TRADITION – INNOVATION ..... Seeing that the production of colour is one of sustainability’s biggest challenges within the textile industry, Burel Factory has developed a partnership with Universidade Nova de Lisboa to “recreate the traditional dyeing processes of the past” and “work the wool fibre with dye-yielding plants”, all the while joining forces with a Swiss company that “uses plants in the production of natural essences, whose resulting residue or pulp subsequently allows for the production of natural dyes”. Moreover, Burel Factory works with consortia in the field of Architecture that are conducting “an in-depth study on wool and its fibres by means of electron microscopes”, a “bioscience” explored alongside Universidade da Beira Interior, the latter being supported by Université de Lausanne, in Switzerland. They have followed up on a MIT doctorate on the creation of innovative companies that are grounded in tradition, and every year they take in fashion design students from a plethora of universities. “The best way for us to grow is to put ourselves and our beliefs to the test.” Burel Factory represents a lifestyle. A legacy of the past applied to the present, to be synonymous with the future. Always with the mission to promote the Serra da Estrela region and take Portuguese design to the world. It sees sustainability as one of its pillars, with its zero-waste policy and recycling standards, which guaranteed the RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) Certification, proving Burel’s continued commitment to reduce its environmental impact. By Patrícia Barnabé ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Green Book, Sustainable Fashion from Portugal Editor Paulo Gomes @modamanifesto Powered by @modamanifesto This project is co-financed by Portugal 2020, with the scope of Compete 2020 - Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization. #SustainableFashionFromPortugal #thegreenbook #fashionandsustainability #fromPortugal #compete2020 #greentextilesandfashionsolutions #manifestomoda #ethicalfashion #Portuguesedoitbetter #sustainablefashion #FashionFromPortugal #Greenbook #SustainableBook #Sustainableliving #LessWaste #atp