Kipas Textiles, established in 1984, is Turkey’s and Europe’s largest integrated yarn and fabric manufacturer. Kipas has an annual production capacity of 80 million meters of fabric and 330 tons of yarn per day.
Sustainability Talks Istanbul brought the fashion and textile industry pioneers together for a global discussion on sustainability. The conference featured prominent speakers from the industry who shared innovative projects, ideas, and goals for a sustainable future.
At the conference, Kipas shared its vision and the potential to lead the change towards a truly sustainable and circular future.
Sustainability Talks Istanbul was held on Nov. 25 at Zorlu Center, organized with Kipas Textiles, Orbit Consulting, and Turkey Exporters Assembly (TIM). At the event, more than 650 physical and 1,000 virtual participants attended the conference.
The event featured 39 prominent speakers from the industry, including Nicolas Propthe of PVH, Andrew Olah of Kingpins, Liesl Truscott of Textile Exchange, Emrah Eşder of Archroma, and many others.
The main topics were circularity, raw materials, traceability, cleaner production, and digitalization.
Halit Gumuser, Managing Director Kipas Textiles, said, “Complex challenges from the climate emergency to responsible sourcing of raw materials, as well as minimum resource usage in water and energy, can be overcome with collaboration, embracing transparency, and sharing information between global textile industry actors. We focus on preserving finite resources by adopting sustainable materials and industrial water and energy management processes to achieve our sustainable and circular future targets.
Since 2019, 100 percent of our energy has come from renewable sources. We take a step further with our aim to become carbon neutral by planting half a million trees by 2025.”
