Of late, the dynamics of the Garment Industry is witnessing a huge change…, if menswear is seeing a major surge over womenswear, exporters are becoming more environment-friendly. There was a time when buyers were pushing manufacturers for social compliance… but today exporters are themselves very conscious of their responsibilities… Speaking to a range of exporters, Apparel Online takes a look on what is motivating more and more exporters to invest in environment-friendly initiatives… “It’s not only about money or business; it’s also for Mother Earth”, they speak in unison… Not everyone can be dynamic enough to take a major jump from being an accessory manufacturer to becoming a name to reckon with in a niche product category like lingerie, but Ginza Industries Limited has done so. Catering to midrange department stores such as Walmart in the US, and Carrefour and Tchibo in Europe, Ginza has 8 manufacturing units for different product profiles, spread in Surat, Ambarnath, Palghar and Daman, with headquarters in Mumbai. The company, having hired experts from Sri Lanka and Philippines, since India still lacks proficiency in the product; this year increased its exports by 70 per cent and domestic by 50 per cent compared to last year. An exclusively report by Team AO… Besides review of the 10th edition of the Fibres and Yarns 2015 Expo held in Mumbai recently, our other regular columns of Mind Tree, H2F, Fashion Trends, Industry Wire, Value Addition, Resource Centre, Export Statistics, etc. make the issue worth reading.