New Delhi, February 9, 2025 At the TANTU Seminar, industry leaders, legislators, and experts convened to address urgent concerns related to recycling and sustainability in the textile and apparel sector. The India International Centre hosted the event, which sought to investigate creative ways to reduce waste, advance sustainable manufacturing, product life cycle analysis, and circular economy principles.
Eight eminent speakers gave talks at the event, sharing their perspectives on technological developments, environmental practices, and legislative measures influencing the textile industry’s future. The speaker for the keynote was Dr. Ashok Kumar. The urgent necessity for industry-wide cooperation was underlined by the Deputy Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in New Delhi. “Reasons for the Textile Industry to Implement Sustainable Practices Immediately.” He reminded the delegates of the Paris Agreement’s objectives.2015 Agreement. All nations are required by that agreement to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as quickly as feasible, and achieve net zero emissions by the middle of the twenty-first century. He suggested The time for research and discussion is now finished, so the delegates should get to work.
Indo-German Yarn and Fibre LLP’s Head of Strategic Partnership, Gaurav Seth, spoke about performance textile re-engineering and recycling. As technical textiles are used more frequently, performance fibres like carbon, para-aramid, and meta-aramid are being used. are growing daily. End-of-life technical textile items and process waste from these materials are becoming a burden on the environment. They have effectively created techniques for recycling them and are providing the recycled goods to other businesses that manufacture technical textiles.
The Indian Carbon Market Framework, the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) in India, the Textile Target and Savings in MTOE to CCTS, and Compliance with International Carbon Tax Regulations were all covered in depth by Ajitesh Upadhyaya, Senior Section Expert-Textile, BEE, India.
Green Story’s Chinky Tyagi Khare explained how to comply with sustainability laws and the function of product life cycle assessment (LCA) in the clothing and textile sector. She also mentioned how Green Story is assisting the business with life cycle assessments. LCA tools. She had highlighted the increasing strain and the dwindling regulatory deadline. As accountability moves up the supply chain, “manufacturers risk losing deals and reputational damage if they cannot provide the required environmental footprint information,” she said.
The independent director of Green Consulting, Pankaj Kapoor, offered his opinions on the extent of climate change and its effects on the textile and clothing sector. He described the places where the textile and clothing industries are negatively impacted. He gave an example of Key Metrics for sustainability initiatives and highlighted the 2025 Key ESG regulatory deadline.
Prof. Abhijit Majumder, an academic from IIT Delhi, discussed the results of their experiment on recycling post-consumer textiles and clothing and regenerating yarns for fully fashion apparel items and other applications. “It is imperative that the fashion industry reconsiders its impact on the environment,” stated Sutantu Goswami, Senior General Manager at TUV SUD, South Asia. “We can move towards a more sustainable future by implementing recycling programs, ethical production practices, and responsible sourcing.”
“Disclosure has become a business necessity,” stated Sanya Arora of the CDP Engagement Office. She discussed the choices for disclosure and the SME criteria.
Lalit Goswami, Senior Scientific Officer, NITRA, and Dr. Arindam Basu, DG, gave a paper on process parameter optimisation when utilising recycled cotton to make 100% cotton yarn. Additionally, they discussed that in order to generate yarns of acceptable quality, recycled cotton could only be used in blends up to 20% and 30%, respectively, while ring spinning and rotor spinning.
At the end of the event, a number of parties pledged to support policies that promote sustainability, increase transparency, and upgrade recycling infrastructure.