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Interloop Hosiery Awarded with C2C Gold Certification

Being a responsible full family clothing supplier aligned with make, and use things within planetary boundaries to limit
International trends, Interloop has been awarded Cradle to consumption and waste of resources as well as production of
Cradle Certified® (C2C) Gold level for SOCKS RE-GEN, a waste. Designed by Interloop, the product (SOCKS RE-GEN)
testament to its progress towards a circular economy. fulfills all five sustainability areas of C2C (material health,
material reutilization, renewable energy, and carbon
The globally recognised measure of safer, more sustainable management, water stewardship, and social fairness).
products made for the circular economy; C2C is a product-based Non-biodegradable materials like Polyester, Nylon, and
certification issued by rigorous scanning of product circularity, Spandex have been substituted by more sustainable materials
material health, and responsible manufacturing practices within and further processed by C2C certified dyes & chemicals to
the facility. A circular economy requires a new way to design, make the product 100% compliant.

Net Zero Coalition - Pakistan Environment Trust

Given the impact of the Apparel industry on the Thrilled to join this cause, Musadaq Zulqarnain, Chairman
environment, there is an urgent need for companies to take Interloop Limited & Interloop Holdings said, “Pakistani
a carbon resilient pathway and secure an environmentally companies have to start thinking about the stakeholders
sustainable future. Deeply rooted in the company’s new (society, people, and planet) rather than just the
Vision 2025; to be a responsible manufacturer, Interloop is shareholders. 15 years ago Interloop committed itself to
ready to lead the way by joining hands with the Pakistan become a business for purpose transforming itself into an
Environment Trust to create a Net Zero Coalition, which is agent of positive change for our shareholders and
a partnership with a roadmap to achieve net-zero GHG communities by following an ethical and sustainable
emissions no later than 2050. Interloop is proud to be one business. This commitment to Net-zero is a natural choice
of the first 10 signatories, who have signed up to Net Zero for us. We have invested heavily in solar power for clean
Pakistan and the global Race to Zero campaign. energy which is in line with our Sustainability Targets of
Vision 2025.”
Interloop announced its commitment at the CEO roundtable
conference convened by the Pakistan Environment Trust, When talking about the importance of the Net Zero
British High Commission, and Pakistan Textile Council. The coalition, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Co-Chair, Working
conference was attended by the Special Assistant to the Group IPCC highlighted the role of human influence on
Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, the climate system. She said, “the latest IPCC report
British High Commissioner, Christian Turner, Former Finance unearths the unprecedented changes to our climate and
Minister, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, leaders from the signatory shows that our actions can still save the planet.”
companies, and interested organizations.

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