The Netherlands-based Fashion for Good has selected seven new innovators to participate in its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme.
Chosen by Fashion for Good brand and manufacturing partners during a hybrid digital/in-person event in Mumbai from a group of innovators, the nine-month programme provides the participants with tailored support to help them scale – matching the innovators with relevant industry partners to drive piloting, implementation and investing activities.
The selected innovators joining the Fashion for Good 2022 Asia Innovation Programme are: Picvisa, Gaiacel, AN Herbals, Fermentech Labs, Sodhani Biotech, Vaayu and UKHI Hemp Foundation.
The new Indian innovators joining this year’s programme are AN Herbals, Sodhani Biotech and UKHI Hemp Foundation.
AN Herbals is a patented circular herbal dye extraction, herbal dyeing and bioprocessing technology. Fermentech Labs addresses the disposal of agricultural and forest residues, such as straw, peels and pine needles, through a patented biotechnology using microorganisms.
Sodhani Biotech produces non-toxic chemical free natural dyes and colours from plants, plant waste and microorganisms, whileUKHI Hemp Foundation is a farm-to-market company, producing more than 500 products from hemp, including hemp textiles, papers, bioplastics, composite, food products and medicines.
Picvisa of Spain is an innovative technology-based company that designs, manufactures and supplies optical sorting and separation equipment to recover and grade textiles.
While Vaayu of Germany is the world’s first automated carbon-tracking software for retailers, enabling businesses to reduce their footprint by providing accessible, real-time data to drive carbon-reduction at scale, Gaiacel, USA is a novel dyeing innovation to make industrial rope and slasher dyeing processes sustainable and cost-effective.
“We are extremely excited to kick off our third year in Asia and continue to generate tangible impact in the region with the addition of these seven new innovations. By providing them with a platform to learn and grow, and connecting them with leading industry players, the programme offers an opportunity to drive the implementation of their solutions in the supply chain at scale,” said Priyanka Khanna, Head of Asia Expansion, Fashion for Good.
The seven new innovators mark the third selection of innovators to participate in the Asia Innovation Programme since establishing a presence in Asia in 2020, which has supported a total of 28 innovators through the programme.
