India’s textile industry is emerging as a global benchmark for sustainable manufacturing, with clusters such as Tirupur and Panipat demonstrating large-scale success in water recycling and textile circularity. Tirupur, which contributes over 54 percent of India’s knitwear exports, has
Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, chaired the 4th ESG Taskforce Meeting, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders from government bodies, industry, associations, academia, think tanks, multilateral agencies, and civil society. The meeting focused on advancing a collective vision for a sustainable, circular, and













