Amid the global awakening of sustainable development awareness, Handa Industries is embracing challenges and opportunities with strategic foresight. Sustainable development has become not only the foundation of survival but also the core engine driving breakthroughs and innovation. Going forward, Handa will establish a more resilient industrial ecosystem on the path of sustainable development, centered on four pillars: green production, digital transformation, fashion innovation, and shared responsibility.

1.Green production: driving sustainable development through environmental innovation 

Environmental protection and green production are the core driving forces of Handa's sustainable development. The company will make efforts in both energy substitution and process innovation. Based on the existing photovoltaic projects, the company will systematically expand the application scenarios of renewable energy.project. By means of various methods, we will gradually build a green energy system of "clean energy + smart energy storage", with the goal of achieving more than 30% of the energy consumption of the production base coming from renewable energy. At the same time, for key energy-consuming links such as weaving, dyeing and finishing, Handa will continued We are promoting equipment energy conservation and emission reduction renovations: introducing low-temperature dyeing technology, intelligent heat recovery systems, and high-efficiency, energy-saving motors. This combination of "clean energy substitution and process efficiency improvement" will propel Handa's comprehensive upgrade from "manufacturing" to "green manufacturing."

2.Digital Transformation: Reconstructing the Industrial Value Chain with Technology 

Intelligent and digital transformation will become the key to breaking through the boundaries of traditional manufacturing. The company will deepen the construction of smart workshops, using the "automated equipment + digital twin + AI decision-making" architecture to deploy modular automatic sewing units, AGV intelligent logistics systems and full-process hanging production lines in the garment sewing process to improve production efficiency. At the same time,Business, planning, production and other systems A closed data loop will be created, shortening product delivery cycles through real-time capacity analysis and intelligent order scheduling. More importantly, Handa will leverage the consumer data and market insights accumulated by its digital systems to build an agile response mechanism of "trend prediction - rapid prototyping - flexible production." This will allow digitalization to not only contribute to production efficiency but also become the "smart brain" driving product innovation and market expansion.

3.Fashion innovation: integrating sustainability into design genes

Handa is promoting the deep integration of fashion design and sustainable development, creating product competitiveness that combines "environmental attributes with fashionable expression." On the material side, the company is expanding the use of environmentally friendly materials such as recycled polypropylene and biodegradable polyester, and incorporating recycled materials like discarded lunch boxes and plastic bottles into the development of sports fabrics and casual wear. On the design side, the company is establishing a "life cycle assessment" design principle, considering environmental indicators throughout the entire supply chain, from fiber selection to garment disposal. At the same time, innovative designs such as modular tailoring and interchangeable accessories are used to extend product lifecycles. This comprehensive approach, from material innovation to design innovation, will ensure that Handa's products not only meet Generation Z's pursuit of fashion but also respond to the global call for low-carbon consumption, achieving a win-win situation for both environmental protection and commercial value.

4.Shared Responsibility: Fulfilling Social Mission with a Systematic Strategy

Handa deeply integrates social responsibility with sustainable development strategy and builds a three-in-one responsibility system of "employees-community-environment". In terms of employee development, it upgrades the "dual-channel growth" mechanism and invests funds, which are used for skills training and career planning, ensuring a local workforce rate of over 90% for overseas factories. In the public welfare sector, the company leverages the Handa Charity Foundation to conduct diversified charitable activities, extending its public welfare care beyond China to the regions where its overseas production bases are located. Funds are continuously invested in charitable projects such as supporting basic education and improving community well-being. Regarding environmental responsibility, the company fully aligns with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, breaking down its "3060 Carbon Neutrality Plan" into annual emission reduction targets and accepting public scrutiny through public reporting. This practice of integrating responsibility into strategy will not only enhance the company's social value but also open up access to the European and American sustainable fashion markets, creating new business growth.

From its first overseas factory in Yangon, Myanmar, to its smart production base in Cairo, Egypt, and from its recycled fabric technology featured in Science to its charitable foundations expanding across Asia and Africa, Handa's 30-year trajectory has been deeply intertwined with the concept of sustainable development. Looking ahead, Handa will continue to use its needle as a pen and its thread as ink to write a more compassionate chapter of sustainable development in the textile industry. We firmly believe that only by coexisting with the times and shouldering responsibility can we enable the ingenuity of manufacturing to transcend national boundaries and allow the value of fashion to benefit the world.

Han Chun

Chief Sustainability Officer, Handa Industries