Apparel Online India Magazine August 2nd Issue 2018 | Page 41

INDUSTRY LIVE
amfori and CII join hands; will support industry on
sustainability and open trade
I
n a bid to contribute positively to
the UN Sustainable Development
Goals 2030 and to increase open
trade, amfori – the Belgium-based
leading global business
association for open and
sustainable trade, and the
Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) have signed an agreement
in Delhi. The agreement will
enable both organisations to
jointly support their members
as they seek to improve the
sustainability of their supply
chains. They will also work
together to foster a policy
environment that increases trade
and economic ties between India
and the European Union. Small
and medium-sized companies will
especially receive specific support
from both organisations to unleash
new opportunities in the global
economy.
amfori brings together over 2,300
retailers, importers, brands and
national associations representing
a combined turnover of more than
1.7 trillion euros. The Business
Social Compliance Initiative
(BSCI), a leading supply chain
management system, is also one
of the initiatives of amfori which
is being followed by hundreds of
apparel exporters. CII works to
create and sustain an environment
conducive to the growth of industry
in India, partnering industry and
Government alike through advisory
and consultative processes.
Claiming that this agreement is the
first of its kind and a leap forward
in developing direct collaboration
with Indian businesses, amfori’s
President Christian Ewert
shared, “At amfori, we truly believe
that trade can deliver social,
economic and environmental
amfori’s President Christian Ewert (R) and CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee signing the agreement
benefits for everyone and we have
been active for more than 40 years
to empower companies that want to
make this a reality.”
CII Director General Chandrajit
Banerjee commented, “EU is a
large and important traditional
market for Indian industry. It has
been specially important for our
textiles industry and there is vast
potential in both conventional and
emerging sectors. Our collaboration
with amfori will help step up this
potential.”
We will always be grateful to Karunanidhi: Tamil Nadu
textile industry
T
amil Nadu’s textile and apparel
industry is in extreme shock
with the demise of former Chief
Minister of the state and veteran
political leader Dr. Kalaignar
Karunanidhi. Nearly all the textile
mills, garment factories, and allied
units across various hubs of the
state like Coimbatore, Tirupur,
Erode, Salem, and Chennai were
closed the day after his death in
grief of their loving leader. Tamil
Nadu’s textile industry is grateful
to Karunanidhi as he always
supported them and worked
for them as a CM. “Kalaignar
always had keen interest in the
development of Tirupur Knitwear
sector as well as Tirupur city. The
people of Tirupur are indebted to
Kalaignar for upgrading Tirupur
“The people
of Tirupur are
indebted to
Kalaignar for
upgrading Tirupur
municipality into
a Corporation and
also forming a new
district by making
Tirupur as its
headquarters.”
Raja M. Shanmugham, President, TEA
municipality into a Corporation
and also forming a new district
by making Tirupur as its
headquarters,” shared Raja M.
Shanmugham, President, Tirupur
Exporters’ Association (TEA).
He further added, “We remember,
because of Kalaignar’s personal
intervention, the Central
Government allocated Rs. 200
crore, besides Rs. 120 crore help
being provided by the Tamil Nadu
Government to CETPs, at a time
when dyeing units were going
through the existing crisis in
Tirupur. SIPCOT, Mudalipalayam
was Kalaignar’s brainchild for
the development of industry in
T irupur. TEA’s deepest condolences
to Kalaignar family and his party
members.”
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