Our 2025 Mandate
We are constantly evolving, searching for way to reduce our impact on the environment
We are proud to become the first factory in Asia and the only large-scale manufacturer of denim with B Corporation™ Certification. Achieving B Corp™ is an opportunity for us to communicate, spread impact, and strengthen the community who is redefining responsible production.
98% Recycled Water + 2% Evaporated = Zero Discharge
Recycling can have a significant impact on cost and natural resources. By changing some traditional practices in denim manufacturing process to decrease our water consumption, not only do we reduce the harm to our planet, but also save over $400,000 per year. Just one example of how recycling can be profitable.
Clean and renewable energy
Through our commitment to conserving energy by deploying an aerial-drying system, recapturing heat, using natural lighting, and investing into solar energy, we have reduced our energy usage by 13 million kilowatt-hours per year – and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 80%.
A sustainable legacy - built Brick-by-Brick
All wastewater treatment plants create a toxic byproduct called sludge. But at SAITEX, the sludge is extracted and shipped to a nearby brick factory. Mixed with concrete, the toxic material can no longer leech on the environment, and the resulting bricks are used to build affordable homes for the people in need.
People Matters
We believe business must be a force for good
By mobilizing the power of business, we are working towards reducing inequality, lower levels of poverty, a healthier environment, stronger communities, and the creation of more high-quality jobs with dignity and purpose.
Empowering the next generation
We support 3 orphanages which house 800 children. As these children turn 18, they are offered the opportunity to be trained at SAITEX, and offered jobs with equal pay, respect, and dignity.
Food for good
Access to affordable and clean food is a basic human right. In our continuous mission to create a positive social impact and in association with Everlane, we have installed our very own hydroponic and clean farming system at our facilities. The result is healthy food for our community, while creating jobs that generate social interaction, employment with equal pay, and respect to some of the most vulnerable groups of our community.
Support gender equality
We believe that gender equality is a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Not only 58% of our workforce are women, but many have risen to key positions within SAITEX.
People first
Some see them as workers. We see them as family. Giving back to the community and making a difference to humanity has always been of great importance to SAITEX.
Innovation Matters
We believe in harnessing the power of today’s innovations, to build the world of tomorrow
We see Industry 4.0 as a real opportunity for our business to redefine the relationship of the present economy with resources.
Embracing industry 4.0
Working in direct cooperation with our associates, robots are the perfect physical and cognitive partners.
Pushing boundaries through technology
The combination of cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Everything, makes Industry 4.0 possible and the concept of a smart factory at SAITEX a reality.
Big data as the lifeblood of the smart factory
Big data helps us to control and improve every aspect of our operations. This allows us to not only to boost our productivity, enhance our processes, and drive growth, but to also put our partners at the center of this transformation. In short, more power and knowledge for more good.
Meaningful innovations
Utilizing the latest manufacturing techniques such as laser to etch off a fine layer of fiber and color from jeans, we have transformed a 20-30 minute manual process down to 90 seconds, to get the same result. Allowing us to produce superior products in a hybrid/collaborative method with our associates, and in less time for our clients.
Materials
We use materials which adhere to EMF and CTOC guidelines only
FABRIC
100% Organic
Recycled
POCKETING
100% Organic cotton
Thread
DYMAX-PFD thread without core yarn DYMAX Dual Duty - PFD thread with core yarn
Thread-ECOVerde
Coats Epic EcoVerde is a 100% recycled premium polyester corespun sewing thread that has been precisely engineered to create durable, attractive seams across a wide range of recycled fabrics and materials.
Waste plastic is collected from various industrial and post-consumer sources. Used plastic (PET) bottles are a significant proportion and an example of how this works. These are collected, sorted, cleaned, ground to flakes and then melted down and extruded into the fibre and filaments from which EcoVerde sewing threads are made.
Because it consists entirely of recycled plastic fibres, Coats EcoVerde has a significantly lower carbon footprint than virgin fibres.
Interlining
100% Cotton Oeko-Tex 100, Class II ceritfied cotton fabric with HDPE adhesive
Button
Raw alloy w/NO electroplating (lead and nickel free). Raw copper w/NO electroplating (lead and nickel free). Cap is raw copper, base is raw brass
Main AND FIT Label
100% Organic cotton
SIZE label
Recycle polyester yarn
CARE LABEL
Recycled polyester sateen tape
Canvas patch
100 % Organic cotton
Vegan leather
100% Upcycle cellouse fibre
Tags
100% Recycle Paper (paper waste)
Poly bag
100% Recycle Poly bag from recycle plastic waste
String
100% Organic cotton
Carton sealing tape
Paper gum tape (without plastic)
Zipper
Metal Zipper with recyled tape from Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET)
LCA Label
Recycled polyetser label - will print inhouse LCA details
Saitex Farm
We believe in harnessing the power of today’s innovations, to build the world of tomorrow
We see Industry 4.0 as a real opportunity for our business to redefine the relationship of the present economy with resources.
Food for good
The result is healthy food for our associates, while creating jobs that generate social interaction, employment with equal pay, and respect to some of the most vulnerable groups of our community.
Benificiaries
Saitex Employees:
Access to healthier, more fresh, and cheaper vegetables.
Orphanages and pregnant associates
When harvests are generous, we donate our surplus products.
Communities:
Employ people from disadvantaged backgrounds and reduce the carbon footprint of vegetables produced.
Our ambition
By doing so, we wish to prove and inspire a whole industry that such model of inclusive farming with job opportunities and equal pay is possible. This represents the future of our economy.
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