SAITEX Mill has formally joined Bluesign® as a System Partner, and Bluesign® is pleased to announce this development.This partnership advances the goal of promoting sustainability in the global denim sector and represents a major turning point in Bluesign’s Denim Initiative. With SAITEX Mill joining SAITEX Laundry, the first denim laundry in the world to become a Bluesign system partner more than ten years ago, a potent, comprehensive, sustainable production solution is now available under one roof.
SAITEX, a global pioneer in sustainable clothing manufacture founded by Sanjeev Bahl, is renowned for its creative strategy to lessen the environmental impact of textile production. The business was established in 2001 and is dedicated to social responsibility, sustainability, and circularity. SAITEX, which has facilities in Los Angeles and Vietnam, uses state-of-the-art technology like clean chemistry, energy-efficient procedures, and closed-loop water systems to reduce waste and carbon emissions. The clothing company’s commitment to ethical production techniques is demonstrated by its certification as a B Corp, LEED, Fair Trade, and Bluesign®.
SAITEX establishes a standard for the future of fashion by collaborating with top international companies to produce premium denim and clothing while consistently pushing the limits of ethical production.
Brands may now identify their denim clothing as bluesign® DENIM, which is made and processed wholly within SAITEX’s facilities, since the SAITEX Mill and Laundry are now partners in the bluesign® system. To be eligible for the bluesign® DENIM label, a garment must be processed in a system partner laundry that complies with Bluesign’s stringent environmental standards and the denim fabric must be bluesign® APPROVED from a system partner mill. In order to provide consumers with a clean denim production process from start to finish, this enables businesses to purchase bluesign® APPROVED denim fabrics straight from SAITEX Mill and have the clothing processed at SAITEX Laundry. With SAITEX as their one-stop shop for clean denim, manufacturers can effortlessly exceed sustainability criteria thanks to the use of bluesign® APPROVED chemicals in both fabric manufacturing and garment processing.
By guaranteeing that textiles are produced with responsible resource consumption and worker safety, our cooperation supports Bluesign’s commitment to lessening the environmental impact of the textile sector. SAITEX strengthens its dedication to environmentally responsible production methods by becoming a bluesign® System Partner, providing traceability and transparency across the clothing life cycle.
The future phase of sustainable manufacturing is embodied by SAITEX’s state-of-the-art fabric mill, which opened in 2022 close to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The mill integrates spinning, weaving, dyeing, and finishing processes under one roof, with a core focus on environmental responsibility. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, it avoids the usage of hazardous chemicals, lowers energy consumption, and is on schedule to construct a closed-loop water system that will diminish freshwater input by the middle of 2025. This cutting-edge facility demonstrates SAITEX’s dedication to establishing new benchmarks for circularity and responsible production in the global textile sector.
- The mill features solar panels with a 3-4 MW capacity, reducing carbon emissions by 2,000+ tons annually.
- The facility is designed with LEED Gold Certified specifications, ensuring minimal environmental impact through energy efficiency. LEED Gold certification is expected in November 2024.
- The mill utilizes Smart-Indigo™ technology for hydrosulfite-free dyeing, resulting in 90% less CO2 emissions, 70% less energy use, and 30% less water consumption.
- SAITEX aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 through continued innovations in energy and resource efficiency.
- The fully vertically integrated mill, from spinning to garment manufacturing, ensures lower environmental impact on both the fabric and laundry sides of the production process.
“Being a bluesign® System Partner is another step in reinforcing our mission of sustainability, transparency, and responsibility,” stated Sanjeev Bahl, CEO of SAITEX. In addition to establishing a new benchmark for ethical denim production, bluesign® is spearheading a larger push for clean chemistry. Putting the human aspect of production at the forefront of everything we do is about developing a system that is safe for both people and the environment. It is our duty to make sure that our procedures are both hygienic and effective.
“It is exciting for us to have SAITEX Mill join the system partnership as well,” continued Daniel Rüfenacht, CEO of bluesign®. “We were happy to welcome SAITEX Laundry into bluesign more than ten years ago as the first system partner denim laundry in the world. With SAITEX Mill and the laundry as system partners, brands can now acquire bluesign® APPROVED denim fabrics for their collections. They can also mark their denim clothing as bluesign® DENIM, guaranteeing a completely sustainable and compliant production process all under one roof. We are working together to reduce the negative environmental effects of denim production worldwide.
Bluesign’s Denim Initiative, which unites important denim industry participants to develop safer, more sustainable denim products, is strengthened by this collaboration. The global denim market is one step closer to attaining social justice and environmental accountability because to SAITEX’s cutting-edge technology and vertical integration.
