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USING RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY

AND RESPONSIBLY

Water Usage Interloop withdraws ground water for of water in production facilities and
consumption in its operations. The reduction of fresh water intake,
area has been declared as high risk supporting SDG-6; Clean Water and
Water is extensively used in raw
material production, textile processing according to WRI aqua duct tool. As Sanitation. The initiatives include
operations including dyeing, resizing, water table is shallow, hence, mineral sustainable textile bleaching, water
scouring, bleaching, and mercerizing. contamination is more in the area. reuse in socks processing, installation
Interloop uses water in hosiery as well However, the size of the water source of water-efficient Nano Bubble
as yarn dyeing apart from producing is not known. The water source is not technology in wash process, water
steam. We are focused on reducing declared as protected area, however, saving taps in canteen areas and
water consumption in our operations it is significantly important for the re-utilization of ablution water in the
by using dyes which require less community being dependent on this mosque. During the year, 0.37% water
water, and installation of water-efficient source. was recycled and reused.
equipment. We are also investing in
initiatives for recycling and reuse of During the year, different initiatives
processing water. were taken for efficient utilization

Water withdrawal by source Unit FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017
Biomass Boiler Solar Energy LEED Certification
Ground water m 3 2,376,487 2,667,672 2,971,045 3,283,288
Biomass fuel has very little Solar energy is the cleanest energy Interloop’s Hosiery Plant 4 is a LEED
contribution to GHG emissions source in terms of GHG emissions. Gold certified facility. The plant is The water withdrawal and recycled is measured through flow meters
compared to coal and furnace oil for Our currently installed solar capacity saving energy by 26%, portable water
steam generation. Interloop fulfills of 2.130 MWp has made a positive by 51%, and providing 25% enhanced
some portion of its energy demand impact by generating 2,519,427 kWh fresh air intake to improve comfort.
by using bio-waste (rice husk) as fuel. and savings 1,310 tons of CO e Initiatives for Efficient Water Management
2
emissions per annum. To achieve
The total saving from this initiative in our target of 4MWp installed solar
2020 was 2,423 against 1,779 tons of capacity by 2021, Interloop is further Nano Bubble Technology
CO e in 2019.
2 planning to install 3.78 MWp solar
power at Hosiery Plant 3, Lahore in FY To efficiently manage water use in wash process, Interloop inducted the Nano
2021 reducing 3,500 CO e annually. Bubble Technology in 2019. The Tehcnology reduces water consumption by
2
95%, chemical consumption by 71%, and energy consumption by 50%, with zero
liquid discharge. So far, 18 E-flow Nano Bubble Technology machines have been
installed in different processing units across the company.

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3,500,000 3,283,288
2,971,045
2,800,000 2,667,672
2,376,487
2,100,000

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700,000
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FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 F� 2020

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