Specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant International Ltd., Switzerland, has joined the
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) — established by a group of apparel and footwear brands,
retailers, manufacturers, nongovernmental organizations, academic experts and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency with the aim to promote sustainable and socially responsible
practices among apparel and footwear producers and reduce the global environmental and social
impacts of their products.
Clariant also is a System Partner of sustainable textile standard developer bluesign AG,
Switzerland; and a member of Textile Exchange, O’Donnell, Texas, which promotes the responsible
expansion of textile sustainability.
July/August 2012
