Wrap-Up: Seminar in Tirupur, India, on Jan 06 2023

“Chemical Traceability and Transparency. Meeting Customer Demands in Chemical Management”

We were pleased to welcome over 220 local factory participants and 15 brands to our recent industry event in Tirupur, India. The event, which was jointly organized by GoBlu, TÜV Rheinland and BluWin, was titled “Chemical Traceability and Transparency. Meeting Customer Demands in Chemical Management”. The participants came together to listen to and participate in inspiring discussions between industry experts about challenges and innovative solutions for suppliers to meet the growing chemical management requirements from their brand customers.

Industry experts shared different perspectives on the event topic

A list of local and international industry experts shared their knowledge with the participants. We would especially like to thank the event’s guests of honor, Padma Shri Dr. A Sakthivel (President FIEO, Hon’ Chairman Tirupur Export Association, Southern Region In-Charge AEPC) and Mr. Gandhirajan (President Dyers Association of Tirupur) for the inspiring opening speech and presentation. Our thanks also goes to our speakers for sharing their unique perspectives on how suppliers can fulfill their brand customers’ growing expectations regarding transparency and chemical management:  

Dr. Siva Pariti Ph.D. Tech. (Senior Technical Marketing Officer, BluWin), Lars Doemer (Managing Director, GoBlu International Ltd.), Dr. Shanmuga Sundaram (Sr. Vice President “Business Stream Products” IMEA, TÜV Rheinland Group), Senthilnathan Vijayaraj (Regional Sustainability Manager IMEA, TÜV Rheinland) and Mr. Arasu (Senior Manager Softlines Tirupur, TÜV Rheinland).

You can find the full agenda and speaker profiles on the event webpage here.

Panel Discussion: High Expectation from brands vs. simple ways to fulfill their demands

We were pleased to welcome our five panelists, representing the perspective of the suppliers, to our panel discussion. Thank you, Mr. Alagesan Senniappan (Senior Vice President (Quality/Sustainability), Eastman Exports), Mr. G. Vairavan (Compliance & Environmental Manager, SCM Textile Processing Mills), Mrs. Eswari Lakshmanan (Sustainability Executive, Jay Jay Mills) and Mr. Sasidharan (Sustainability Head, Atlas Export Enterprises) for your valuable insights and participation in the panel discussion.

Events like these show that sustainability is a key issue that can only be achieved through joint discussions of thought-provoking ideas. We are looking forward to more events like this to come in 2023!