{"id":43176,"date":"2023-07-05T09:31:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?page_id=43176"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:05:21","slug":"materials-benchmark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/materials-benchmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials Benchmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Materials Benchmark is the largest peer-to-peer comparison initiative in the fashion, textile, and apparel industry\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Materials Benchmark showcases the progress of brands, retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers towards more sustainable materials sourcing. In helping to keep each other accountable, we are driving a race to the top to reach our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/climate-vision\/\">Climate+<\/a> target of a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from fiber and raw material reduction by 2030.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_e5e935b9b3ce7d036ee64729ea755994\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-content-video has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-video__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-video__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>ABOUT<\/h6>\n<h2>We&#8217;ve created a common framework for companies to report their progress in materials sourcing<\/h2>\n<p>The Materials Benchmark tracks the weight of fibers and raw materials covered by sustainability programs, as well as how companies are addressing areas like circularity, biodiversity, land, freshwater, and forests. By providing a standardized framework for companies to fill in, the program creates consistency in sustainability reporting at the materials level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-video__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-video__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-12-at-11.56.14-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-12-at-11.56.14-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-12-at-11.56.14-630x474@2x.png 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"play-btn video-gallery__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eg6soUiPO4w?si=sTR4r9q77utRyC5I\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ratio=\"56.25\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Watch Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-play\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video-gallery__lightbox\" id=\"video-gallery-lightbox-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >\n\t\t\t<button class=\"video-gallery__close\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span><span class=\"sr-only\">Close video<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-gallery__iframe-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_5c5f07447f6fa5a25a4454efdd1d632f\" class=\"acf-block block-cards-carousel page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8 block-cards-carousel__top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW IT WORKS\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMapping progress year on year\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery year, we publish the results of the benchmark in our Material Change Index, which showcases the performance of companies that have chosen to participate. Alongside it, the Climate+ Dashboard provides insights into the impacts against our Climate+ target.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__mini\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/material-change-index\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\n\n\t\t<h5 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-material-change-index\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover the Material Change Index\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__mini\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/climate-dashboard\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\n\n\t\t<h5 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-tool\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the Climate+ Dashboard\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__mini\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Materials-Benchmark-Insights-and-Trends-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\n\t\t<h5 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-annual-report\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Materials Benchmark 2025 Factsheet\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_3f2856f75b59365d9bcc33383288108f\" class=\"acf-block block-spotlight-slider block-spotlight-slider--sky-midnight\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 ratio-lg-1x1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/untitled-2886-large-1-645x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-image-large size-square-image-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/untitled-2886-large-1-645x645.jpg 645w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/untitled-2886-large-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/untitled-2886-large-1-645x645@2x.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/untitled-2886-large-1-300x300@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPOTLIGHT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-footer-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Materials Benchmark 2025 Factsheet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-spotlight-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo explore aggregated data and trends from participating brands and retailers, we have compiled a factsheet that provides key insights into the state of the sector for 2025.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-wrapper text-left mt-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Materials-Benchmark-Insights-and-Trends-2025.pdf\" >Download the factsheet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_885633d85ac00efb78f30a857927fc56\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-icons has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover the benefits of joining the Materials Benchmark\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center justify-content-xl-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-reports\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReport through our framework\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participating companies can use our common framework to report on their fiber and materials strategy and annual progress.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-find-supplier\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare your results\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participants get digital assets to communicate their results and engage all internal and external stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-challenges\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReceive a confidential scorecard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every participating company gets a confidential scorecard to help track its progress towards building a more robust fiber and materials strategy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-social-good\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShow leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participants benefit from peer-to-peer performance tracking, access to a dedicated learning community on <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.textileexchange.org\/HigherLogic\/Security\/Login.aspx?ReturnURL=https%3a%2f%2fhub.textileexchange.org%2fhome%2fmemberhome\">the Hub<\/a> and the chance to show leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-material-change-index\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlignment with others\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our benchmarking framework creates a focal point for sector alignment with the SDGs as well as the wider move to a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-recycled\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContribute to Climate+\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every participant helps us to reach our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/climate-vision\/\">Climate+<\/a> target of a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas from fiber and raw material production by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_5b35e3b08155cc4c0624e7c82b8271e0\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-mist-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Take part in the next Materials Benchmark cycle<\/h4>\n<p>Brands, retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers are all invited to begin their benchmarking journey. 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