WE ARE
TRANSFORMERS
The supplier voice for the denim industry and its equitable, sustainable future.
Transformers Foundation was founded to provide a thus-far missing platform to the jeans and denim supply chain, and a central point of contact for consumers, brands, NGOs, and media who want to learn more about ethics and sustainable innovation in the industry.
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
2017
The project expands
beyond annual events, laying the foundation for a more permanent organization.
TRANSFORMERS IS BORN
2014
Launched as a sustainability summit during Kingpins show, exploring supply chain topics in depth.
NON-PROFIT FORMATION
2020
Transformers Foundation is formally established in January as a nonprofit, marking a new phase of advocacy and education.
POLICY & ADVOCACY
2021
Transformers publishes first policy papers, beginning with EU Commission public consultation on Sustainable Corporate Governance.
DEEP DIVE INTELLIGENCE
2024
By 2024, Transformers has published its 5th annual deep dive paper, each one addressing critical supply chain inequities.
INTO THE FUTURE
2025+
Looking ahead Transformers continues to strengthen our conviction to unite the supply chain and implement change.
Our History
Rooted in the Supply Chain...
Transformers Foundation was started by Andrew Olah, CEO of Olah Inc and founder of the iconic denim industry trade show, Kingpins. On its formation, Olah brought together a group of Founders whose expertise spans the entire supply chain, from farming organisations to spinning and weaving mills, machinery companies, chemical bodies, and garment manufacturers.
Transformers Foundation champions supplier equity through intelligence, education, and advocacy. Over the past decade, we have hosted global events, published influential reports, and driven change across the denim industry and beyond.
Our vision is to educate, inform, and elevate the voices of suppliers and the denim industry at large.
Our deep-dive reports and white papers investigate issues & opportunities that often go unspoken.
We collaborate with NGOs, supplier networks and MSIs on leading research.
We partner with universities and educational institutions to host denim industry learning days.
We publish educational resources from bitesize social films to in-depth reports, seminars, and workshops.
We bring together industry stakeholders to collaborate twice a year at our live events.
Our supplier community champions suppliers voices at every opportunity.
Transformers Foundation Founders bring expertise that spans the entire supply chain – from farms and raw material suppliers to machinery companies, chemical bodies, spinning mills and garment manufacturers. Without their generation financial support, our work would not be possible.
Remembering Miguel Sanchez
Miguel Sanchez was a leader and expert of the denim scene and technology lead at Kingpins show, as well as a founding member of Transformers Foundation. On December 1st, 2023, Miguel lost his life to pancreatic cancer.
He was a formidable colleague, and a generous and kind human. Transformers Foundation remembers Miguel not only for his passion for denim but his willingness to share knowledge entirely and without hesitation.
