{"id":3809,"date":"2026-07-03T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/why-hactl-took-its-sustainability-story-to-paris-fashion-week\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:09:13","slug":"why-hactl-took-its-sustainability-story-to-paris-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/ru\/why-hactl-took-its-sustainability-story-to-paris-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hactl took its sustainability story to Paris Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the world\u2019s largest air cargo terminals is probably the last company most people would expect to find at Paris Fashion Week.<\/p>\n

Yet for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), showcasing a collection inspired by its staff uniforms was never about entering the fashion business. Instead, it was an opportunity to tell a wider story about Hong Kong, sustainability, and the role logistics can play beyond simply moving freight.<\/p>\n

The initiative also comes as Hactl marks its 50th anniversary, with the company looking beyond its operational achievements to highlight the people, creativity, and innovation that have helped shape both the business and Hong Kong\u2019s position as the world\u2019s leading air cargo hub.<\/p>\n

The company partnered with fashion designer Sing Lo for this year\u2019s Hong Kong Designers Showroom in Paris, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), with Hactl as strategic partner.<\/p>\n

For Hactl\u2019s newly appointed chief executive, Frosti Lau, who has had a whirlwind first fortnight in the job, the connection between cargo and couture is stronger than it first appears.<\/p>\n

\u201cAir cargo and fashion are culturally related,\u201d he told The Loadstar<\/em>. \u201cTheir intersectionality is all there.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAir cargo has always shipped samples, fashions for runway shows and showroom collections. Air cargo has always been part of the fashion industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fashion has long been one of air freight\u2019s most important commodities. High-value garments, seasonal collections, and runway samples all rely on the speed of air transport to meet tight retail and fashion calendars, making logistics an often unseen but essential part of the global industry.<\/p>\n

Yet it is also one of the world\u2019s most environmentally scrutinised industries, with growing concern over waste, overproduction and the environmental cost of fast fashion.,<\/p>\n

Against that backdrop, Hactl\u2019s decision to showcase garments created from retired staff uniforms was intended to demonstrate how circular design can help reduce waste, while giving material a second life. But Mr Lau says the Paris project had a broader purpose than celebrating the industry\u2019s role in transporting luxury goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is actually the first time HKTDC has worked with an air cargo terminal as a strategic partner,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to bring Hong Kong talent out to the international arena, to showcase what Hong Kong has in creativity, innovation, resilience and international taste.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That ambition also reflects a more personal motivation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHong Kong is my home,\u201d said Mr Lau, who joined Hactl from Cathay Cargo in June after spending several years overseas. \u201cI just want to continue to help it grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Paris collection is the latest stage in a collaboration that began in 2022, when Mr Lo was commissioned to redesign Hactl\u2019s staff uniforms.<\/p>\n

Rather than viewing the project as simply creating new workwear, they looked at what would happen when some 8,000 old uniforms reached the end of their working lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the outset, sustainability was a key consideration,\u201d he said. \u201cRather than focusing solely on the new uniforms, we looked at their entire lifecycle, including how the retired uniforms could be repurposed in a meaningful and responsible way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Instead of being discarded, the garments became tote bags, teddy bears, mugs, and other everyday items before eventually being transformed into a collection of fashion pieces to be shown in Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough upcycling, these garments have been reimagined as new fashion creations, demonstrating how existing resources can be given a second life,\u201d Mr Lo said.<\/p>\n

For Mr Lau, the project represents a practical demonstration of Hactl\u2019s wider sustainability ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery important and very close to my heart, is sustainability,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cWe want to show the whole world \u2013 and Paris Fashion Week \u2013 that we should support sustainability through fashion upcycling.\u201d<\/p>\n

He believes logistics companies need to do a better job of explaining initiatives that might not appear immediately connected to the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to tell these stories a bit more,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not the first instinct that people click and say, \u2018that\u2019s highly relevant\u2019. But the more you think about it, they\u2019re highly relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n

That philosophy extends well beyond fashion.<\/p>\n

Hactl has committed to reducing its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030, is supporting sustainable aviation fuel initiatives, has trialled post-consumer recycled plastic pallet wrap, and is investing HK$1bn in modernising its terminal to improve energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

Mr Lau sees the Paris project as another example of thinking differently about how the company presents itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor corporate work with HKTDC, it could be not just fashion,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to think creatively about how to promote Hong Kong as a destination, but more importantly for creativity and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether Hactl returns to Paris Fashion Week remains to be seen. The company says it will evaluate the impact before deciding its next steps.<\/p>\n

Mr Lau explains that the broader objective is already clear: if logistics wants to attract talent, champion sustainability, and showcase Hong Kong\u2019s strengths, it has to find new ways to tell its story.<\/p>\n

Despite high temperatures in a poorly air-conditioned Paris last week, Hactl\u2019s team proudly wore their new collection clothes.<\/p>\n

It was a small but fitting reminder that, for Hactl, sustainability is not simply a corporate target or an annual report commitment. From the uniforms its staff wear to the stories it wants to tell about Hong Kong, it is in fact part of the company\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n

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