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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.




                     Wat�� ���h��aw��
                     (m )
                       3
               3,500,000      3,283,288
                                                    2,971,045
               2,800,000                                                  2,667,672
                                                                                                2,376,487
               2,100,000

               1,400,000
                700,000
                   0
                              FY 2017                FY 2018               FY 2019               F� 2020


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