Viscose rayon is growing in popularity due to its low cost and eco-friendly perception. While one of the biggest suppliers has made significant progress in halting deforestation, reports suggest the ...

This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. NORTH KALIMANTAN, Indonesia — Jonni Spedika stared at the neat rows of trees and clenched his jaw ...

Correction: A previous version of this article mistakenly listed nylon - instead of rayon - as one of the fabrics made from forests. Large and globally recognized fashion brands are working to change ...

Want the look and feel of the finest silks without the gargantuan price tag? Viscose will be right up your alley. This ...

A new report shows how a fabric supplier to brands including Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and H&M may be contributing to deforestation. Reading time 3 minutes Viscose rayon is often billed as a more ...

Cotton is often king in discussions surrounding the creation of a more sustainable apparel industry, yet over 120 million trees are felled every year — 30 percent of which originate from ancient and ...

Turning trees into textiles is linked to historical atrocities and environmental harm. But any plant-based material can potentially become viscose-rayon Rayon is a soft, silky fabric that is perhaps ...

Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of viscose rayon, a textile with the power to shake up class dynamics and transform our natural world. Show more It's 1924 and the young Russian graduate Alexis ...