The Brandix Group has invested around $1 billion over three years to set up a new venture called ‘Disrupt Unlimited’ that will inspire, mentor and fund start-ups with breakthrough solutions to disrupt products, practices, processes and business models in these sectors. The aim behind launching this innovative concept is to encourage innovators from across industries to develop technology-driven solutions that address challenges at every stage of the supply chains, leading to revolutionary changes in the way apparels, textiles and accessories are made, packaged, distributed and consumed.
Disrupt Unlimited will offer seed funding, advisors, practical workshops, networking opportunities, collaborative workspace and legal and administrative services, along with the opportunity to pitch game-changing ideas to venture capitalists and angel investors. The new concept was launched at Brandix Essentials on February 21, 2014 with the start of a two-week ‘Disrupt-a-thon’ at which 20 innovators faced eight industry-related challenges in collaboration with mentors from companies in the Brandix Group and from the group associate Textured Jersey Lanka PLC.
A preferred supplier to many global apparel labels, Brandix was the first apparel manufacturer in the world to build a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-rated green factory certified by the US Green Building Council (USGBC); the first in Sri Lanka to build a LEED Gold certified office complex; and the builder of the first Supply Chain City in South Asia -- the 1,000-acre Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC).
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