Sustainability

BHR ACADEMY l BHRO l From the People of Japan

UNDP 'Business and Human Rights Academy' (B+HR Academy) for the Tex and Apparel Industry in India.

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA

ENABLING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH THE RESPECT, PROTECT, AND REMEDY FRAMEWORK.

Revolutionising Eco-Friendly Hygiene and Medical Products.

Sustainable Nonwovens: From Transformational Technology to a Net Zero Future

Featuring panellists from Indorama Ventures and Milliken.

Decoding HimGra Impact score to help sustainable practices and market shifts.
HimGra is a Textile Innovation Challenge Winner organized by the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India.
This event aims to explore the transformative potential of HimGra—a sustainable innovation shaping the future of textiles, introducing them to innovative approaches and offering actionable insights into new sustainable materials.

Bharat 2025

The Bharat Tex Roadshow at Hotel Westin, Kolkata, on 20 November 2024, marked a significant milestone in promoting Bharat Tex 2024.

Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles, Government of India, graced the event. The roadshow, one of the largest in the series, attracted over 350 attendees from various segments of the textile industry.

Many exporters received the event well to make it a success.

Collaborative roundtable for devolping a strategic roadmap

The global fashion and apparel industry is under pressure to reduce its environmental and social impact. In response, initiatives like the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Global Fashion Agenda, and Fashion Pact promote sustainability. Circular fashion is gaining traction, with brands collaborating with suppliers for more circular operations.

Fostering Responsible Business Practices in the Textile & Apparel Sector.

As part of its B+HR Global programme, with support from the Government of Japan, UNDP is working with the private sector to build capacities of companies, their suppliers, and partners in India on facilitating uptake of responsible business actions throughout business models and value chain, across various sectors/industries.

Bharat Tex 2025

Date & Venue: To be held @ India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida on February 12–15, 2025, and from February 14–17, 2025 @ Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Organised by: A consortium of Textile Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and supported by the Ministry of Textiles, government of India (MoT). 

India committed to decarbonizing 50% of its energy and achieving 500 GW of Fossil fuel-free capacity by 2030 at COP26 in 2021. MSMEs consume about 25% of the energy.
consumed by the industry sector and generate 110 million tons of CO2 (Centre for Study of Science, Technology & Policy). To meet national targets, these enterprises must adopt decarbonization strategies.

Scaling Renewable Energy through Innovation and Collaboration Date: 14th November 2024 | Centre for Responsible Sustainability Summit.

Venue:India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Co-Moderated by: Ms Devrani, CRB & Ms Swapna, SME Climate Hub.

Sustainability l Innovations l Pavilion 

Presented by: Centre for Responsible Business and Sustainable Supply Chains India (CRB)

Date: Taking place from November 13-15, 2024

Venue: @ India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a Workshop on Piloting the SME Sustainability Standards Navigation Toolkit, on 20^th November 2024 at the CII Central Office, The Mantosh Sondhi Centre, 2nd Floor, Lodhi Institutional Area, Delhi.

This workshop marks an important phase in the development of the SME Sustainability Standards Navigation Toolkit.

Like earlier roadshows in the run-up to 'Bharat Tex 2025' Mumbai roadshow too was a high-powered roadshow creating lots of enthusiasm and excitement as a build-up for this larger-than-life show held last week on November 8, 2024. 
As on expected lines, it was a coming together of the multistakeholder on this given platform viz leaders, government officials, and export promotion councils (EPCs) as a demonstrability of India's full textile value chain to the global textile community.