The city of Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics, has made a symbolic gesture by committing itself to the creation of "green" workwear, produced by recycling end-of-life professional clothing worn by its staff, to equip the cleaners who will be on duty for this global sporting event and showcase of France. These polo shirts are the result of a collaborative effort involving the City of Paris, European textile producer UTEXBEL, fraying company Dagobert and manufacturer VTL. Made from regenerated circular knit fabrics, they incorporate around a third production offcuts, a third "post-consumer" garments (i.e. garments that have already been worn) and a third recycled nylon. This innovative textile is just one way in which the City of Paris is demonstrating its commitment to the circular economy and corporate social responsibility. In 2007, the capital broke new ground by becoming the first local authority to include organic and Fair Trade-certified cotton raw materials in its specifications. Today, the City of Paris has gone one step further by using a regenerated circular knit for the polo shirts worn by its municipal staff, in collaboration with its manufacturing partner
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