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Why H&M and Inditex Are Betting on Lab-Grown Cotton

The fashion giants have invested in Galy, a Boston-based start-up that aims to drastically reduce cotton’s environmental impact.
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H&M and Inditex have invested in Galy, a Boston-based start-up that aims to drastically reduce cotton’s environmental impact. (Shutterstock)
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Ginning, blowing, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, shipping and trucking — all the steps it took to turn some cotton bolls into your T-shirt. Those processes also contribute the most to the planet-warming impact of the clothing fibre.

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