ABOUT EVRNU

• Evrnu aims to create a circular fashion system by enabling the recycling at scale of the major fibres used in the industry, including Cotton and Cellulose-based fibres (as well as polyester and elastane, which we are less enthusiastic about).
• Evrnu claims its technology, NuCycl, is able to depolymerise post-consumer textile waste, and repolymerise it into fibres that are of an equal, or even higher, quality than its input feedstocks. For example, its first fibre – a recycled Lyocell fibre made from cotton waste – is stronger than conventional polyester or other man-made virgin cellulosic fibres.
• Thanks to its “regenerative fibre technologies”, the materials can subsequently be recycled themselves multiple times, which is one of the key current barriers to widespread textile recycling.
• After early pilots with Stella McCartney x Adidas and Levis, the company’s first mainstream commercial product is a 100% NuCycl t-shirt made by Carlos Campos, which launched in April 2022.
• Evernu was founded in 2014 by Stacy Flynn, a sustainable systems specialist, and Christopher Stanev, a textile innovations specialist; the pair previously held technical materials roles at Nike, Gloria Jeans, Target, DuPont and Eddie Bauer.
• At the time of writing, Evrnu had raised USD 24 million from investors including The Mills Fabrica Fund, Closed Loop Partners and Bestseller.
• Announcing its USD 15 million Series B in November 2021, the company said it was planning to scale its NuCycl fibre regeneration platform by licensing its technology to pulp and fibre mills.
• Headquartered in Seattle in the US, Evrnu currently operates in six global regions including the US, Canada, UK, India, Switzerland and Germany.
• Evrnu is a B Corp and was recognised in Fast Company's 2018 World Changing Idea Awards.