Event

Messe Frankfurt Sustainability Initiative Titled Econogy

Textile Insights August 3, 2023

Messe Frankfurt’s Texpertise Network will realign its sustainability event formats at its around 50 textile trade fairs. The information, discussion, education and networking formats for sustainable business will now be titled ‘Econogy’. With this step, Messe Frankfurt will create a new common

Corporates

Gokaldas Exports Welcomes Pranjal Jyoti Goswami As Chief Sustainability Officer

July 29, 2023

Gokaldas Exports Limited, a leading player in the apparel industry, has appointed Pranjal Jyoti Goswami as their new Chief Sustainability Officer. With close to two decades of experience in Sustainability, ESG, and CSR Management, Goswami is poised to spearhead sustainability and ESG initiatives for the company. Goswami brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to […]

Sustainability

EURATEX Highlights Concerns On EP’s Ecodesign Regulation

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

In response to the European Parliament’s (EP) position on the Ecodesign Regulation, EURATEX said it regrets the EP’s approach to target the textile industry in a regulation designed to be a framework legislation for all sectors. The Ecodesign Regulation aims to improve the environmental sustainability and circularity of products placed on the EU market, including […]

Corporates

Indorama Ventures and SMBC Launch Thailand’s First Sustainable Trade Finance Facility

July 19, 2023

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global leader in sustainable chemicals, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a prominent international financial institution, inaugurated Thailand’s inaugural sustainability-linked Trade Finance facility. The facility, worth US$ 50 million, aims to support Indorama Ventures’ ongoing commitment to

Corporates

Grasim Industries Conferred ‘Sustainable Organisation 2023’ Award

July 16, 2023

Grasim Industries Ltd was honored with the esteemed title of Sustainable Organization of 2023 at the NavaBharat Environment Conclave and Awards in Mumbai. The award was presented to Pavan Jain, Chief Financial Officer of Grasim Industries, by Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. This prestigious accolade serves as […]

Corporates

Eastman Exports Gets ‘Progressive Plus’ Certification For Second Consecutive Year

July 16, 2023

Accountability and transparency are fundamental principles of ethical business practices, and Eastman Exports has wholeheartedly embraced these values. Over three years ago, they joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) with a commitment to transparently showcase their environmental, social, and labor initiatives. Lately Eastman Exports announced that SAC has

Special Report

ITMA 2023: Reducing & Recycling Textile Waste for Sustainability

July 13, 2023

Reducing textile consumption, recycling textile waste, composting and donating textiles to charity or textile recycling programmes can help the industry move towards sustainability, says Murugan Santhanam When I entered the house of my friend, I saw my friend sitting in a cramped space in the room. The room was filled with closets and we had […]

Machinery

SPGPrints Demonstrates Innovation & Sustainability At ITMA 2023

June 29, 2023

Fiera Milano was home to ITMA from June 8-14, 2022, the world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition. SPGPrints took a different approach to the show by focusing on the customers’ needs and sustainability. By showcasing its reliable, innovative and sustainable solutions, SPGPrints looks back at a very successful ITMA 2023. Sustainability put into

Sustainability

Saurer Along With Renewcell And Invofil To Showcase How A Sustainable Fiber Is Turned Into Yarn At ITMA

June 8, 2023

At ITMA in Milano, on the Saurer booth in Hall 2 B 101, visitors can experience what happens when three innovative companies which are all focusing on increasing sustainability in the textile value chain, meet, and decide to showcase how a new innovative sustainable fiber is turned into yarn. Renewcell’s circulose fiber, prepared by Inovafil […]

Special Report

T&A Sector – Towards Sustainable Growth

June 5, 2023

The textiles & apparel sector is aiming towards attaining circularity. Our correspondent takes stock of the initiatives being taken by the industry  The Textile and Apparel (T&A) sector is consciously trying to adopt circularity as the industry is aggressively looking to achieve its sustainability goals by bringing in multiple green practices across its value