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Kingpins Show to Discuss Denim Sustainability in New Conference Concept
Producing denim and blue jeans isn’t always that friendly to the environment.
To address that issue, denim sustainability will be one of the main topics at the next Kingpins Show, the international denim sourcing show whose next edition will be April 16–18 in Amsterdam.
In collaboration with the House of Denim, a Dutch initiative to stimulate innovation in the denim industry, a new conference concept will take place called Kingpins 2029, The Transformers. It is set to debut during Amsterdam Denim Days on April 17.
The Transformers are people in the denim supply chain who recognize that they need to invest in new and better ways to produce denim—from making dye stuffs to manufacturing fibers and finishing garments—to make the industry environmentally and financially sound by 2029.
The inaugural Transformers event will be a two-part panel discussion on water usage in producing denim. A selection of people involved in the denim supply chain will present their concepts for change in their specific area. Then the panel will end with conclusions and industry suggestions—all with input from an audience of denim professionals.
“Our concept is that the jeans industry must undergo a sea of change if we want to be around in 2029,” said Andrew Olah, founder of both Kingpins and The Transformers.
Participating companies include Invista, Lenzing, E3, Bayer, Saitex, Royo, Crailar and Jeanologia.
