Sustainability

FTC Sustainability and Circularity Workshop

Venue: IIT Delhi campus.

Case study: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Cotton t-shirt.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a crucial tool for evaluating the environmental impacts associated with the production, use, and disposal of a product.

This case study focuses on the LCA of a cotton T-shirt, assessing its environmental footprint across its entire life cycle.

Live webinar, "HimGra Impact Decoding & Co-Founder Call".

Time: was scheduled on 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM IST

Date: 29th January 2025 

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

This session delved into HimGra’s zero-carbon textile innovation, its market validation by 40+ global brands, and its role in fostering rural empowerment.

Sustainability action guidance

S.A.G – sustainability action guidance LLP Corporate Sustainability Reporting/ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting is an effort to systematically disclose an organisation’s activities, commitments, targets, and their fulfilment towards environmental, social, and governance issues based on a recognised framework and standards.
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) issued sustainability reporting standards, including sector-specific standards, which are widely used around the world. 

Sustainability is no longer a choice for the textile industry; it's mandatory. Recognizing this, Bharat Tex 2025 is set to prioritize showcasing circularity and sustainability as cornerstones.

The event will serve as a great initiative for the industry stakeholders to collaborate, harnessing engagement/cooperation and action to integrate sustainable practices across the long textile value chain. By emphasizing sustainable innovations, circular economy models, and ethical, responsible sourcing, Bharat Tex 2025 as a noble cause aims to balance economic growth with environmental responsibility.

India's textile sector is a vital economic pillar, employing millions and driving exports, and is a great example of the "Make in India" vision of our Hon'ble PM, Narendra Modi. While rapid growth has brought environmental challenges, the industry is embracing a sustainable future.
Sustainability inherent to Indian society:
India has a long history of eco-friendly textile production, from handwoven khadi to organic cotton. These time-old practices inform the industry's focus on ethical fashion and circular economy principles.

Biomass Demand for Transport Fuels, Aviation and Shipping up to 2050 and Implications for Biomass Supply to the Chemical Sector.
Current transport regulations provide a unique long-term horizon for sustainable aviation and shipping fuel through the defined quotas – what does this mean for the chemical sector?
Following the Green Deal, the EU is leading the way in transforming its transport sector towards climate neutrality. Although the focus is on Europe, the report also includes global scenarios and analysis.

Bharat Tex 2025: India's largest textile industry event!
Dates: From February 12-17, 2025 
Outlines

GTTES 2025

The 3rd edition of the Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show (GTTES 2025) Mega Exhibition Post Covid will be held from 21st–23rd February 2025 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai.

Liva Protégé Shapes the Future of Sustainable Fashion at a Spectacular Grand Finale.

The Liva Protégé Textiles Design Competition, a pioneering initiative by Birla Cellulose in collaboration with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), culminated in a grand finale at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. The event celebrated the creativity and innovation of 15 student finalists from NIFT centres across India, showcasing their designs in Surface Design, Woven Design, and Print Design categories.

Bangladesh sees opportunity in Brazil as a course of action giving market access leveraging its exports basket to exportable goods, diversifying markets/derisking, consolidating bilateral trade, and facilitating business networking/economic collaborations in Latin America in general & Brazil in specific.
This initiative has been undertaken by the Brazil-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BBCCI) by setting the ball rolling.

Conference on Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing (T&A) concludes successfully.

The North India Section of The Textile Institute (NISTI), in collaboration with the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi, successfully organized the Conference on Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing on 14th December 2024 at IIT Delhi.

The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academicians, researchers, and students to discuss innovative pathways for a sustainable textile future.

Bharat Tex 2025: Dubai roadshow.

Date: February 12-17, 2025. 

Yet another successful conduct of an overseas roadshow in Dubai solidifies the position of this global textile sourcing show. Bharat Tex 2025, as expected, showcased the signs of a major global textile exhibition in the making to happen in New Delhi and Greater Noida (U.P.) from February 12-17, 2025.