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Carbon Foot Printing for Textile Industries

Windsor Suite Hotel, Bangkok

27 October 2010

Training on Reducing Carbon Foot Print

in Textile Industries

Dr. Balasankari B.E., M.Engg., Ph.D

Arul Joe Mathias B.E., M.Engg., MBA


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WHAT IS CARBON FOOT PRINTING (CFP)?

GHG emission caused directly or indirectly by an

individual, event or product

Measure of environmental impact

Considers CO2 and GHG emissions

Unit: t CO2e


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Accounts energy inputs and emission outputs

Limited to emissions effects on climate change

Consider life cycle assessment

APPROACHES


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Organisational carbon foot print

deals with entire activities

Product carbon foot print (single product / activity /

service)

deals with life of product

All activities and products through the supply chain Considers right from production to until end use

TYPES OF CFP


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GHG protocol

Carbon trust standard

ISO 14064-1

ISO 14065

PAS 2050

Legal sector alliance protocol

STANDARDS FOR CFP


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Scope 1 - direct emission

Scope 2 - indirect emission due to the generation of

purchased electricity

Scope 3 - all other indirect emissions

SCOPES


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Decision on the method/procedure/standard to be

followed

Identification of organisational and operational

boundaries

Collection of data

Application of the emissions factors

Verification of the results

Devising a strategy to reduce emission

Verifying the actions to reduce emission

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED


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Is based on GHG protocol corporate standards

Includes

Required Information

Optional Information

REPORTING


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Carbon Foot Printing inTextile

Industries


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INTRODUCTION

Textile industries are the biggest sources of GHGs

Clothing industry accounts for 4% of global CFP

>1 million tons of textiles are thrown away each year

They do not decompose quickly

Generate methane while decomposing (e.g. woolen

garments)


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SIGNIFICANCE

Significant in entire processes from cotton growing to

until delivery to retailers and final disposal

Cotton cultivation practices chemicals & machineries,

Ginning electricity

Spinning humidification & other electrical applications

Wet processing heat & chemicals

Garment, carpet, woollen, jute - electricity & chemicals

Logistics to retailer transportation : fossil fuels

Ultimate Result global warming


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GLOBAL IMPACT

For producing 60 billion kg of fabric every year 132 million metric tons of coal is burnt and

9 trillion litres of water is used

In 2009, first carbon foot print for textile and

related products were released in UK


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CO2 CONTRIBUTION FROM TEXTILE SECTORS

12

3


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CFP REDUCTION OPTIONS

Energy efficiency measures

Use ofrenewable energy


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Spinning potential to reduce energy use by 10%

Water treatment potential to reduce about 20%

emissions reduction

Dyeing Some of the new technologies and organic

dyestuffs reduce emissions by about 20%

Finishing old machinery replacement and

elimination of diesel generators reduce emission by

15%

CFP REDUCTION POTENTIALS


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EXAMPLE FOR CFP REDUCTION

25% savings in climate change impact for gentle powerbleach


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GENTLE POWER BLEACH

Peroxide bleach preparation at mild conditions (at lowtemperature of 65oC & neutral pH)

Enhanced quality

No fiber damage

Increased garment durability

Enzyme technology

Saves in energy and water

Reduces cotton weight loss


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Case Study 1

CFP of A T-shirt

White colour

Mens T-shirt

Large size


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CONTINENTAL CLOTHING COMPANY

Products:

Blank printable t-shirts, polo shirts and

sweat shirts


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PROCESSES INVOLVED

Organic cotton farming

Ginning

Spinning

Knitting

Dyeing

Cutting and sewing

Transport to harbor

Ship transport

Transport to shops

Usage by user

Final disposal


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CFP OF A T-SHIRT NORMAL PROCESS

CFP of one t-shirt adds 6.5 - 7kg CO2


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CFP MEASURES

Organic farming

100% certified organic cotton shirts

Natural irrigation practice

Cotton farms were located in such a way that monsoon rain

could supply 95% of water

Renewable energy use

Production facility is powered by a nearby wind farm


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Cotton waste generated

used as organic fertiliser or

used for other textile and upholstery products

Dyes

made in controlled environment

wastewater is thoroughly treated

Packaging

using biodegradable or 100% recycled materials.

CFP MEASURES


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CFP ASSESSMENT PROCESS


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A

ctual CFP of aT

-shirt with grid usage: 6.5 kg CO2e

CFP after RE measure: 0.65kg

CFP REDUCTION USING RENEWABLES


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Case Study 2

CFP of a woolen sweater

Merino wool

Normal size


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PROCESSES CONTRIBUTING TO CFP

Starts from sheep breeding and ends in final

disposal of the sweater by end user

Sheep breeding

Wool scouring/shearing

Sorting and grading Dyeing

Spinning

Knitting

All packaging

Transportation to distribution centers and stores

Washing by user

Final disposal


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CONSIDERATIONS FOR CFP

Boundary for CFP calculation: Entire production chain

Life Cycle Analysis methodology

CFP was estimated by means of the leading textile

company


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Documents

1 CFP for Textile Industries Final Web