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Interloop receives Top Exporter Award 2020

The textile industry is an ever-growing market. Yet, like commendable practices have therefore earned Interloop
many other sectors, manufacturing and apparel sectors the Export Recognition Award 2020 for Top 100 exporters
have undergone drastic challenges due to COVID-19 of Pakistan, in a ceremony arranged on Jun 28, 2021, in
pandemic in 2020, and has also suffered from the prolonged Aiwan-i-Sadar Islamabad by the Board of Directors of
lockdowns and restrictions. Despite the pandemic pushing Employers’ Federation of Pakistan. Interloop made it to
us to our limits, our people at Interloop were passionately the top 2 exporters. Ghulam Qasim Shaheen, GM EHS
determined to push back and keep going. received the award on behalf of Interloop Limited. It was
a great honour to receive this prestigious award from His
Interloop Limited being an Innovation-driven manufacturer, Excellency Dr. Arif Alvi, President Islamic Republic of
has been recognised all over the globe for instituting Pakistan. This award has raised the bar for demonstrating
sustainable practices for its people, operations and the Interloop’s pride, loyalty, commitment and work ethics, as
community. It has always managed to comply with the we are committed to promote inclusive and sustainable
principles of minimising the environmental impact, economic growth with gainful employment and decent
prioritising worker well-being, and maintaining globally work for thousands of people.
renowned standards of operational efficiency. These

Ghulam Qasim Shaheen, GM EHS Interloop receiving the Top Exporters Recognition award from Dr. Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan

Jeans Redesign Certification by Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Circular denim is made to be used longer and to be made jeans as set out with over 80 denim experts. Interloop is
again. Their design means they can become new jeans now among the 60 plus leading brands, manufacturers
when customers no longer want them in a way that is and fabrics mills globally to become part of Make Fashion
better for garment workers and the environment by Circular initiative, producing circular jeans that are
avoiding harmful chemicals and production processes. available in the market since May 2021. Along with laser
technologies, Interloop has used 70% less water, greener,
smarter processes, to reduce manual and other hazardous
input into the production of these circular jeans. It also
has the capacity to withstand 30 home laundries as a
minimum, while still meeting the quality standards of the
brand. By employing the principles of a circular economy,
the Jeans Redesign ensures positive impacts for the
environment, society, and the health of those people
working in its industry.
Together we can make fashion circular and help tackle the
root causes of global challenges like climate change,
biodiversity loss, and pollution by using safe, recycled,
and renewable inputs.

As an active member of the Jeans Redesign initiative from
Interloop is proud to be a member of the Jeans Redesign Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Interloop has committed to
initiative by Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The guidelines bringing you the most consciously and sustainably
establish the minimum requirements for the durability, produced denim with a passion of circularity from its
material health, recyclability, and traceability of denim Platinum LEED Certified factory.

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