Sustainability Newsletter 9

Covid-19 Update

As we all follow closely, the Covid-19 virus has had an enormous impact on almost the entire world and textile sector has its share from it. Everybody stopped for a while but based on the precautions set by the government and also followed by our related teams we and our suppliers are back in business;

 

  • High and regular disinfestation in all areas
  • Social distancing and usage of mask in all workplaces and transportation
  • Hand cleaning with alcohol based solutions
  • Closed lunch boxes
  • Preferably e-meetings
  • Rotational work space usage

 

Orbit Consulting – Sustainability Partnership

We are happy to announce that from our DNA a new company has been rebuilt.

Orbit Consulting whom is our partner for sustainability consultancy from now on and we will build our sustainability strategies together with them.

www.theorbitconsulting.com

  • Sustainability news from business
  • Partnered projects and tasks with targets
  • Weekly meetings for communication

We will keep you posted through our projects, goals and completed tasks.


Anti-Bacterial Finishing /Self Clean

Covid-19 pandemic has changed our perception on all the details in our daily life and in the textiles side we see technical finishes and nano-technological solutions will be more interesting and a big demand for the brands and consumers.

Under this concept we have two sides, one is masks which become our daily accessories, second is personal hygienic approaches in our daily clothing which also come up with the “self –cleaning “concept. Both fabric mills and chemical suppliers are working together to make their new developments accordingly.

  • We can work with naturally anti-bacterial fibers (tencel, bamboo …etc. )
  • Anti-bacterial finishing to eliminate the odor caused by the bacteria which also enables to clean garments easily in lower temperatures
  • Water /oil repellent finishes to eliminate dirt caused by the spilling and potential eliminate of the water based drops in the air to stick
  • Easy release finishes which enables dirt to come out easily in lower temperatures
  • Anti-microbial finishes with zinc metal ,anti-mold +anti-bacterial
  • Easy care finishes (easy iron- easy dry …etc.)

 

Natural Dye /Veggie Dye

Each and every day natural dyeing techniques are becoming more important .We meet a new supplier on this field who has been developing this method for a while with Veg-T.

Veg-t natural dyeing technique is a patented and unique method. Clay, natural enzyme and natural soda are used in fabric preparation. Clay mineral and plant extract are used in the dyeing process. The dyeing process is completed with natural binders and resin. As a coloring, they use olive leaf, walnut shell, indigo fera, madder as plant extract with

clay mineral. The dyeing technique applicable in a wide range of products and we are looking forward to develop new collections with our customers.

 

Digitalization

Lately with the pandemic we end up working from home for a while and this situation showed us how important and neccessity the digitalization is . Digitilizing showrooms, samples, even fit sessions has been a huge trend to eliminate the cost , material on the samples and time for many brands and we are also making our own researches on the subject and organize training for our staff and suppliers at the same time.

 

With the Pandemic lock-downs we know the day will come and we are ready to work on a more digital platform to run the business and give the best service to our customers. We do also have support from Prosoft who are working on how to improve textile sector digitalization details and whenever you need we are here to support the transformation.