The Microfibre Consortium (TCM) has approved leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS as its first third-party laboratory member. As per Innovation in Textiles, the collaboration will help SGS extend its fibre fragmentation testing services to consortium member organizations and the wider textile and apparel industry.

Yvonne Tse, Vice President, SGS Softlines has welcomed to opportunity to work collaboratively with TMC members and the wider textile and apparel industry to support them in taking the practical steps needed to accelerate reductions in fibre fragmentation. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

The collaboration will provide TMC’s brand, retail and supplier members with bespoke support and standardized testing services. These members will gain access to extensive testing services to help them understand requirements, whilst demonstrating their environmental responsibility and improving sustainability along the supply chain.

Founded in 2018, TMC aims to facilitate the development of practical solutions for the industry to minimize the fragmentation of fibres and the release of microfibres into the environment from textile manufacturing and product life cycles.