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Environmental Impact Areas

Globally, conventional textile Industry is one of the most polluting industries on the planet.
According to World Bank estimates, textile industry is responsible for as much as 20% of
industrial pollution; both in water and on land. Also, it has been estimated that cotton uses 2.5%
of world’s cultivated land and 16% pesticides. To control the environmental pollution caused by
textile manufacturers, toxin deficient methods need to be adopted.

Sustainability Tool Sustainable Raw Renewable materials are those
which can either be manufactured
(Higg Index) Materials or generated quick enough to keep

Developed by the Sustainable Consumers are increasingly pace with their fast usage. Renewable
materials can be made from natural
Apparel Coalition (SAC), the Higg considering the sustainability aspects products or produced synthetically,
Index is a suite of tools that enables of their textile purchases, as they are and often include recycled products.
brands, retailers, and manufacturers becoming better aware of negative
of all sizes, at every stage in their environmental impacts with in the Cotton is considered as renewable
sustainability journey, to accurately supply chain. As a responsible Hosiery textile material but conventional
measure and score company’s or manufacturing company, Interloop cotton production imparts significant
product’s sustainability performance. Limited has been implementing environmental impacts viz. higher
The Higg Index delivers a holistic multiple international standards that water and land use intensity,
overview that empowers businesses address environmental and social insecticides & pesticides and non-
to make meaningful improvements impacts. It has incorporated the efficient agricultural practices. We have
that protect the well-being of factory philosophy of sustainable operations planned for incremental use of Organic
workers, local communities and the as an integral part of its business Cotton, BCI Cotton & Recycled Yarn,
environment. leading to increase in our sustainable
strategy. Sustainability aspect is
always the top consideration in raw & renewable raw material inventory.
Our performance towards more material provision, added chemistry
sustainable practices is increasing and hosiery production practices. In
every year which can be evaluated addition, Interloop is committed to
by our Higg Index score. In 2018, reduce the use of energy, lowering
Higg Index has launched its FEM CO emissions and increasing
2
3.0 version and Interloop is all set to biodiversity.
achieve valuable score in this updated
module also.

Keeping year 2015 as baseline, our target is to increase the proportion of
sustainable raw materials to 25% of our total raw material consumption by
2020.
TARGET

In 2015, the proportion of sustainable raw material was 8.8% of total raw
material consumed. In 2017, the proportion increased to 21%.
STATUS
Interloop Limited

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