• A WATER BENCHMARK FOR INDIGO DYEING

    Transformers Foundation has been working with the world’s leading denim mills and experts to establish the first industry-wide reference for water consumption during the indigo dyeing process.

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  • 2024 Deep Dive Report

    Collective Action Reimagined: A Call for Fair Process and Supplier Inclusion in Fashion’s Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives

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  • An Apparel Supplier’s Guide 2.0: Key Sustainability Legislations in the EU, US, and UK

    This group of documents is intended to enable suppliers in the apparel value chain - and others who are seeking to better understand upcoming legislation - to better understand how impending sustainability-related legislation in the Global North will impact them.

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  • Financing decarbonization

    From Catwalk to Carbon Neutral: Mobilising Funding for a Net Zero Fashion Industry

    Commissioned by Artistic Milliners, Epic Group, MAS Holdings, NITEX, TAL Apparel, Pactics Group, Simple Approach, and supported by GIZ, FABRIC Asia Project and Transformers Foundation, the report reveals the urgent need for a transformative approach to funding decarbonization in the apparel sector, exploring constraints, current funding options, as well as proposed solutions for innovative financing models.

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  • Cotton: A Case Study In Misinformation

    After shedding light on the fashion industry's misinformation problem in our 2021 report, "Cotton: A Case Study in Misinformation," we are releasing an update with the most current and sound data from ICAC with new data on fertilizers that was previously uncovered.

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  • transformers supplier community

    We believe that sustainability starts with producers. We imagine a future where the denim supply chain – the true transformers of our industry – are the most credible authority on what sustainability means to our industry. If you share our conviction, and you’re a denim supplier, we invite you to join the Transformers Supplier Community (yes, it’s free).

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TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION IS THE UNIFIED VOICE REPRESENTING THE DENIM INDUSTRY AND ITS IDEAS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE

It 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.

 
 
 
 

MISSION

We move the needle on sustainable performance through:

◦ Open sharing of best practices

◦ Encouraging, giving visibility, and supporting sustainable progress

◦ Challenging unclear, non-solid marketing or claims

◦ Transparently celebrating best in class and innovation

Actions: Education and communication, reporting, celebration.

 
 
 

EVENTS

 
 

Our events are for anyone who is interested in various subjects in the denim, jeans, and fashion industry ranging from energy and water to social responsibility, technology, and waste.