Indian textile giant Arvind and Fashion for Good unveil low-carbon textile factory project

Indian textile giant Arvind and Fashion for Good, a platform that brings together brands and manufacturers to promote sustainable innovation, plan to build a low-impact textile facility for woven and knitted cotton fabrics in Gujarat, western India.

The project will establish an industrial unit that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 93% compared to a conventional factory. Arvind and Fashion for Good also project that the facility will save 60 liters of water for every kilogram of fabric produced.

The partners aim to create the industry’s first near-zero carbon textile production facility. They view the initiative as the starting point for Future Forward Factories India, a program that accelerates the deployment of innovative textile manufacturing sites.

“By developing a master plan and partnering with Arvind to build a factory that addresses tier 2 manufacturing challenges, we can implement tangible solutions that drive systemic change,” said Katrin Ley, managing director of Fashion for Good.

The partners announced the project at the Global Fashion Summit, a key event focused on sustainable innovation in the textile industry, held June 3–5 in Copenhagen.

Fashion for Good, launched in 2017, counts major industry players among its participants, including Bestseller, C&A, Chanel, Inditex (Zara), Kering, Levi Strauss & Co., Norrøna, On, Otto Group (Bonprix), Patagonia, PVH Corp., Zalando, as well as Arvind, Birla Cellulose and PDS Limited.