Transformers Foundation news and archive

What hampers fashion innovation scaling?

Despite the fashion industry’s current boom in innovations that tackle its biggest problems like textile waste, reliance on fossil fuels, harmful dyes and more, the pace of scaling is trailing behind. In a new report, the denim supply chain platform and think tank Transformers Foundation has identified three main barriers as well as three...

FeaturedMember

Business

Verifying green claims: A new benchmark for water usage in indigo dyeing

What makes an indigo dyeing process “sustainable?” And what is the average amount of water used to dye denim today? The answer is - we do not know as there has been no benchmark to date that compares processes of denim mills worldwide. There have been, however, water saving claims galore but again, without a benchmark, it is hard to gauge what...

FeaturedMember

News

The Transformers Foundation launches its first Brazilian event

The Transformers Foundation, a voice representing the denim industry, has launched its first Brazilian event entitled Transformers ED Brazil, an educational event about the denim supply chain, in collaboration with Covolan Denim and sponsored by Lycra Company. The fifth edition of the event will run over two days and the aim of the event is to...

News

The Transformers Foundation presents denim education series

The Transformers Foundation, a unified voice representing the denim industry, has presented the fourth edition of Transformers Ed, an educational series about the denim supply chain, in collaboration with educational institute Centro Mexico. The three-day event focuses on the design, supply chain and sustainability of the denim industry and this...

FeaturedMember

Business

Panel discussion: Can common cotton claims be debunked?

Is cotton as bad as its reputation when it comes to water consumption, pesticide and insecticide dependency and land usage? A recent panel discussion titled “Cotton claims - the good, the bad and the nuanced” as part of the Truth Series by the Transformers Foundation - founded early last year as part of the global Kingpins Transformers trade...