Cotton shirts manufactured by Esquel are among the ‘greenest’ shirts in the world, as they consume 43% less energy and 57% less water in production than a normal shirt. Esquel prides itself in not simply manufacturing garments, but offering a total shirt solution, from concept to rack by building on a strong foundation of operational excellence, deploying LEAN and leveraging the strength of its vertical supply chain.
As the company is expanding rapidly, it is still keeping the operation agile and responsive. Even with over 5,000 employees, Esquel keeps a flat organisational structure which enables the company to remain in close touch with its people and be ever more attentive to the market, its customers and suppliers.
Esquel believes that the private sector is a major source of employment, wealth creation and innovation in society. Especially, operating in the apparel industry, the company is touching on the lives of people from the base of the pyramid. This is a source of aspiration for the company to “Make a Difference” a difference that transforms a “sweat shop” industry into the one associated with talent, technology and innovation; a difference that changes the livelihood of our people; and a difference that allows the company to be an agent of change to drive social progress.