Water at LINDEX Ann Åström Product and Production Support
Feb 26, 2016
Water at LINDEX
Ann Åström Product and Production Support
Stockmann GroupCEO Hannu Penttilä
Corporate Management and Administration
CEO Nina Laine-Haaja
CEO Göran Bille
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Fashion Chain Division
Director Göran Bille
Department Store Division
Director Maisa Romanainen
Stockmann group
Short facts about Lindex• More than Euro 624
million in turnover 2011.• Approx 5 000 employees. • Head office in central
Gothenburg, Sweden. • Founded 1954 in
Alingsås, Sweden.• Since 2007 a part of the
Finnish listed company Stockmann.
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Lindex world wide
• Inspiring and affordable fashion for women and children
• 450 stores
• 16 countries, 5000 co-workers
• 5 billion SEK
• 250 suppliers, 450 factories
• 150 000 factory workers
• Production offices in Turkey, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and China
• Fashion on Lindex Shop Online
• Stockmann Group, 2007
Business beyond usual• COMPANY FOTPRINT: 60% product/production, 25-35% use, 5-10% LINDEX (figures
from eg IKEA, PUMA)
• Responsibility to the BRANDS (customer NO, NGO´s ofcource NO, Goverments ”NO”, Supply chain NO….)
• Networking, global/local collaborations, partner up (SAC, Joint roadmap, STWI, BCI…)
• Brands, NGO´s, Goverments (eg Toys, Cosmetics and Textile)
• Guidlines…more and more…what to use…what will be ”standard” (STWI, UK, German, NIKE tools, Higgs index, NICE…) ”A DJUNGLE”
• New Dying water ……CO2
• Sustaianable design (eg waste, quality)
Sustainable fashion in a lifecycle perspective
Resource efficiency – maximize use – prevent harm- create shared value Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
IMPACTS ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE OF A GARMENT
Raw materials at LINDEX• 2011 net weight to
DC:
- 5,5 ton Cotton- 1,2 ton PA- 1,0 ton PE- 0,47 ton Acrylic- 0,51 ton Viscose
• Approx12% of LINDEX collection 2012 is made in Sustainable materials (organic cotton, better cotton, recycled PE and PA, recycled Cotton and Wool)
The studied products
Material: 95% Cotton, 5% ElasthaneSize: 36/38Weight: 23 g
Material: 85% Polyamide, 15% ElastaneSize: 36/38Weight: 33 g
CSR MG, Supply chain Environment, 18 March 2010
5495 KJ
2204 KJ119 KJ
6301 KJ
8762 KJ
161 KJ
150 g123 g7 g 566 g
10 g197 g
24 L (23%)
80 L (77%)57 L (69%)
26 L (31%)
Water consumption. Cotton briefs.
Large-scale improvements
CREATING BETTER COTTON
BCI statistics
Thread to garment
Main production processes with water use:
• Dying
• Printing
• Washing
Water before treatment Precipitation + biologic treatment
Water before and after
Sludge
Textile dying waste water
Vertical suppliers (with wet processes)
Mapping of vertical suppliers, autumn 07:
Eg. number, location, type of process, water cleaning, handling of waste….
Bangladesh: 6 factoriesIndia: 3 China: 15 Turkey: 5
Plus 6 Direct suppliers
Cleaner productionLINDEX and KappAhl make an environmental ”code/tool” for cleaner production
Environmental inspectionsFocus on water treatment, chemicals and waste More efficient processes and cost savings Improvement process by training and Cleaner Production projects
Collaboration and cooperation, IFC, STWI, SIDA
Background: Results from a previous IFC project in Bangladesh
Resource Unit Results Achieved
Potential
Water l/year 800 million 100 billion (7% of current consumption)
Natural gas M3 9.3 million 1.3 billion
Electricity GWh 4.4 600
Green house gases
T CO2-e
19000 2.6 million
Capital expenditure
USD 484000
Saving USD 1 million
Objective: Minimization of resources used in textile processing through awareness raising of resource efficiency and identification of low cost measures resulting in savings. Methodology: cleaner production audits of wet processing in textile companies.Partners: Solidaridad and key buyers – Levis, H&M, KappAhl, Lindex, Mothercare, W E Fashions
Background: A success story from Bangladesh
"The payback on my investments in more water and energy efficient processes was 270% already the first year. This also meant that I saved 10 million litres of water and 150 000 kWh of electricity and at the same time contributed to a better world for my children and grandchild."
Mahiuddin Faruqui, Bangladesh. Supplier to Lindex and participant in IFC's Cleaner Production Initiative
Towards a sustainable textile industry
The Guidelines…
1 Preface2 Introduction3 Water Efficiency4 Water Pollution5 Wastewater
Customer responsibility• Dry clean?
• Air• Just take away the spot…• Lower water temp• Detergent• No softener • No thumbel drying
• Patch, repair, second hand, recycle…
Reuse and Recycling