Meet us at Texprocess International Trade Fair
📍 Messe Frankfurt (Germany) 📅 From 23 to 26 April 2024
The leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials
At the upcoming Texprocess from 23 to 26 April 2024, international exhibitors will present the latest machinery, equipment, processes and services for garment manufacturing and textile and flexible materials.
Sustainable production and action is becoming a constant in a world that is constantly changing. Texprocess promotes the topic of sustainability through various measures and provides a platform for green pioneers.
Meet us at Texprocess @ Messe Frankfurt:
▪ Visit us at Stand B91 in Hall 9.0 (23-26 April 2024)
▪ Come and join our panel talk "Navigating the cross-regulatory chemical landscape in Denim production" at Texprocess Forum in Hall 9.0 B88 (between 13:00-14:00 on 25 April 2024)
Join our panel talk on 25th April 2024!
Our panel talk, "Navigating the cross-regulatory chemical landscape in Denim production" will unpack the topic of holistic sustainable chemical management in denim production.
Our panellists will facilitate a conversation around the impacts within the denim industry and ways to manufacture more sustainable denim, within an exciting 360° conversation with suppliers and manufacturers in the denim industry. We will talk about TÜV Rheinland's sustainability practices, certifications and service portfolio relevant to the sustainable future of the denim/fashion industry as well as hearing from the Denhaus Authentic Garment Makers Director on processes and measures to reduce the environmental impact.
We will also landscape the essential regulations to be watching out for when manufacturing denim and placing apparel and textiles on the European market.
Panel talk at Texprocess Forum on 25th April in Hall 9.0 B88
🎤 TOPIC
"Navigating the cross-regulatory chemical landscape in Denim production"
Panellist:
Dr. Charu Jain
Asia Pacific Sustainability Lead, TÜV Rheinland Group
In her career span of twenty-three years, she served various regional and global leadership positions to implement sustainability and has well-rounded experience across the breadth of sustainable raw materials, standards and certifications and sustainable technology to corporate sustainability, advocacy and multi-stakeholder collaborations with Fashion, Textiles, Paper, Chemicals and related industries. She has been awarded the Global Sustainability Leadership Award in 2013 by the CSR World Congress, and played an instrumental role in developing sustainability frameworks for the textile and chemical industry.
Panellist:
Luisa Balaban
Western Europe Sustainability Manager, TÜV Rheinland Group
Luisa Balaban is the Sustainability Business Development Manager for TÜV Rheinland Western Europe and holds her role since 2023. She leads the development of sustainability-related Business Stream Products customer solutions across Climate Change, Circularity and Holistic Chemical Management. She is based in the United Kingdom, and prior to TÜV Rheinland she worked within the international Climate Action NGO WRAP and sustainability consulting driving supply-chain initiatives such as implementation and strategy for Better Cotton Initiative within apparel retailers, and retailer decarbonisation and packaging/circularity plans.
Guest panellist:
Mr. Onur İtik
Director of Denhaus Authentic Garment Makers
Onur İtik, co-owner of a denim manufacturing company based in Istanbul, active in the industry for more than 15 years. He has worked closely with design, sales, purchasing, and production teams to enhance communication and boost business capabilities, focusing primarily on Northern European retailers and wholesalers such as JACK&JONES, VERO MODA, and ONLY. Onur has successfully managed a €40 million annual turnover by developing sustainable collections with the design team and cooperating with industry-leading fabric mills. He has also conducted workshops to increase awareness of sustainable Jeans making techniques among retail staff.
Guest panellist:
Cihan Gökeri
Section Manager Customized Services,
TÜV Rheinland Türkiye
Cihan graduating from London College (BA), he started his professional career as textile production process responsible then moved on to plastic stationery production and Import&Export business. In a short time, having successfully completed retail, food chain and supermarket chain audits and achieving his PMP, he worked as Project Manager in the food industry. During 9 years of his TÜV Rheinland career, he participated in Sales, Business Development and Operation of Quality Management Systems, Product testing, ZDHC/MRSL waste water (testing, auditing, training), Social Compliance Auditing and Customized Services.
Moderator:
Zackes Brustik
Presenter & Moderator
Zackes' specialty as a moderator is technology-focused B2B formats that not only inspire, but go one step further: they stimulate change. In the minds of the visitors, in the companies of the participating CEOs or among the members of the organizing associations. He moderates panels, conferences and innovation formats around Industry 4.0, energy transition, sustainability transformation, IT and digitalization.
Meet our specialists and gain competitive advantage!
Within our Sustainable Consumption Department, we can support with services across the Circular Economy such as Recycled Content Certification, Chain of Custody Certifications (GRS, RCS, OCS, Content Claim, Flustix, Biodegradability and other certifications).
For clothing and textiles, we offer colour fastness, wash appearance, durability and dimensional stability tests, wear trials and physical testing. Newly developed tests such as microfiber shedding will support your sustainable sourcing and product strategy.
We also offer a solution for the chemical compliance of your products. We’ve joined our global testing, auditing and training capabilities with the ground-breaking chemicals management platform from The BHive® offering a full input-output portfolio of solutions.
Our teams can deliver
▪ Carbon Footprint Calculations,
▪ support with Lifecycle Analysis
▪ and 3rd Party Independent Validation.
Also we are accredited by CDP
for independent validation.
TÜV Rheinland also offers Reparability and Durability testing across a range of products as well as enable the transition to renewables within your supply chain with our solar panels and hydrogen conformity and energy efficiency testing.
Find more related information below on our websites
▪ Textile & Apparel Centre of Excellence, UK
▪ Chemical safety for apparel and textiles
Arrange a booth appointment with us and book your seat in our Denim Talk right here!
We are looking forward to a fruitful discussion with you around sustainability at our exhibition stand.
Shortly after you submitted our form, one of our sales colleagues will contact you to arrange an appointment at our booth at Texprocess Frankfurt 2024.
We are here if you need any help
Would you like more information on our seamless solutions for your sustainable fashion supply chain? Or do you have specific questions?
Just reach out directly to Luisa Balaban, our Sustainability Business Development Manager Western Europe any time.
Email: Luisa.Balaban@tuv.com
Mobile Phone: +44 (0) 7546 694 309
Looking forward to doing business with you in the near future.
Yours sincerely,
TÜV Rheinland
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