18 November 2022, Mumbai:
Taking big steps toward more sustainability
Hohenstein India: Global Sustainability Conference and inauguration of new leather & footwear laboratory. The following day, numerous invited guests gathered at the Hohenstein laboratory site in Gurugram for the ceremonial inauguration of a new leather & footwear laboratory.
True to the motto Local by Global, the agenda of the Global Sustainability Conference was perfectly tailored to the needs of the Indian textile industry.
"This event is a great opportunity for the Indian textile industry to benefit from the global expertise of Hohenstein, OEKO-TEX®, and Industry experts (from Landmark Group, Colourtex Industries, Shahi Exports, Resil Chemicals & German Environment agency) to optimize their products and processes, and ultimately achieve their sustainability goals in global competition," said a delighted host Vinod Kumar, MD of Hohenstein India & SL. Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels, CEO and owner of the testing service provider Hohenstein, welcomed the participants in his opening speech and referred to upheavals: "Times are changing rapidly in the global textile industry - sustainable products and processes are the order of the day".
How can economic success be linked with product responsibility and more sustainability? More than 300 players and Hohenstein customers in the Indian textile industry accepted Hohenstein India's invitation to attend the Global Sustainability Conference in Gurugram, India, on November 10, 2022, and to obtain possible solutions to this question.
