2017 Business Excellence Awards

82 Acquisition International - Business Excellence Awards 2017 Most Sustainable Luxury Textiles Provider - Cambodia Samatoa Lotus Textiles In 2003, Samatoa established the foundations of a solid fabric composed of the best experts in bio-textiles and ethical fashion. Samatoa is a social textile enterprise focusing on the value of sustainable development to create an alternative to the textile industry. The firm is responsible for the manufacturing processes from beginning to end, from yarn to finished product, with no intermediaries or outside providers. Awen outlines how the firm’s innovative approach ensures quality and satisfaction for its clients. “Through our in-house approach to textile product we are able to ensure the quality of all our products. Our innovative fabrics are 100% ecological, hand spun, and woven, following traditional Cambodian methods. This gives them a unique texture and properties that is now in high demand worldwide and currently unavailable elsewhere on the planet. Our fabrics are in demand by designers from the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. “The basics of the Samatoa model rely on the belief that sustainable economic development is intrinsically linked to social equity and environmental protection. No source of polluting energy, no chemical or toxic substitute, and no heavy metal is used in the manufacturing process of lotus fabric with the greatest respect for nature. This fully integrated model allows Samatoa to ensure the Samatoa Lotus Textiles is an innovative textiles firm dedicated to sustainability and quality. We invited Founder Awen Delaval to tell us more about the firm and the products it offers. Company: Samatoa Lotus Textiles Contact: Awen Delaval Contact Email: [email protected] Address: 11, Road 63, Siem Reap, 93160, Cambodia Phone: 00855 12 28 59 30 Web Address: www.samatoa.com BE170081 Samatoa Co., Ltd quality from yarn to the finished product, without any intermediary. From mid-range to luxury, Samatoa affects professionals in textile, fashion, and individuals through an innovative model with high added value. Moreover, to satisfy client’s demand, we will multiply by 10 our production capacity within five years, the potential for bigger growth is huge and can reach 10,000 new jobs across Cambodia. It is therefore necessary to duplicate workshops full of potential across Cambodia.” The Samatoa team is multicultural, committed and dynamic with a low turnover. It boasts a rich history of 10 years of experience in research and development of eco-friendly fabric, and today consists of 30 experts: spinners, weavers, seamstresses, and designers. Moving forward, the firm is keen to grow this workforce in order to offer an even greater range of products, as Awen concludes. “Looking ahead, we aim to create a model workshop at Kamping Poy. The artificial lake which is here contains a unique ecosystem, where we can plant lotus fields. This project will allow the creation of a new farm, employing approximately fifty khmer people: farmers, spinners, weavers. Thanks to this, we will increase our production and so answering faster to our demand.”