SUSTAINABILITY
THIS IS HOW WE WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINABILITY AT COLOMBIATEX OF THE AMERICAS 2026!
Spaces that become a roadmap for a future focused on sustainable business.
SUSTAINABILITY ROUTE
A tour of exhibitors selected for their outstanding sustainable actions.
The Sustainability Route is a dedicated space that highlights companies committed to sustainability, showcasing initiatives, practices, and solutions that respond to today’s environmental, social, and economic challenges, while offering a commercially driven, global, and responsible roadmap.
More than a tour, it is a strategic platform that connects innovation, knowledge, and business, enabling visitors to identify solutions aligned with efficiency, traceability, and the demands of the global market.
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Inexmoda Sustainability Route with this distinctive mark
DISCOVER THE 40+ COMPANIES FEATURED IN THE SUSTAINABILITY ROUTE
GOLD CATEGORY
For us, sustainability has three dimensions: economic, social and ecological. Sustainability is the foundation of our company and corresponds to our culture and our identity as a corporation. Our positioning in the market is that of an innovative company with sustainable products and solutions for our clients.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT
By embracing Circularity, Coats is working internally and with all our partners across the supply chain to expand our use of eco-friendly materials and create new products and packaging solutions that can be efficiently recycled and reused. Demonstrates how fundamental sustainability is to both Coats' strategy and our daily business.
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
At Fabricato, we are leading the transition to a textile industry with a positive impact. Our operations are centered on the circular economy, a "Zero Waste" culture, and a continuous technological transition toward cleaner processes. We don't just manufacture textiles; we are designing the future of the sector under a model of social, environmental, and economic viability, guaranteeing excellence for our customers and well-being for future generations.
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Indutexma is committed to sustainability with green technologies that reduce water and energy, a wastewater treatment plant, solar panels that cover 35% of production and responsible processes such as digital printing with pigments and garment dyeing with natural products.
We have ISO 9001:2015,14001:2015, GOTS, US certifications.
ENVIRONMENT
For over 80 years, we have been looking beyond fiber. With wood as our natural resource, Lenzing’s solutions are as inventive as they are effective when it comes to caring for our partners’ success, our planet’s protection, and people’s needs in everyday life. Sustainable fibers are our passion. Lenzing’s fibers are botanic products derived from renewable sources and processed with unique resource-conserving technologies. This is how we take responsibility for our planet’s future.
ENVIRONMENT
Lunelli is a reference in sustainability in the Brazilian textile sector. Since 2006, we have been certified by the NBR ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management standard, implementing processes that reduce water and energy consumption and promote efficient effluent treatment.
Pioneers in the use of LENZING™ ECOVERO™ viscose, a fiber with a lower environmental impact. We also incorporate TENCEL™ Modal and TENCEL™ Liocel fibers into our portfolio, both offering high sustainable performance. Furthermore, we are members of the BCI – Better Cotton Initiative and supporters of the Cotton Growers Association.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Soorty Enterprises: Redefining sustainable textiles with innovation and impact. From regenerative farming to vertical industrial infrastructure, we empower communities, drive circular fashion, and lead with ethical sourcing. As Pakistan's first company with SBTi-validated emissions targets, we aim for net-zero by 2050. Partner with us for a greener future.
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
At Texneo, sustainability is not just a practice; It is a fundamental part of our DNA. Integrating sustainable awareness at all levels, we develop action plans reflected in our operations and products. Certification as a Great Place to Work and our participation in the SDG Movement attest to our commitment in every way. We share our initiatives and goals in our Texneo Sustainability Report, reaffirming our commitment to a greener and more responsible future.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
REPREVE is a high-quality, high-performance fiber made from recycled materials, fosters a sustainable world by diverting millions of plastic bottles from landfills and oceans, and is an essential ingredient that makes products more eco-friendly.
ENVIRONMENT
SILVER CATEGORY
For twenty years in the fashion market, we have constantly innovated in the creation of prints and the manufacture of fabrics, betting on exclusivity and valuing national production.
We believe that sustainability is the future of fashion. We offer our customers a range of sustainable fabrics that are derived from certified sources of renewable wood and reused plastic, as well as hemp and banana fiber, combined with a printing technique that uses clean products certified by DHC and reduces water consumption.
ENVIRONMENT
Cataguases celebrates 90 years of promoting clean and traceable fashion: certified organic cotton (Ilumiara), an organic garden, and Ecopoints open to the community. In its production processes, the company achieves 95% effluent efficiency, uses 20% less water, 99% less fossil fuel, and recycles 96% of its waste. Certifications from BCI, SouABR, OEKO-TEX, Higg, and ZDHC support its commitment.
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
For ESTRADA VELÁSQUEZ, sustainability is essential to balance economic, social and environmental objectives. The company implements practices such as product life cycle analysis, circular economy, energy efficiency, use of renewable energy and proper resource management. It also promotes the reuse of wastewater and the substitution of more ecological raw materials, aligning with the SDGs for a more sustainable future.
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At NUEVOMUNDO, sustainability is a strategic decision and a commitment to the future. We integrate responsible practices throughout our value chain, supported by verified certifications and standards, with concrete actions that reduce environmental impact and generate social well-being.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT
In addition to its product innovations, Dalila also stands out for its social and environmental responsibility actions. The Vivero Verde Vida project is an example of the positive impact that the company promotes, contributing to environmental preservation and the development of the communities where it operates. The brand is also a benchmark in racial and gender equality, reinforcing its position as a company committed to the sustainable future of fashion.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Sustainability at Diklatex: Commitment to the Future.
At Diklatex, sustainability is an intrinsic part of our identity. We are constantly searching for conscious solutions that encompass our products, processes and raw materials. A large part of our portfolio is made up of products that use sustainable raw materials or that go through processes that minimize environmental impacts.
ENVIRONMENT
We are a responsible textile company, committed to the well-being of our team and sustainability. We develop innovative solutions with cutting-edge technology, inspired by global trends. With the largest lace collection in the world, we offer exclusivity and co-creation, highlighting unique designs that reflect the identity of our clients and lead the fashion market.
ENVIRONMENT
New Junior S.A. is committed to responsible fashion without compromising on design or quality. Over 75% of our collection incorporates sustainable and certified fibers, working with international standards such as GOTS, OCS, GRS, OEKO-TEX®, EUROPEAN FLAX® and LENZING™, to offer reliable, traceable fabrics aligned with the future of the industry.
ENVIRONMENT
At Nuvant, we transform the challenges of the industrial sector and sustainability into impactful innovation. We are a carbon-neutral company with globally recognized certifications and a circular economy seal that validates our environmental practices. At Colombiatex, we presented our Green Collection, featuring sustainable textiles like Piel de Café, a textile that transforms coffee husks into vegan leather with a positive environmental and social impact, generating employment for women over 40 and single mothers.
ENVIRONMENT
At Protela, we seek to be a reliable ally for our clients and a benchmark for sustainability in the textile industry, which stands out for the quality and innovation of its products and processes while implementing the best environmental practices.
The management of our strategy leverages the mainstreaming of sustainability throughout the company, incorporating it into our DNA through an organizational structure that supports this strategy and ensures that the impact on the environment and the community is recognized at every step.
ENVIRONMENT
COLOMBATES
At Colombates, sustainability is part of our purpose. We develop paper packaging from renewable sources, using responsible processes and solutions that reduce environmental impact while maintaining quality, functionality, and design. Our participation in Colombiatex reaffirms our commitment to a more conscious, innovative industry aligned with the future.
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PROELÁSTICOS
Proelásticos arrives at Colombiatex with a clear vision: sustainability is a responsibility and a true operational pillar. Aligned with the Sustainability Roadmap, we integrate innovation, efficiency, and responsible production through resource optimization, environmental impact reduction, and transparent processes that guarantee job stability, fostering a more conscious, competitive textile sector with real impact.
ENVIRONMENT
BRONCE CATEGORY
With 46 years of experience, OJARA is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of plastic products for the clothing sector. Our sustainability strategy encourages the return of hooks at the end of their useful life. These are selected, processed and reused as raw materials to create new products. Thus, we reduce the environmental impact and are committed to a more sustainable future.
ENVIRONMENT
CTM FIOS & HUADING
Nuestra apuesta sostenible integra hilos certificados como Recnyl (GRS), Tydall (GreenFiber) y Bioamida de origen renovable. Con Huading, trabajamos con procesos de energía limpia (solar), recolección de agua lluvia, ISO 14001 y certificación Higg Index (Cascale), reduciendo impacto ambiental y elevando trazabilidad.
ENVIRONMENT
GREEN CATEGORY
Our commitment drives our commercial strategy, focused on promoting more sustainable products. We are especially committed to developing R&D-based innovations that promote circularity, with increasing use of natural and renewable ingredients, and with formulations that aim to support biodegradability, compostability or recyclability of the final product.
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
We are committed to sustainability and we have a culture of social and environmental responsibility transversal to all areas of Artextil, where we propose a structure of change, based on transparency and traceability, working on two main axes: People and Planet.
WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Canatiba textile shows that the pillar of sustainability is demonstrated through globally aligned industrial practices that are translated into fabrics. On the Eko platform, we have recycled cotton and lyocell fibers. We feature the Barbaro fabric, which is 100% Liocel. Fabrics like Danubio contain recycled fibers and the Travessia family that already includes already washed fabrics.
WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cedro Textil continues to adopt sustainable practices in all stages of production. In this topic, for the Colombiatex 2025 fair, we will have the launch of ECO Cedro: a fabric with 100% recycled fibers. In addition to that, the results of the technical cooperation agreement between Cedro and Klabin, which aims to create more sustainable and innovative products for the market, will also be presented.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
At COLORQUIMICA we believe in the magic that drives sustainable progress, and we are committed to sharing it! As key players in the chemical industry in Colombia, we assume each challenge with responsibility, optimism and innovation, focused on building a better future for everyone.
ENVIRONMENT
At the event we will show the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: An integrated sustainability standard for data collection, measurement and verification that documents practices used in cotton production and their impact on the environment. The data is intended to be a benchmark for farmers' progress toward cotton industry goals and allows the global textile supply chain to gain additional proof that U.S. cotton is produced responsibly.
ENVIRONMENT
Finotex, as part of its Sustainability Route, adopted 7 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in order to guarantee truly sustainable development in the social, environmental and economic dimensions. We have created social programs to reach isolated communities, eliminate single-use plastic consumption, adoption of renewable energy, and development of new GreenWorld Sustainable products.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
As Global Industries, we establish in the business strategy, sustainability, as a commitment to permanence of the positive impact, and what needs to be compensated, changing the business model and exploring new materials to implement, as well as clean energies, and also the permanent support to the neighboring community, including our collaborators who are part of this business family and this dream of making buttons and hardware, which are functional and elemental in the clothing industry, since, in addition to providing aesthetics and design, they also From a functional point of view, they allow close, adjust and structure the garments, and are a favorable vehicle to provide brand identity and style; That is why our commitment as a company is comprehensive.
ENVIRONMENT
Regen will occupy a dominant position in the rapidly growing organic market as the "new leading brand." Our goal is to be at the forefront of the ecological era while expressing the value of respect for the environment.
Eco-Eye: As a global textile company, regen envisions the future. Through eco-friendly textile technology (Eco), our goal is to see (Eye) a better, greener future and create a closed-loop system.
ENVIRONMENT
Indubotón has been making history for 65 years! We will present our commitment to sustainable fashion with buttons made of natural materials: coconut, tagua and wood that can biodegrade under compost. In addition to this, we continue to recover 20 tons of polyester resin waste per year applied in new collections; we reuse 80% of the water and generate clean energy. We innovate with awareness, transforming inputs into responsible stories.
ENVIRONMENT
ECOINOX is designed with purpose. Kirimurê Brasil's line of stainless-steel plates and accessories is born to last and reborn. A noble, 100% recyclable material that transforms itself countless times without losing value. Sustainability, strength, and meaning in every detail.
ENVIRONMENT
At Lafayette we live sustainability in a responsible way with our environment. We understand the balance between social contribution, environmental responsibility and work performance, optimizing our resources without compromising those of the future. Our history of more than 80 years of innovation has been built with passion, cutting-edge technology and a deep respect for the environment and the communities we impact. This is how we design environmentally friendly processes.
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Our commitment is towards the production of sustainable fibers by applying innovative technologies that lead to minimizing the environmental footprint, conserving energy and material resources, reducing waste and water consumption, and producing fibers from the use of recycled raw materials from textile waste. and PET bottles as well as natural fibers. We promote the circular economy and durable fashion with products that extend the useful life of garments.
ENVIRONMENT
Madre Tierra is an eco-clothing brand made in Colombia. It is a path of sustainability, honesty, and love for the planet that we want to walk, to make the textile industry an engine of change. We believe we can change the world thread by thread, stitch by stitch. We believe that together we can save and stop polluting water, we can recycle, eliminate toxic waste, reduce carbon emissions, and use less oil. We dream of a planet where we knit, design and wear what we believe.
WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
At Precotex, we are committed to sustainability in the textile industry. As a leading Peruvian company in the sector, we have consolidated our international reputation thanks to the quality of our products and our firm commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Our commitment is supported by globally recognized certifications.
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At Colombiatex 2026, under the theme "Colombia Blooms," Sutex reaffirms its purpose of inspiring dreams for a sustainable future and transforming the world of fashion. Through its Business Forest, the company cultivates life, fosters responsible innovation, and builds relationships that cultivate a more conscious textile industry.
ENVIRONMENT
Ethics, social responsibility, and commitment to the environment are pillars of our processes and activities. Together we invest and evolve in pioneering technologies and processes that reduce the impact on nature and contribute to the social well-being of the communities around us. From the reduction and conscious use of our raw materials to social projects that work to train new professionals, there are several initiatives that are present in our daily lives. We collect, share knowledge, and make data available across the industry, such as the Water Footprint report, which helps promote transparency in the fashion chain.
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SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM
KNOWLEDGE SET
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
12:00 M.
Lecture
GEOGRAPHY OF VALUE: THE GLOBAL SOURCING MAP
By: Chisco García, Founder of 3S Institute
2:00 P.M.
Lecture + Panel Discussion
Spring/Summer 2026 Materials Trends
By: Gabriela Toro, Researcher at Inexmoda’s Knowledge Lab, in conversation with Carolina Escobar, Innovation and Development Manager at Protela, and Maria Luiza Amaro, Brand and Retail Leader LATAM at Lycra
3:00 P.M.
Panel Discussion
The Butterfly Diagram: Visualizing the Future of the Circular Economy
By: Guilherme Suertegaray, Senior Project Manager for Latin America, Ellen MacArthur Foundation; Catalina Posada, Innovation Leader at Crystal; and Luis Fernando Ospina, Vice Minister of Higher Education
Moderator: Nadia Rojas, Representative of the German Agency for International Cooperation – GIZ
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
9:00 A.M.
Lecture + Panel Discussion
Spring/Summer 2026 Denim Trends
By: Sofía Arango, Coordinator of Inexmoda’s Knowledge Lab, in conversation with Pilar Rodríguez, Creative Director at Neim/Expofaro
12:00 M.
Panel Discussion
Lafayette: Consumer Mindsets 2027
By: Alessandra Bolívar, Head of Design at Lafayette Sports; Bibiana Castro, Senior Design Leader at Lafayette Deco; and Laura Marín, Head of Design at Lafayette
3:00 P.M.
Panel Discussion
Digital Passport
By: Catalina Posada, Innovation Leader at Crystal; Marcela Rivera, Director of Innovation and Product Development at Fajas Maria E; Diana García, Sales Representative for Central America, Latin America, and the Caribbean at Cosita Linda; and Mariano Piñeyrua, CEO of TraceSurfer
Moderator: Lorenzo Velásquez, Director of Transformation at Inexmoda
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
1:00 P.M.
Panel Discussion
Fashion as a service
By: Andrés Falero, Co-founder and CEO of URA Industries; Miriam Obando Botero, Senior International Account Manager at Crystal; Juan Pablo Mejía, General Manager at Inn Solutions; and Samuel Bluman, Co-founder of Glovanze / C.I. IBLU S.A.S.
Moderator: Andrés Valencia, Director of Marketing and Communications at Inexmoda
3:00 P.M.
Lecture
The Future of Materials
By: Charles W. (Chuck) Rogers, Director for the Americas at Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services
MATERIALS LIBRARY
The space that highlights circularity and innovation as the basis for new sustainable developments in environmental matters.