Bharat Tex Connect | Curated by IFBEC | Ms. Riddhika Bhandari What if textile waste isn't trash, but a resource to transform lives? 🧵✨ In this moving interview at Bharat Tex, Riddhika Bhandari, Founder of Upraant Foundation (Ahmedabad), shares how her organization is turning waste into opportunity. By skill-training women from slum communities in traditional Indian crafts like Kantha and Sujini, Upraant merges upcycled textiles with artisanal heritage to create sustainable, contemporary designs. Watch to learn how conscious consumers are driving demand for transparency, fair wages, and ethical craftsmanship! @orangeotec @apparelmanufacturersofindia @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #BharatTexConnect #CuratedbyIFBEC #GlobalBusiness #SustainableTextiles #Decarbonization

Bharat Tex Connect | Curated by IFBEC | Nicole Rycroft How can fashion transition away from ancient forest destruction toward truly circular supply chains? 🌳👗 In this interview, Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director of Canopy, shares how the non-profit collaborates with over 1,000 global fashion brands to eliminate ancient forest pulp from viscose and packaging. Discover how NextGen solutions—using agricultural residues and recycled textiles—are helping fashion shift from "less bad" to fully restorative. Key Topics Covered: 🌲 Protecting Ancient Forests: Moving viscose and paper packaging away from endangered ecosystems. ♻️ NextGen Circular Materials: Transforming textile waste and agricultural residue into high-quality clothing. 🚀 Scaling Beyond Pilot Phase: Aggregating brand demand through initiatives like NextGen Now to de-risk investment and commercialize sustainable innovations. @orangeotec @apparelmanufacturersofindia @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #BharatTexConnect #CuratedbyIFBEC #GlobalBusiness #SustainableTextiles #Decarbonization

Bharat Tex Connect | Curated by IFBEC | Patsy Perry In this exclusive interview at Bharat Tex Connect, a representative from Manchester Metropolitan University discusses how academic institutions are closing the gap between classroom theory and industry demands. Explore insights on AI integration in fashion design, sustainable research on textile waste, and shifting consumer behavior toward circular fashion. @orangeotec @apparelmanufacturersofindia @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #BharatTexConnect #CuratedbyIFBEC #GlobalBusiness #SustainableTextiles #Decarbonization

Bharat Tex Connect | “Scaling Next-Gen Fibers for a Circular Economy” | Ms. Shruti Singh | IFBEC The momentum for sustainable fashion is accelerating, making circularity and resource efficiency the core of future manufacturing. In this session of Bharat Tex Connect, Ms. Shruti Singh, Vice President & Business Head of Canopy, shares her insights on the growing scale and impact of the event. She highlights Canopy's initiatives in scaling next-gen alternative solutions derived from agricultural residue, textile waste, and food waste. Emphasizing the transition to a true circular economy, she outlines a vision for low-carbon, socially inclusive textile production. @orangeotec @apparel_manufacturers_of_india @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @orangetec @amifairs @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #SustainableTextiles #BharatTex2026 #BharatTexConnect #Textiles #GlobalBusiness

Bharat Tex Connect | “Turning Hard-to-Recycle Waste into Value” | Mr. Anish Malpani | IFBEC The landscape of textile manufacturing is facing a massive sustainability challenge, making waste management more critical than ever. In this session of Bharat Tex Connect, Mr. Anish Malpani, Founder of Without, highlights how his organization tackles "impossible" textile waste—materials often deemed unrecyclable. By utilizing patented technologies, they ethically convert these low-rate recycle materials into high-quality polyester yarn, empowering informal waste pickers along the way. Anish emphasizes that the key to scaling these solutions lies in innovation—bridging the gap between scientific feasibility and economic viability to turn waste into a valuable commodity. @orangeotec @apparel_manufacturers_of_india @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @orangetec @amifairs @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #SustainableTextiles #BharatTex2026 #BharatTexConnect #Textiles #GlobalBusiness

Bharat Tex Connect | “Traceability & Circular Waste” | Ms. Divya Shetty | IFBEC As the global textile industry shifts toward circularity, robust waste management and transparency have become essential. In this session of Bharat Tex Connect, Ms. Divya Shetty, CEO/CXO at Infinite Cercle, discusses how her organization tackles pre-consumer and industrial textile waste. Focusing on major manufacturing hubs like the Tirupur cluster, she highlights their innovative sorting, segregation, and end-to-end traceability solutions that connect factory floors directly to recycling facilities. @orangeotec @apparel_manufacturers_of_india @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @orangetec @amifairs @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #SustainableTextiles #BharatTex2026 #BharatTexConnect #Textiles #GlobalBusiness

Bharat Tex Connect | “Empowering the First Mile of Textile Circularity” | Ms. Shreya | IFBEC Achieving true circularity in the textile industry requires looking closely at the very foundation of our supply chains. In this session of Bharat Tex Connect, Ms. Shreya discusses the critical role of grassroots entrepreneurs in driving the circular economy. Highlighting the "first mile" of the textile waste ecosystem, she explains how integrating and supporting these often-invisible waste-recovery workers is essential to meeting global material recovery and sustainability goals. @orangeotec @apparel_manufacturers_of_india @textilebusinessdigest55 @textileinsightspublication @orangetec @amifairs @neha_gupta_ifbec @parikhvinit #SustainableTextiles #BharatTex2026 #BharatTexConnect #Textiles #GlobalBusiness