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How do we navigate the tensions of having brilliant products that help us enjoy outdoor activies, yet which are difficult to repair and recycle? René Bethmann specializes in textile and apparel technology, and is leading new approaches to the design of more circular products and materials at Vaude Sports.
René focuses on emotional durability, repairability and renewable or recyclable materials. Plus, if we focus on defossilization, not decarbonization, we can unlock new ways of thinking about textiles, coatings and other materials.
Podcast host Catherine Weetman helps businesses use circular, regenerative and fair solutions to do better, with less.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links we mention in the episode:
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Links for VAUDE
- Rene Bethmann on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/renebethmann/?locale=en_US
- Rene’s talks and webinars:
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- https://www.basf.com/global/en/who-we-are/sustainability/whats-new/sustainability-news/2021/outdoor-pants-made-of-old-tires.html
- https://vimeo.com/653685195
- https://vimeo.com/653685409
- https://bioswitch.eu/2021/01/29/successful-transition-from-fossil-to-bio-based-products-webinar/
- https://corporate.evonik.com/en/pioneers-in-green-pants-153224.html
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- iFixit repair guides for outdoor gear and more ifixit.com
- Recommended guest: Michael Carus https://renewable-carbon.eu/news/nova-experts-introduced-michael-carus/ and read more about renewable carbon here: https://renewable-carbon.eu/
About René Bethmann
René Bethmann graduated in Textile and Apparel Technology and has worked for several leading brands across Europe in the field of product and material management (in Ticino, the Italian part of Switzerland, Norway and finally back to Germany).
Currently he’s working at VAUDE as Senior Innovation Manager, managing innovation processes and related projects about material and joining technologies with strong focus on biopolymers and recycling strategies.
Furthermore, since 2020 he is a consultant of the VAUDE Academy for Sustainable Management. He is a proven global speaker in the topics of bioeconomy, circular economy, and innovative material technologies with over 15 years’ experience in the sports industry.
He lives together with his wife and 2 daughters on Lindau Island, Lake Constance.
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