ACCREDITED BY
ZDHC Worldly Cascale
ABOUT MINERVA SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability Audit, Built on Decade-Long Industry Expertise

Founded in 2017 and powered by a team with over a decade of textile sustainability experience — Minerva turns compliance into competitive advantage for fashion, apparel and footwear brands worldwide.

Our Story

Minerva Sustainability was established in 2017 to consolidate the technical expertise of a team that had been delivering social and environmental audits across the textile value chain since 2016. What began as a small group of verifiers in Istanbul has grown into an internationally accredited firm serving brands and suppliers across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

We exist because the gap between intent and impact in sustainability is too often closed by paperwork rather than performance. Our verifications, validations and trainings are designed to produce measurable outcomes — cleaner factories, better protected workers, smaller environmental footprints, and credible data that brands can stand behind.

Today, Minerva operates globally from regional hubs in Istanbul, Buenos Aires and Ho Chi Minh City — supporting brands and suppliers in more than 15 countries. Our auditors are CSCA and ASCA certified, and our methodologies are aligned with APSCA, Higg FEM, ZDHC, EIM and emerging EU regulatory frameworks.

Mission & Vision

What drives our work and where we are headed.

Our Mission

To deliver rigorous, independent sustainability verification that turns compliance into measurable progress — for the people who make our clothes, the environment that supports them, and the brands that depend on credible data.

Our Vision

A textile and apparel industry where every supplier has the data, training and partnerships to operate transparently — and every brand can source with confidence.

Our Approach

Four principles that shape every audit, training and report we deliver.

Integrity & Independence

We act free from conflicts of interest. Our findings are based on evidence — not on who pays the invoice.

Local Insight, Global Standards

Our auditors know the factory floor in Türkiye, Vietnam and Latin America — and apply Cascale, ZDHC and APSCA standards exactly as intended.

Practical Outcomes

Every report ends with actions a facility can implement. Compliance is the start, not the finish line.

Continuous Improvement

We invest in auditor training, peer review of reports, and quarterly internal audits of our own conduct.

10+
YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERTISE
15+
SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS
15+
COUNTRIES SERVED
5
MAJOR ACCREDITATIONS

Accreditations & Memberships

Recognised by the textile industry's leading sustainability frameworks.

Cascale

Cascale Member

Member of the global multi-stakeholder coalition advancing the Higg Index.

Higg Index

Higg FEM Verifier Body

Authorised to verify the Higg Facility Environmental Module worldwide.

Worldly

Worldly FDM Validation

Approved validation partner on the Worldly platform — independent of FEM verification.

ZDHC

ZDHC Approved Solution Provider

Wastewater testing, MRSL conformance and chemical management support.

EIM

EIM by Jeanologia

Environmental Impact Measuring for denim wash and finishing processes.

A Global Footprint

Three regional hubs supporting clients across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS

Minerva Istanbul

Istanbul, Türkiye

Verification & validation, ZDHC trainings, denim and wet-process expertise. Primary contact for European, Middle Eastern and African clients.

AMERICAS HUB

Minerva LATAM

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Regional hub serving textile and apparel producers across Argentina, Brazil, Peru and neighbouring markets — bridging Latin American supply chains with global brand requirements.

ASIA HUB

Minerva Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Southeast Asia hub for Higg FEM verification, ZDHC programmes and on-site social compliance audits across Vietnam, Cambodia and the wider region.

Ready to Start Your Sustainability Journey?

Talk to our team about Higg FEM verification, ZDHC support, EIM denim assessment or a custom compliance roadmap.