Kevin Myette, outdoor and apparel industry expert for sustainability, quality and supply chain optimisation will join Bluesign Technologies as a Director of CRM for North America.

In his new role, Kevin will oversee all Bluesign operations in North America with a goal to provide services to the important segment of the bluesign system partner base.

He is also expected to play a role in uniting brand system partners worldwide to meet their complex needs vis-à-vis chemicals management and resource efficiency.

Kevin Myette

Kevin Myette oversaw REI’s Product Quality, Research and Testing, Private Brands Information Systems, and ultimately the organisation’s product sustainability programmes. In Product Development he was instrumental in the reengineering the company’s private brand organisation.

Myette was the co-founder of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Working Group, which led to the creation of the Eco Index and ultimately the Higg Index under the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC).

He has chaired the work of the SWG and serves on the Advisory Council. He has also served on the inaugural Board of Directors for the SAC.

Bluesign Technologies

Swiss-based Bluesign Technologies was founded in 2000. Since then, the bluesign system has been adopted by different worldwide leading textile manufacturers.

Various significant key players of the chemical and machine industry rely on the bluesign system, the company reports, as well as well-known brands of the sporting clothing and fashion industry.

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