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The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has awarded leading apparel and textile companies that are active on the sustainability front.
During the 3rd Global Textile Conclave being held at Jaipur, CITI launched the first Textile Sustainability Awards and a Fashion show to encourage sustainable practices in the textile industry.
CITI has been promoting excellence across the textile value chain since 1993-94 through the CITI BIRLA Economic and Textile Research Foundation Awards. This year, CITI expanded its areas of focus with a special emphasis on sustainability, circularity, and traceability.
Premiere Mills Pvt Ltd received the winner’s award for Contribution towards Zero Carbon Emission and Achieving Excellence in Water Conservation by Textile Mills. Best Colour Solutions India was judged the winner for Achieving Excellence in Water Conservation.
RSWM Ltd – LNJ Denim, Pratibha Syntex Ltd and Usha Yarns Ltd respectively were adjudged the winners in the Progress Towards Sustainability, Expanding Circularity, and CITI Reverse Resources Sustainability Awards for Recyclers 2023.
“We are excited to launch the CITI Textile Sustainability Awards and the Fashion Show with a focus on sustainability, circularity, and traceability,” said T. Rajkumar, Chairman, CITI. “We hope these initiatives will encourage the textile and apparel industry to adopt sustainable practices and reduce the industry’s impact on the environment. We thank our partners and judges for supporting us in this endeavour.”
