About KORNIT DIGITALGlobal Detox: Introduction

Detox: Already an Industry Standard

Global Trends – Detox by Region

How YOU Can Join

the Detox Revolution

All you need to know about the Detox revolution You can’t afford to lag behind!

A White Paper By Kobi Mann,Director of Application & Consumables Products, Kornit Digital

The global textile printing industry is rapidly joining the “Detox” campaign calling on textile and garment manufacturers to eliminate toxic and harmful chemicals from the supply chain by 2020. Leading global brands such as Adidas, UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON, Burberry, H&M, ESPRIT, Valentino and others have already signed the petition, thus committing to detox their apparel. Other major companies will soon follow. Thus, it’s only a matter of time before printers and their clients around the world will be required to adhere to detox standards. Many have already moved to digital printing – a viable option in terms of the environment, cost-efficiency and quality. In this vein, it’s critical that textile producers and manufacturers learn the relevant health and safety requirements to ensure their products comply; they cannot afford to lag behind in this global revolution.

This white paper details the environmental hazards prevalent in the textile industry, the global move toward sustainable industry standards, and how you can ensure your company’s compliance as well as continued success and profitability.

Global Detox: Introduction

Why Detox?

Abide by international laws and regulations

Strengthen your brand and increase profit margin

Safeguard and clean up our environment

Protect your employees, clients and end-users from toxic waste and associated health risks

About KORNIT DIGITALGlobal Detox: Introduction

Detox: Already an Industry Standard

Global Trends – Detox by Region

How YOU Can Join

the Detox Revolution

Greenpeace and other environmental lobby groups have succeeded in changing regulations around the world. For the first time in the EU, several harmful chemicals have been added to the list of toxic substances to be phased out and replaced with substitutes. In Indonesia, the use of NPE hormone-disrupting chemicals will be regulated and monitored. Similarly, in China harmful chemicals including PFCs and nonylephenols are now being regulated thanks to their inclusion in the ‘”12th Five Year Plan for the Prevention and Control of Environmental Risk of Chemicals.” This is only the beginning.

“Detox”: Already an Industry Standard

The trend is clear: health and safety regulations are evolving in Asia and full market standardization in the region is imminent. In response, some global brands are moving manufacturing back home.

Using toxic chemicals constitutes "a PR disaster"

The EU and USA led the enactment and enforcement of regulations relating to environmental and consumer safety in textile manufacturing, and industry leaders have been actively implementing them. Soon after, Japan joined this movement, with a law restricting formaldehyde content in all household products. In the past few years, under pressure from consumers to comply with standards accepted elsewhere in the world, additional Asian countries have drafted or established safety regulations for textiles and clothing.

Global Trends – Detox by Region

In light of this increasingly regulated environment, many companies in the textile and apparel supply chain are proactively working to ensure their products are free of restricted substances. They subsequently receive relevant certifications; these provide assurances that printing on their textiles and garments will not involve hazardous substances and deem their products safe and sellable everywhere.

How Can YOU Join the Detox Revolution

Seek relevant accreditation such as Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and GOTS. Share this accreditation with your clients onyour websiteand otherinformationalchannels.

Here are a few simple steps you can take to leave the toxic trail behind forever:

Consult the resources listed in this document.

Ensure the products and machinery you use meet international environmental regulations; eliminate those deemed toxic.

Move to digital printing: an environmental, cost-effective and higher quality option for your apparel and textile printing needs.

Share this document with your staff, affiliates and clients, so they too will join the detox revolution.

About KORNIT DIGITAL

About the writer

Since 2003, Kornit Digital (Nasdaq:KRNT) has developed, manufactured and marketed digital printing solutions for the garment, apparel and textile industries. It offers a broad portfolio of products from entry level to industrial, highly productive systems. Kornit is an integrated vendor with its own development and production of hardware, software and consumables. Moreover, as a leader in the global textile revolution, Kornit has reviewed and adapted its products according to international standards with its revolutionary NeoPigmentTM process. The latter includes the manufacture of water-based pigment inks used in direct-to-garment and roll-to-roll digital printing for textiles. Kornit's inks fulfill the requirements of the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, Product class I ("Articles for babies") and have GOTS-V3.0 (Global Organic Textile Standard) approval. Additionally, Kornit inks meet the standards of the Restricted Substances List (RSL) of the American Apparel and Footwear Association and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, among other standards. Want to learn more? Click here

Kobi is serving the position of "Director of Application and Consumable Products" and has vast experience in inkjet technology and chemistry for the last 12 years.

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About KORNIT DIGITALGlobal Detox: Introduction

Detox: Already an Industry Standard

Global Trends – Detox by Region

How YOU Can Join

the Detox Revolution