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INDUSTRY TALK

Hygiene is More Than Cleanliness —

It Paves Way for

Sustainable Futures

Sandeep Jain, Director and CEO of Empire Industries Ltd - Hygiene
Care, has been steering EMPERIA 1900 with a strong focus on
sustainability and professional innovation. With decades of business
experience, he believes hygiene must be seen not just as a cleaning
process but as a foundation for healthier communities. In this interview,
he shares his views on sustainability, awareness, innovation and the
future of the hygiene sector.

Given the global the right balance. We sought eco- hygiene daily are often the most
emphasis on friendly products that could match neglected — the housekeeping
green chemicals the performance of conventional professionals. They are the ones
mixing chemicals, cleaning floors,
chemicals without becoming
and sustainability, inaccessible due to high costs. disinfecting washrooms, yet many
how is your company This ensures accessibility not just of them have never been trained
adapting its product for premium organisations but on safe handling or given proper
line to contribute to a also for businesses and institutions protective equipment.
greener future in the across the market, where being During the pandemic, the
hygiene sector? economical is key. importance of hygiene became

Viewing hygiene as the Our green range is now taking visible to everyone. Hand
essential pillar of public health, shape as the foundation for hygiene, infection control and
surface cleaning were suddenly
we recognized that the mission is the future. These products are national priorities. What struck
incomplete without sustainability designed to perform consistently, me most during that time was how
at its core. Over the years, we last longer and minimise their vulnerable the cleaning staff were.
have built a portfolio that includes environmental impact. My Improper handling of chemicals,
conviction is that true progress
broad-spectrum disinfectants, absence of protective gloves or
cleaning solutions for lies in uniting sustainability, masks and poor practices were not
housekeeping and kitchens, as well affordability and professional- only endangering them but also
grade effectiveness.
as personal care products. Yet, I increasing the risk of spreading
knew this journey could only be How do you plan infections.
truly complete by embracing green to expand your
chemistry, making sustainability role beyond This is why we launched
the bridge that connects hygiene structured training programmes.
and public health for a safer, products to actively These cover how to use protective
equipment, how to handle
future-ready world. influence hygiene chemicals safely and how to
awareness and public
This is why we introduced health nationwide? follow hygiene practices that
bioenzyme-based solutions. These protect both the professional and
work at a molecular level to break True change begins not just the wider community. For me,
down organic matter, providing with great products, but with this is more than a compliance
deep and long-lasting cleanliness. awareness and empowerment. exercise. It is about the dignity of
The challenge, of course, was in I believe that education and housekeeping professionals and
developing products that were not training are just as essential as about ensuring that the people who
only effective but also affordable the solutions themselves. Across work on the frontlines of hygiene
and stable. It took time to arrive at workplaces, the people who handle are themselves safe and respected.

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