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A&E Unveils New Sustainable Thread Products Awarded with Gold Level C2C Certified™ Material Health Certificates

Posted on September 19, 2023 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (September 19, 2023) – Global thread maker, American & Efird (A&E) continued its advancement of sustainable practices and environmental stewardship this week with the release of two sustainable cotton thread products, each earning a Gold Level C2C Certified Material Health Certificate™. Meeting the material health requirements of the multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle Certified™ …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

Posted on April 26, 2023 by jblackburn

Updates progress on key commitments, collaborations, and sustainable innovations CHARLOTTE, NC (April 26, 2023) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is pleased to release its 2023 Sustainability Report. Elevate, along with its distinguished brands American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann, and Safety Components, updates …

A&E Recognized as a Top Company for Diversity in Workplace

Posted on April 6, 2023 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (April 5, 2023) – Recently, American & Efird (A&E) has been recognized by Newsweek as a 5 star ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 for Diversity’. “A&E is proud to be a part of the forward movement towards a more inclusive work culture and we strive to foster diversity in everything that we do,” …

Elevate Textiles Expands Involvement with Textile Exchange Organization Through New Membership

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jblackburn

CHARLOTTE, NC (July 13, 2022) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to establish a membership with the Textile Exchange organization, a global non-profit driving positive impact on climate change across the textile and fashion industries. Elevate and its distinguished brands including American & Efird, …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

Posted on April 27, 2022 by jblackburn

Increases industry leadership and reports significant progress against key sustainability goals CHARLOTTE, NC (April 27, 2022) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to release its 2022 Sustainability Report. Elevate Textiles and its distinguished brands including American & Efird, Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and …

Elevate Textiles Leads Industry Sustainability Initiatives; Receives Validation of Science Based Targets

Posted on October 14, 2021 by jblackburn

  A&E, Burlington & Cone Denim achieve industry firsts CHARLOTTE, NC (October 14, 2021) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, continues its leadership in sustainable manufacturing as the first global textile manufacturer to receive validation of its Science Based Target (SBTi) goals related to reducing greenhouse …

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai visits Milliken & Company and American & Efird in Visit Highlighting US Textile Industry

Posted on September 24, 2021 by jblackburn

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2021) – Milliken & Company and American & Efird (A&E) hosted United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai in two separate visits to the companies’ state-of-the-art textile manufacturing facilities today, marking an unprecedented visit to the heart of the U.S. textile industry in the Carolinas by the nation’s top trade …

Elevate Textiles Furthers Sustainability Initiatives with Commitment to Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign

Posted on June 30, 2021 by jblackburn

CHARLOTTE, NC (June 30, 2021) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to announce its commitment to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign, building upon Elevate’s commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Elevate and its distinguished brands including, American & Efird (A&E), …

Applied DNA Sciences and A&E Introduce Anti-Counterfeiting Technology for Sustainable Sewing Threads

Posted on June 8, 2021 by jblackburn

Sustainability with Traceability Helps Secure Brands and Their Global Supply Chains STONY BROOK, NY and CHARLOTTE, NC (June 08, 2021) – Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing, and American & Efird, (A&E), the world’s foremost thread manufacturer, today announced A&E’s INTEGRITY™ advanced identification thread technology is available …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Posted on April 22, 2021 by jblackburn

Increases industry leadership and reports significant progress against key sustainability goals CHARLOTTE, NC (April 22, 2021) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to release its 2021 Sustainability Report. Elevate Textiles and its distinguished brands including American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann …