Sustainability in the Textile Industry

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan is currently working for SGS as a global sustainability consultant, based in Hong Kong. He gained his diploma, bachelors and masters degrees in Textile Technology from premier institutes in India. He was awarded a doctorate from The Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, for his dissertation entitled “Eco-functional Assessment of Grocery Shopping Bags”. He also has more than seven years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, textile testing and sustainability evaluation of various materials. He has received numerous awards for his research, and has produced more than 80 academic publications in various textiles and environmental journals. He holds two patents and has written over 25 scientific books, in addition to numerous conference publications. He is currently an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals in textiles and environmental science disciplines.