition as an innovative leader in sustainable fashion
- Strong progress toward sustainability goals
- Commercial-scale recycling technology implementation
- Clear environmental targets and monitoring systems
- Significant work still needed to reach 2025 and 2030 goals
- Dependence on post-consumer waste collection
- Complex recycling process requirements
Company’s sustainability efforts recognized for progressing environmental responsibility through innovations in bottle-to-textile and textile-to-textile recycling, as well as enhancing industry visibility and accountability
“Being recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies is a great honor,” said Eddie Ingle, Chief Executive Officer of UNIFI. "Polyester is the most widely used fiber in the world, and industries need a sustainable solution that can be adopted into supply chains to reduce reliance on virgin production. Our goal at UNIFI® is to use our industry leading REPREVE® brand to mainstream recycled and circular products, which will help build a more sustainable future.”
UNIFI® is establishing global standards in recycling technology with its innovative Textile Takeback™ process. This process produces circular polyester and insulation, ThermaLoop™, at commercial scale. Textile Takeback™ products are created using post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste, allowing global brands to find new life for their waste and extend the lifecycle of these materials.
UNIFI® monitors its progress using third-party, peer-reviewed LCA data and bold target setting. To date, UNIFI® has recycled the equivalent of 950 million T-shirts’ worth of textile and yarn waste, placing the Company more than halfway toward its goal of recycling the equivalent of 1.5 billion T-shirts’ worth of waste by fiscal year 2030. Additionally, UNIFI® aims to divert 50 billion plastic bottles from landfills by the end of 2025 and is on pace to cut GHG emissions intensity
The World’s Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company’s hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, Fast Company’s editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries, evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world.
“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future,” said Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “This year, we recognize companies that are harnessing AI in deep and meaningful ways, brands that are turning customers into superfans by overdelivering for them, and challengers that are introducing bold ideas and vital competition to their industries. At a time when the world is rapidly shifting, these companies are charting the way forward.”
The full list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at fastcompany.com. It will also be available on newsstands beginning March 25.
Fast Company will host the Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala for honorees on June 5. The summit features a day of inspiring content, followed by a creative black-tie gala including networking, a seated dinner, and an honoree presentation.
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About UNIFI, Inc.
UNIFI, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) is a global leader in fiber science and sustainable synthetic textiles. Using proprietary recycling technology, UNIFI is a pioneer in scaling the transformation of post-industrial and post-consumer waste into sustainable products. Through REPREVE®, the world’s leading brand of traceable, recycled fiber and resin, UNIFI is changing the way industries think about the materials they use – and reuse. A vertically-integrated manufacturer, the company has direct operations in
About REPREVE®
Made by UNIFI, Inc. (NYSE: UFI), REPREVE® is the global leader in recycled performance fibers and resins. Using proprietary recycling technology, REPREVE leverages multiple waste sources, including single-use plastic bottles, ocean-bound plastic, textile waste, and recycled yarn. REPREVE has transformed more than 40 billion plastic bottles into recycled fiber, powering globally scalable products for world-leading brands. Made traceable with FiberPrint® technology and certified by U-Trust®, REPREVE spans sports apparel, fashion, home, automotive, construction, transport, military, medical and packaged goods. For more information about REPREVE, visit www.repreve.com.
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