Industry News Banner releases first Sustainability Report
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anner is setting new standards for transparency with the launch of its annual sustainability report. Taking a holistic approach, the report sets out ambitious commitments to tackling climate change, supporting ethical trading and promoting community involvement. Glenn Leech, CEO of Banner, said: “Being transparent is the best way to drive change. In recent years we’ve been making progress in a measured way, but to create a step change we realised we needed to hold ourselves to greater account. The report is very much part of that journey – which has to begin with an open and honest appraisal of the goals we’ve set and what we’ve achieved so far.”
Banner is committing to a range of environmental and social measures that include goals for the environment,
product manufacture and design, customer engagement and community involvement. Mr Leech added: “It’s a holistic approach because our business impacts in multiple ways. For example, we want to reduce our carbon footprint, but we also care about the way we do business, the people who make our garments, and the communities we serve.”
The report covers the audited performance for 2020, but it also looks forward, setting challenging gaols for the future. Sarah Robins, sustainability manager at Banner, said: “We have six pillars to our plan.
ASOS and Fashion-Enter partner with Kornit for sustainable on-demand textile production
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ornit Digital has announced that global online fashion retailer ASOS and its
supplier Fashion-Enter are implementing Kornit Presto to explore the future opportunities presented by on-demand manufacturing. Kornit Presto is the most advanced single-step solution for direct to fabric printing, enabling Fashion-Enter to rapidly deliver test-and-repeat small product runs on behalf of ASOS. These production capabilities will enable ASOS and Fashion-Enter to imprint designs on multiple fabrics
at the push of a button, through a lower-impact production process that has zero water waste and accelerates production speeds by cutting out typical dyeing processes.
Simon Platts, responsible sourcing director at ASOS, said: “Adopting innovative new technologies like Kornit Presto is vital if we are to reduce the impact of fashion right across the supply chain, in line with the aims of our Fashion with Integrity programme. “Streamlined print and workflow means we can explore the full potential of this innovative technology, further enhance our ability to react quickly to seasonal shifts in demand, and establish more efficient, lower-impact production processes.”
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In Kornit’s pigment-based digital textile production capabilities and efficient workflow solutions, Fashion-Enter sees an answer for brands serving the needs of today’s consumers, while reducing inventory waste and improving supply chain management and garment quality.
These encompass: Supply Chain, Products, Customers, Environment, Community and People. To make a lasting difference requires more than one headline measure.” Preparing the report has been especially challenging in the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Robins added: “It would have easy to delay for a year, but one of our key values is making the right calls and we knew it was important to challenge ourselves with new and hopeful standards as the pandemic recedes.”
In the meantime, Banner is pressing ahead with more customer communication, including a special Sustainability Issue of its popular Insight newsletter for retailers.
Mr Leech concluded: “We want to encourage others to join us on our sustainability journey. No one company has all the answers, nor can we make progress alone – by working with our supply chain partners we can make an even bigger difference.”
PCIAW launches new business match making initiative
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new match making service for buyers and suppliers within workwear, corporatewear, PPE and accessories aimed at forging transparency and reliability and driving forward sustainability within the global garment sector has been launched by PCIAW. The Uniform Buyers Network (UBN) identified many sustainability challenges faced by key players within this rapidly evolving global business sector and have generated solutions to enable buyers and suppliers to work together collaboratively to utilise the latest advances in garment science and technology.
Yvette Ashby, CEO of PCIAW, said: “Developing creditable partnerships in the industry is key to enabling the efficient sourcing of sustainable, recyclable, resource-efficient uniforms with accuracy and consistency of global sizing and design.” Directors of The Uniform Buyers’ Network, all highly respected procurers across the private and public sector professional clothing markets, herald the arrival of this new initiative.
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