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ROSHN Group, the PIF-owned giga-project and Saudi Arabian real estate developer, has announced that it has become one of the first ‘Saudi Sustainability Champions’ after signing a high-level pledge at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The Ministry of Economy and Planning-led initiative aims to accelerate the Kingdom’s business sector adoption of sustainability best practices by selecting sustainability champions who act as a catalyst and support a minimum three other companies in their area of business.

For 24 months, ROSHN will partner with several Saudi-headquartered businesses to share insights, resources and training to fastrack their adopting sustainability principles and reporting.

Further, ROSHN will provide guidance on developing a sustainability strategy and focused initiatives through capacity-building sessions and regular progress reviews.

“From our approach to design and construction, sustainability is a core value to us, it is part of ROSHN’s DNA,” commented Dr Khalid Johar, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, ROSHN Group.

Adding: “At ROSHN, we believe that embracing sustainability is not just a choice but a responsibility. We want to help guide and advise other businesses as they embark on their own sustainability journeys in alignment with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. We thank the Ministry of Economy and Planning for this initiative and for inviting ROSHN to become one of the first Saudi Sustainability Champions”.

Epson has entered into a joint development agreement with The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA), a Hong Kong-based R&D centre, to develop an innovative dry fibre recycling solution.

This collaboration, it was shared, has been spurred by growing environmental awareness globally and the trend of using recycled fibres, particularly in Europe.

In Europe, it was highlighted that countries are moving to increase the ratio of recycled fibres used and limit the use of petroleum-derived synthetic fibres.

However, a key barrier here is the current technology. The recycling process typically uses a garnett to separate the fibres in waste material, but is unable to effectively separate the fibres most commonly used in textiles in the apparel market, such as tightly woven fabrics and elastic blended fabrics.

HKRITA, which specialises in the development of innovative solutions for the textile, clothing, and fashion industry, and Epson aim to address this challenge.

Epson seeks to solve this problem by using its Dry Fiber Technology to establish a process for defibrating elastic blended fabrics and tightly woven fabrics, providing a new solution for recycling clothing fibres.

This solution, according to Epson, will help accelerate the use of recycled fibres by making it possible to separate fibres from challenging textiles.

Epson aims to establish the technology as soon as possible and implement it in the real world, it said.

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ROSHN becomes ‘Saudi Sustainability Champion’

Epson and HKRITA partner to develop new fibre recycling technology using dry fibre technology