Sapphire Textile Mills release traceable and carbon positive yarns and interiors collection

Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, Good Earth Cotton® and FibreTrace® partner to work towards zero carbon impact and transparency for the textile industry.

December 2nd, 2021

Written by FibreTrace®

Sapphire Textile Mills, an advanced vertically integrated textile mill based in Pakistan, has partnered with Good Earth Cotton®, the world’s first carbon positive and traceable cotton, to introduce a collection of yarns and home interior fabrications.

The partnership addresses increasing pressure for the global textile industry to substantiate sustainability claims, reduce environmental impact and take full accountability for fibre choices. 

The global textile industry is reported to contribute between 8-10% of global carbon emissions. It is also suspected by the UN that a large percentage of these emissions start at the raw materials stage. 

Good Earth Cotton® sequesters more carbon than it emits across its entire growth lifecycle. Led by innovation, primary impact data and best practice, Good Earth Cotton® paves the way for cotton farming globally to be carbon positive, traceable and low impact. 

The collection consists of several greige, dyed and melanges yarns alongside greige and processed fabrics suitable for bed linens, interior decor, garden and kitchen textiles, and more.

“Innovation and development is a driving philosophy at Sapphire Textile Mills. Partnering with Good Earth Cotton® is an essential step for us, as suppliers of sustainable products, to provide our customers with accurate and timely information backed by science and transparency,” said Mr. Nabeel Abdullah, Director at Sapphire Textile Mills Limited.

“It is our responsibility to care and look after the planet we already have. Awareness, transparency and working towards zero carbon impact is paramount to this journey and we intend on bridging the gap.”

The Sapphire Textiles and Good Earth Cotton® yarn is traceable due to the power of FibreTrace®, an advanced traceability solution that combines physical and digital traceability for the global textile and fashion supply chain. By harnessing the power of FibreTrace® technology, textile brands can share the carbon positive story of their cotton products with the end consumer, communicating its unique environmental benefits.

The Good Earth Cotton® yarn and interior collection by Sapphire will be available in the first quarter of 2022. 

Sapphire will also work with FibreTrace® to launch traceability across several other natural, man-made and synthetic fibres in the first quarter of 2022, including but not limited to; organic cotton, BCI cotton and recycled polyester.

ABOUT SAPPHIRE TEXTILE MILLS LIMITED

Sapphire Textile Mills was incorporated in 1969 as a spinning unit. From there, it has grown to become one of the finest vertically integrated setups in Pakistan. Sapphire produces Home Textiles, Greige Fabric, Processed Fabric, Yarns (including Dyed & Melanges). Currently, Sapphire Textile has a fabric processing capacity of 4 million meters per month, along with production of around 8 million meters of Greige Fabric, and 4000 tons of Yarn (per month). Sapphire has also been at the forefront of sustainability in Pakistan, converting products with Virgin Polyester to Recycled and Ocean Bound Polyesters and introducing environment friendly raw materials such as Lyocell and Bamboo.