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We face a common challenge: the chemical management system set up by the fashion industry is not working. However, a better system for chemical management is achievable… if we work together!
That’s why we’re bringing together representatives of a chemical company, a denim mill, and an industry body to share the ways in which, if we work together, we can rebuild chemical management in fashion so it is airtight and equitable.
You will learn:
- What brands and retailers can do to ensure the best standards
- What legislators can do to accelerate change
- What chemical companies can do to simplify this unnecessarily complicated landscape
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About Transformers foundation
Transformers Foundation is the unified voice representing the denim industry and its ideas for positive change. It was founded to provide a thus-far missing platform to the jeans and denim supply chain, and a central point of contact for consumers, brands, NGOs, and media who want to learn more about ethics and sustainable innovation in the industry.
We represent the denim supply chain: from farmers and chemical suppliers to denim mills and jeans factories.
Cotton: a case study in misinformation
We believe that misinformation is a key reason why we aren’t moving towards positive change. It is crucial for industries and society to understand the best available data and context on the environmental, social and economic impact of different fibers and systems within fashion, so that best practices can be developed and implemented, industries can make informed choices, and farmers and other suppliers and makers can be rewarded for and incentivized to operate using more responsible practices that drive more positive impacts.
the eight ethical principles
Brands, Retailers and Importers (BRIs) require suppliers to sign a code of conduct with strict terms, while not adhering to any ethical standards. To help fix this power imbalance, we have created our Eight Ethical Principles for Jeans & Denim Purchasing. This conduct should be adopted not just by BRIs, but by suppliers to govern their behavior in business-to-business relationships with the suppliers they work with down the supply chain.
ending unethical brand and retailer behaviour: the denim supply chian speaks up
Because of the control that brands, retailers, and importers (BRIs) have over the supply chain, few denim suppliers are brave enough to speak to the press about the shocking behavior from BRIs. Behavior that not only transgressed legal and contractual boundaries but ethical boundaries and basic business decency. So we have stepped in to do so.
Learn anytime anywhere with our learn hub
For industry individuals, upcoming denim professionals, and consumers, looking to learn more about industry advancements working towards ‘best in class’ practices in the denim industry. We believe sharing information and knowledge is an integral part of Transformers Foundation in the hope of bringing about positive change.
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Our events are for anyone who is interested in various subjects in the denim, jeans, and fashion industry ranging from energy and water to social responsibility, technology and waste.
Find our goals and initiatives here
Our focus areas are: Education, Communication, Reporting, Celebration. The Jeanswear industry is an energetic, tenacious, and connected community who not only agrees sustainability is vital but has been working and investing in solutions for years. We know what a true sustainable feature is be it a B2B claim or B2C claim. The supply chain are the ones investing in new technologies and machinery and systems without whom nothing could change. We know best practices and we know who is implementing them and who is not. We will celebrate the best in practice and “suggest” to consumers, NGO’s and Brands & Retailers to take up those who rise.