ANDREW OLAH

(21) FOUNDER, KINGPINS AND TRANSFORMERS, AND CEO, OLAH INC.

I think in the future, consumers need to have access to as much information as possible about products, the components of their products and the supply chain – i.e., who makes it? – and that would include all the companies involved in the product.

Sustainability starts with transparency, and that means showing everything that you have done and with whom (carbon footprint, water usage, etc.).

Last month our Kingpins Transformers summit series became the Transformers Foundation, a non-profit entity focused on actively addressing and facilitating change in key areas of the denim supply chain: social responsibility, sustainable cotton, responsible chemical management and consumer education. Through the Foundation, we wish to make transparency business-as-usual for the denim industry.