Performance Days, Germany, November 3 to 4, 2022, will focus on CO2 Neutrality.

As part of a roadmap, the topic will accompany exhibitors on their way to climate neutrality. To coincide with the winter fair, the event organizers will now move on to phase 2 of a 3-phase plan.

In the Performance Forum, focus topic category, the green light to participate was exclusively given to fabric innovations that could certify initial values in CO2 reduction for the submitted fiber innovations. In combination with the current Higg Index, the aim is to make it possible in the future to achieve a better assessment of the CO2 balance in the production and development of new materials and fibers for the industry itself.

Among the issues are comparing the values of natural fibers such as wool with those of recycled polyester, bio-based nylon or recycled wool, dealing with the various qualities on the one hand and with different strengths on the other and the importance of such factors as the production site and production processes within this context. Additional performance codes such as CO2 neutral and CO2 reduced are intended to make the approaches to CO2 reduction visible also for the winter edition.