What Does it Mean to be a Place of Craft and a Place of Science™?
20 years into our journey, we are proud to be South Africa’s leading belt manufacturer. Everything that we have achieved so far, and [...]
Behind the Scenes: Amber
Behind the Scenes with Amber, Trend Forecaster and Designer. Amber Grant, our inhouse trend forecaster and designer, has been with Equator - [...]
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Is ‘Vegan Leather’ Better For The Planet? Lessons From Our Journey Towards Plant-Based Products GalleryIs ‘Vegan Leather’ Better For The Planet? Lessons From Our Journey Towards Plant-Based Products
Accessories, Design, Design House Manufacturer, Equator - The Belt Factory, Sustainability, Sustainability Journey
Is ‘Vegan Leather’ Better For The Planet? Lessons From Our Journey Towards Plant-Based Products
With the urgent call for more ethical and sustainable products and practices in fashion, vegan leather has been one trend to emerge in [...]
A New Journey In 2021: What Is This Belt Made From?
The following piece is written by director Leon Buhr When our factory (which designs, manufactures & distributes belts & other accessories to [...]
Behind the Scenes: Rajeev
Behind the scenes with Rajeev Matai, our hands-on head of production excellence and sustainability champion. When asked to describe an average day, [...]
Behind the Scenes: Vishal
Behind the Scenes with Vishal Ramdutt, Our Production Floor Supervisor, and his Team. Vishal Ramdutt has 18 years of manufacturing experience. Experience which [...]
Positive Impact: Sustainability In The Industrial Sector
Read our latest feature in Positive Impact Magazine - Manufacturing Green: Sustainability in the Industrial Sector.
Equator Teams Up With Knoop Academy & Belgotex For Circular Economy Collaboration
For too long the fashion industry (and industries at large) have utilised the extractive model of a linear economy: take, make, use, dispose. [...]
Behind the Scenes: Nosipho
One of our sustainability heroes here at Equator - the Belt Factory™ is Nosipho Zulu who quietly but precisely manages all office area waste [...]
Behind the Scenes: Tanya & Nozipho in Product Development
Meet Tanya & Nozipho, two team members who drive our sourcing department, product development and range building. Here is what they had to say [...]