Apparel Online India Magazine January 1st Issue 2019 | Page 32

SUSTAINABILITY
EVENTS
May 16–31
Sedex Conference 2018: Beyond Compliance in Responsible Sourcing
March 16-31
Anita Dongre Foundation
starts production in
Palghar to empower
women
“We are focused on taking
jobs back to the villages of
the country where women can
lead progress. These trainings,
leading to dependable jobs,
allow women to work close to
home but still bring home a
sizable earning to have a voice
in family decisions.”
Defining ‘Beyond Compliance in Responsible Sourcing’ was at the core of the recently
concluded Sedex Conference 2018, London. Delegates from over 40 countries representing
brands, retailers and all stakeholders of industry, participated in the two-day long event and
discussed many important issues like the future of impact measurement, leadership skills,
forced labour and technology innovation, to name a few. Sharing the difference, Jonathan
Ivelaw– Chapman, CEO, Sedex said that a year has passed since the last Sedex Conference
took place, comprising of many global issues that are sadly in a worst state of affairs. Jonathan
discussed how too often businesses are simply meeting objectives and standards, rather than
striving to go beyond them which would help make organisations perform better socially,
environmentally and financially.
– Anita Dongre,
Fashion Designer
Sedex member companies include more than 25 various industries, most of which are clothing (12.25%) and textile segment (2.33%). Overall, 928 companies from India
(from all segments) are members of Sedex
July 16–31
Copenhagen Fashion Summit:
Taking the next step to go from
words to action
October 1-15
ICSTS discusses multi-stakeholder
sectoral initiatives and
responsible sourcing
February 1-15
Indian exporters should
focus more on women
empowerment and
environment
“Saving of resources like
energy and water is the biggest
concern today and we all
should look for ways to achieve
this goal. Compressed air
generation is one of the biggest
energy consuming systems
in the textile industry; water
preservation and wastewater
treatment are very important
and costly. Solar energy,
renewable energy, emissions to
the air are some areas where
apparel manufacturers definitely
need to pay more attention.”
– Christian Ewert,
Director General, amfori
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Stella McCartney (R) Founder and Designer at Stella McCartney in
conversation with Graydon Carter, Editor, Author and Director
The recently concluded sixth edition
of Copenhagen Fashion Summit by
Global Fashion Agenda was really a big
event for the cause of sustainability as
1,300 professionals from more than 50
countries were part of many meaningful
and motivational discussions. 75 speakers
who are experts in their domain shared
their opinions during two days of intense
leadership roundtable discussions,
conversations and business meetings.
JANUARY 1-15, 2019 | www.apparelresources.com
(L–R) – TK Rout, Deputy Director, Market Research, Textiles Committee;
Subindu Garkhel, Cotton and Textiles Lead, Fair Trade Foundation; Sumit
Gupta, Deputy Director, Standards Development & QA, GOTS; Rene Van
Berkel, UNIDO Representative India; Sanjeevan Bajaj, Advisor, FICCI; Sarath
Chandran, Director RSJ Inspection Service; and Charan Singh, VP and
Regional Director – Softlines, TÜV Rheinland
“We have zero tolerance as far as
rules, regulations, and standards are
concerned. We are promoting social
entrepreneurship in economically weaker
sections, especially for the women and
supporting efforts to integrate them into
our supply chain.”
– Snigdha Pramanik, Deputy Sustainability
Manager, Ikea India