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TEAMMATE SPOTLIGHT: Candace Davidow, Manager, Materials Lab Engineer – Apparel, Proving Grounds Lab, Innovation Department Candace joined underarmour 8 years ago because of her passion for innovating and making quality product that performs for the athlete. Below, she shares how #UnderArmour prioritizes #sustainability and the #environment as we develop products, and what role she plays in bettering the industry. “UA is addressing sustainability in many ways, but my involvement is specific to reducing microplastics entering our environment. Why clean the microplastics out of the waterways when we can make the effort to not contribute in the first place? We have developed a widely accessible method and equipment test kit to measure the level of fiber shedding a fabric has. We are using these to purposefully develop fabrics with reduced fiber shedding. Not only do we have industry wide partnerships helping with publishing the method and developing the test kit, but the plan is to op...

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