Cause: Renewable Luxury

Solution: Luxury fabric made from bamboo.

We all like a little luxury, and there's nothing like gorgeous fabric to set off a room and create a mood. But the textile industry, by in large, creates a lot of waste in production of both fabrics and the raw materials needed for production. Enter Patty and Leigh Anne, two sisters who founded O Eco Textiles to make the whole world safer while making our personal environments more beautiful. 

O Ecotextiles wants to change the way textiles are made by proving that it's possible to produce luxurious, sensuous fabrics in ways that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable.

They began working with people around the world: Romanian farmers who dew- or field-ret hemp stalks; a Japanese mill owner committed to "green" processes, even new methods such as using ozone to bleach fabric; a 100-year-old Italian mill that produces no wastewater; a Chilean mill shifting to entirely green processes; an Italian dye house that produces biodegradable, heavy-metal free textiles.

That's beautiful from start to finish - good for the eye, the touch and the planet. Way to go, sisters!