We’re on a mission to build a circular ecosystem for the apparel & textile industry in the Global South
At Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF), we partner with entrepreneurs, corporates, brands and funders to create scalable models and pilot innovative solutions that help move the needle towards a circular textiles economy
Looking to lead the way to a Circular Apparel Economy?
You’re in the right place!
Our anchor partners Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and the Doen Foundation support us in our ambitious mission to run long-term programs, short-term pilots, and make circularity within reach. We are seeded within Intellecap , part of the Aavishkaar Group , and draw upon our lineage to serve three key stakeholders
Entrepreneurs & innovators
Gain market access through pilots and prototypes
Scale your business through access to our network of corporates, brands and investors
Showcase your solution to the textile & apparel industry through our events
Join our platform to enhance your discoverability by the industry
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Corporate brands and manufacturers
Start your journey to circularity through customised strategies and programs designed for you
Upskill and train your supply chain and employees through circularity workshops and trainings
Implement pilots and prototypes that help create a business case for circularity
Join our platform to get matched with innovative solution providers for your needs
Enablers and industry bodies
Partner with us to implement socially, environmentally and economically impactful programs on ground
We collaborate with NGOs and livelihoods organisations to upskill and scale your impact
We engage with policy actors to advocate for the textile & apparel industry
We partner with industry bodies and enablers to create an enabling environment for progress towards a circular textiles economy
What we’re working on
Through access to knowledge, network and capital, we are addressing some of the greatest challenges facing the textile and apparel industry in the Global South
Eliminating single use plastic
We’re creating a business case to reduce and eventually replace single-use plastic in the textile and apparel industry
Decarbonization pathways
We’re designing pathways to hand-hold the industry towards reducing, offsetting, and eliminating its carbon footprint
Closing the loop on textile waste
We’re collaborating to recover the value of textile waste while creating circular jobs for waste workers
Just transition to a circular economy
We’re designing a circular economy that is not only environmentally and economically sustainable but also socially inclusive
Traceability & transparency
We’re leveraging technology to create high-impact pilots that make supply chains traceable
Policy advocacy & research
We’re partnering with industry enablers to conduct ground-up policy advocacy and research
Convening the industry for action
We convene the industry to co-create solutions and share knowledge. Our annual flagship event the CAIF Conclave , held in partnership with the Sankalp Forum , is a must-attend for anyone working on circular textiles and apparel.
Join us Today!
Sign up on the CAIF platform for free to discover organisations who can help solve your circular needs and showcase your circular solutions to our ecosystem.
Discover
Organisation profiles and match-making tools to make circular solutions and enterprises discoverable by the industry
Participate
Innovation challenges to discover new and emerging solutions and ideas that are ahead of the curve
Share
Read and publish on the CAIF Blog that helps cross-pollinate learnings across the industry
Want to do more?
If you’re looking for customised solutions, workshops, supply chain interventions and more, or if you want to support us in our mission, contact us .
We are always looking to connect with entrepreneurs, brands, corporates and enablers to build high-impact programs that create real change on ground.
CAIF is supported by
Anchor Partners
Ecosystem Partners
