Denim projects feature in new Archroma sustainability report
Textile chemicals group Archroma has published a new sustainability report, covering its activity in its most recent business year, the period from October 2019 to September 2020.
For the first time, this edition of the report includes feedback from stakeholders “to confirm the relevance” of the topics covered. These include biodiversity, occupational and product safety, fair labour practices, compliance, economic performance and culture.
Chief executive, Heike van de Kerkhof, said Archroma remained committed to developing “products that are safe and designed to reduce the consumption of natural resources”, thereby decreasing its customers’ environmental footprint.
During fiscal year 2020, the group launched 16 solutions and systems designed to help the textile industry meet this goal. These included projects aimed at denim, sports and outdoor clothing and casual apparel. More than 60% of Archroma’s sales revenues come from the textile industry.
Denim highlights included a collection that Soorty created with Archroma’s “eco-advanced” colours and solutions for hygiene and protection, plus G-Star’s use of the company’s EarthColors biomass-based dyes.
