The Hirdaramani Group, based in Sri Lanka, prioritizes sustainability in its business model. It encourages apparel manufacturers across Sri Lanka to invest in restorative and regenerative processes in creating sustainable products for the betterment of their own practices, the country, and the environment. Earlier this year the future-focused apparel conglomerate further cemented its long-standing commitment to the circular economy by becoming one of the few manufacturers globally to participate in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative, and pledging to incorporate innovative operational solutions that challenge the current take-make-waste industry model.

This company began with tailoring and soon branched into garments, textiles, carpets and jewelry. As globalisation of the fashion industry rapidly increased, Hirdaramani expanded with demand, building facilities throughout Sri Lanka and opening ventures in Bangladesh, Vietnam and in recent years Ethiopia. Already a pioneer in the industry, through its collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Hirdaramani joins an A-list of global industry stakeholders, corporations, NGOs and fashion houses who have pledged to incorporate circularity into the core of their business. The company has drastically reduced water use by employing low liquor ratio washing machines and waterless washing through ozone technology. Chemical use is optimized using state-of-the-art machinery.