Arvind Limited is a textile manufacturer and the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group. The company manufactures cotton shirting, denim, knits and bottomweight (khaki) fabrics. It is India’s largest denim manufacturer.
In the early 1980s, they led the ‘Reno-vision’ whereby the company brought denim into the domestic market, thus starting the jeans revolution in India. Today, it retails its own brands like Flying Machine, Newport and Excalibur and licensed international brands like Arrow, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein through its nationwide retail network. Arvind also runs three clothing and accessories retail chains, the Arvind Store, Unlimited and Megamart, which stocks company brands.
The US$ 1.7 billion dollar conglomerate is driven not just by bottom lines and profits, but able and willing to drive social impact. VOSAP founder Pranav Desai was hired by Arvind Group, interviewed by Chairman Sanjay Lalbhai, an inclusive employer and compassionate leader who is now an ardent supporter of VOSAP’s mission of accessibility.