Environmental Product Declaration · Visayas (9595) and Bicol (9595R) denim Orta Anadolu Tic. ve San. İşl. A.Ş. The environmental impacts of the declared products have been assessed

EnvironmentalProductDeclarationIn accordance with ISO14025 for Luzon (7882), Ilocos (9046), Visayas (9595) and Bicol (9595R) denim

Orta Anadolu Tic. ve San. İşl. A.Ş.

The environmental impacts of the declared products have been assessed from cradle to gate with delivery to customer option.Environmental Product Declaration has been verified by an independent third party.

Programme The International EPD® Systemwww.environdec.com

Programme operator EPD Turkey

EPD registration number

S-EP-01201

Issue date 2018-04-27

Validity date 2019-04-26

Geographical scope Global

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EPD registered through the fully aligned regional programme:

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

TURKEY EPD Turkey, www.epdturkey.org

Programme Operator

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EPD TurkeySürdürülebilir Üretim ArGe ve Tasarım MerkeziNef 09 B Blok No:7/15 34415 Kağıthane / Istanbul, TURKEY

Product Category Rules

PCR not available, Pre-certification according to the General Programme Instructions

PCR review conducted by

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Product group classification

UN CPC 26620, Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2

Functional Unit 1 m2 denim

Reference year for data

2017

Geographical scope

Global

Programme-related Information & Verification

Independent Verification and data, according to ISO 14025:2006:

EPD® Process Certification (internal) EPD Verification (external)

Third party verifier:Hüdai KARA, PhD

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Accredited or approved by: The International EPD® System

EPDs within the same product category but from different programmes may not be comparable.

The EPD document, its background data and the LCA results will be used for business-to-business communications and is expected to be a reliable document for the textile and garment industry to understand the potential environmental impacts caused by denim.

For further information about the EPD or its contents, please contact Ms. Sebla Onder at [email protected]

ABOUT ORTAFounded in 1953, ORTA transformed from a spinning & weaving company to a denim manufacturer in 1985. Today, ORTA produces over 60 million meters of denim in its Kayseri (Turkey) and Bahrain factories and is creating a platform for leading manufacturers to step up and reclaim a denim industry where more aesthetics leads to more ethics.

ORTA aims to create a more robust denim ecosystem where ART (DESIGN) MEETS TECHNOLOGY MEETS SUSTAINABILITY for new infinite possibilities of denim today and tomorrow.

While our footprint is what we take from the planet when we consume, our handprint is what we give the planet when we create change for the better.

In an era of change, ORTA’s handprint will promote denim manufacturing at the intersection of where people, planet and purpose matter.

Transparency, commitment and trustworthiness are the key elements of ORTA’s philosophy.

Aiming to be a leading denim producer pursuing sustainable lifestyles and production, ORTA pioneered a sustainable journey in the beginning of 2000s and founded its sustainability division ORTA BLU in 2010 which is creating a platform for leading manufacturers to step up and reclaim a denim industry where more ethics lead to more aesthetics.

ORTA is a Council Member of BCI since 2011 and began to use Better Cotton in 2012. 20% of all ORTA cotton consumption is Better Cotton. ORTA is also proud to be a founder and supporter of IPUD (The Good Cotton Practices Association of Turkey). BCI signed a partnership agreement with IPUD in 2014, who is responsible for implementing Better Cotton in Turkey.

ORTA manages its operations through managing systems; ISO 9001:2008, BS OHSAS 18001:2014, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 50001:2013, ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 10002:2014, and holds Fairtrade, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Global Recycled Standard (GRS), Organic Content Standard (OCS) and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certificates.

https://www.epdturkey.org/

mailto:sustainability%40ortaanadolu.com?subject=

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

All the waste resulting from the main production and related processes of ORTA is managed in accordance with valid legal requirements.

COMPOSITION Luzon (7882) Ilocos (9046) Visayas (9595) Bicol (9595R)

Conventional cotton 99% - - -

Organic Cotton - 99% 99% 79%

Pre-consumer recycled cotton - - - 20%

Elastane 1% 1% 1% 1%

CHEMICALS %

Sodium hydroxide 10 - 30

Sizing chemicals 10 - 30

Dyestuff 10 - 25

Reducing agent 5 - 20

Other organic chemicals 10 - 30

No substances included in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation under the REACH Regulations are present in the declared denim products manufactured by ORTA, either above the threshold for registration with the European Chemicals Agency or above 0.1% (wt/wt).

Denim is a durable cotton twill textile, typically used to make jeans, overalls and other garments. Denim products are mainly manufactured from cotton fibres but can also contain man-made fibres. Cotton and other man-made cellulosic or synthetic fibres mixed together and then go through spinning processes to form yarns called warp and weft yarns. Usually weft yarns are used with their natural colours, and warp yarns are dyed and goes through sizing process to strengthen the fibres before weaving process. Weft and warp yarns are then weaved to form basic denim. The basic denim goes through finishing processes to enhance its properties or create new colours and effect. The final product is then packaged to be sold.

INDIGO FLOW

Indigo Flow (IF) is a warp dyeing method developed by ORTA, in which cleaner and better dye penetration and up to 70% water saving is achieved compared to conventional dyeing.

TECHNOLOGY + SUSTAINABILITY is in every fabric

Denim articles declared in this EPD are alternatives to each other with following specifications: Luzon is a conventional cotton containing denim, with a conventional warp dyeing process. Ilocos contains organic cotton and goes through same conventional warp dyeing process as Luzon. Visayas is Indigo Flow version of Ilocos. And Bicol is recycled version of Visayas and it contains 20wt% pre-consumer recycled cotton and goes through the same warp dyeing process, Indigo Flow.

http://www.ortaanadolu.com/sustainability/indigo-flow

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SYSTEM BOUNDARYUpstream Process

Denim production starts with raw material supply, mainly locally sourced but some transported from other parts of the world. Raw materials supply includes the manufacturing of chemicals, man made fibers, packaging materials and cultivation of natural fibres.

Core Process

The core processes includes transport of raw materials to the manufacturing plant, manufacturing processes and impacts generated by fuel burned in the core process, impacts due to the production of electricity and fuels used in the core processes.

Denim manufacturing includes fibre mixing, spinning, dyeing, sizing, weaving and finishing processes. After quality control checks, the end products are packaged to be sold. During manufacturing, electricity, natural gas and steam are consumed.

Downstream Processes

As downstream processes, transportation of finished and packaged products to an average customer is taken as 1000 km transport by lorry.

The declared products are denim fabrics that are sold to be cut and sewn into all types of garments and then meet with the end user. As declared products are semi-finished goods, and sold worldwide, it would not be feasible to construct a downstream scenario for the current study. Therefore, apparel manufacturing (cutting and sewing), product use (washing) and end-of-life phases (landfill, recycle etc.) are not evaluated in the current LCA study.

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RELATED INFORMATIONFunctional Unit/Declared Unit

The declared unit is the production of 1 m2 denim.

Goal & Scope This EPD evaluates the environmental impacts of 1 m2 of product from cradle to gate with delivery to customer option.

System Boundary

The system boundary covers upstream processes, core processes and downstream processes (product delivery to a customer).

Estimates and Assumptions

In this EPD, the use and the end of life phases of the declared products are not taken into system boundary. Therefore; no scenario related to use and the end of life phases of products were constructed. To give an idea about the environmental burdens originated from product delivery to an average customer, a transportation scenario was included in the system boundary as 1000km transport by lorry.

As the impacts originated from treatment of waste generated during manufacturing are determined to be lower than 1%, the environmental burdens originated from treatment of waste generated during manufacturing are not taken into account in the assessment.

Cut-Off Rules No cut-off criteria was applied for the material and energy input in LCA study. 1% cut-off was applied for the treatment of waste generated during manufacturing.

Background Data & Data Quality

Product specific primary data; raw materials, energy and water consumption and waste data are collected from from ORTA Kayseri plant located in Turkey for 2017. Ecoinvent V3.4 database was used for secondary data: raw material and packaging production, Turkey specific electricity and natural gas mix. Organic cotton cultivation was modelled according to LCA of organic cotton - A global average by Textile Exchange (2014) and Cotton Research Institute in Turkey. Pre-consumer recycled organic cotton manufacturing was modelled from industry data. All primary and secondary data are less than 10 years old.

Period Under Review

All primary data collected from ORTA is for the period year of 2017.

Allocations The amount of output flows and waste categories were allocated to an average 1 m2 denim manufactured by ORTA in 2017.

The background LCA study was modelled with SimaPro 8.5 LCA software using the impact factors and the Ecoinvent database for secondary data.

The results of the LCA with the indicators as per EPD requirement are given in the following tables for upstream, core and downstream processes as defined in the system boundary.

All resource use values are obtained using Cumulative Energy Demand (V1.10, November 2017) methodology, potential environmental impacts are obtained using CML-IA baseline (V3.05, November 2017), CML-IA non-baseline (V3.05, November 2017), ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (H) (V1.01, November 2017), IPCC 2013 GWP 100a (V1.03, October 2016), USEtox2 (recommended + interim) (V1.0, July 2016) and Pfister et al (2006) (V1.02, august 2014) methodologies within SimaPro LCA software. Output flows and waste values are obtained from manufacturing inventory data and net fresh water use is obtained from life cycle inventory data.

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Growing, extraction and synthesis of raw materials

Manufacturing ofpackaging materials

SpinningWeaving (including

pre-treatment, warping and sizing)

Finishing processes Quality Control

Impacts due to the production of electricity and fuels used in the core module

Transportation to an average customer/retailer

Garmentmanufacturing Use phase End of life

Transportation of materials to the core processes

SYSTEM BOUNDARY

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR 1 m2 DENIM

Parameter Unit UPSTREAM CORE DOWNSTREAM TOTAL

Global Warming Potential (GWP100a)

Fossil kg CO2 eq. 1.50 1.34 0.041 2.88

Biogenic kg CO2 eq. 4.88 x 10-3 0.221 x 10-3 0.007 x 10-3 5.11 x 10-3

Land use and land transformation

kg CO2 eq. 82.1 x 10-3 0.116 x 10-3 0.014 x 10-3 82.2 x 10-3

TOTAL kg CO2 eq. 1.59 1.34 0.041 2.97

Ozone Depletion Potential kg CFC11 eq. 214 x 10-9 185 x 10-9 7.48 x 10-9 406 x 10-9

Acidification kg SO2 eq. 14.9 x 10-3 3.72 x 10-3 0.147 x 10-3 18.8 x 10-3

Eutrophication kg PO43-

eq. 6.54 x 10-3 0.642 x 10-3 0.030 x 10-3 7.21 x 10-3

Formation potential of trophospheric ozone

kg C2H4 eq. -3.07 x 10-6 -114 x 10-6 -5.07 x 10-6 -122 x 10-6

Abiotic Depletion Potential, elements

kg Sb eq. 32.1 x 10-6 0.276 x 10-6 0.111 x 10-6 32.4 x 10-6

Abiotic Depletion Potential, fossil fuels

MJ 16.5 18.9 0.613 36.0

Land Use m2a crop eq. 3.57 0.004 0.002 3.58

Human toxicity, cancer cases 90.5 x 10-9 12.0 x 10-9 1.17 x 10-9 104 x 10-9

Human toxicity, non-cancer cases 639 x 10-9 54.0 x 10-9 5.58 x 10-9 698 x 10-9

Freshwater ecotoxicity PAF.m3.day 10 203 574 57.7 10 835

Water Scarcity m3 0.483 0.002 52.5 x 10-6 0.485

LUZON (7882)

OUTPUT FLOWS AND WASTE CATEGORIES FOR 1 m2 DENIM


Hazardous waste kg - 7.34 x 10-6 - 7.34 x 10-6

Non-hazardous waste kg - 0.061 - 0.061

Radioactive waste disposed kg - 0.00 - 0.00

Components for Reuse kg - 0.008 - 0.008

Material for Recycling kg - 0.108 - 0.108

Materials for Energy Recovery

kg - 45.6 x 10-6 - 45.6 x 10-6

Exported energy, electricity MJ - - - -

Exported energy, thermal MJ - - - -

RESOURCE USE FOR 1 m2 DENIM


Primary Energy Resources, Renewable

Use as energy carrier

MJ, net calorific value 20.0 0.087 0.008 20.1

Use as raw materials


TOTAL MJ, net calorific value 20.0 0.087 0.008 20.1

Primary Energy Resources, Non-Renewable






Secondary material kg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Renewable secondary fuels


Non-renewable secondary fuels


Net use of fresh water m3 0.830 0.015 108 x 10-6 0.845

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Global Warming Potential Net use of fresh water

Fiber64%

Fabricproduction

36%

Fiber98%

Fabricproduction

2%

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ILOCOS (9046)ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR 1 m2 DENIM



Fossil kg CO2 eq. 0.982 1.40 0.043 2.42



kg CO2 eq. 131 x 10-3 0.160 x 10-3 0.014 x 10-3 131 x 10-3

TOTAL kg CO2 eq. 1.13 1.40 0.043 2.57




eq. 4.91 x 10-3 0.655 x 10-3 0.031 x 10-3 5.59 x 10-3


kg C2H4 eq. -133 x 10-6 -113 x 10-6 -5.32 x 10-6 -252 x 10-6


kg Sb eq. 27.2 x 10-6 0.474 x 10-6 0.117 x 10-6 27.8 x 10-6


MJ 10.7 19.5 0.643 30.9


Human toxicity, cancer cases 41.3 x 10-9 18.4 x 10-9 1.22 x 10-9 60.9 x 10-9


Freshwater ecotoxicity PAF.m3.day 4510 840 60.5 5410










kg - 45.6 x 10-6 - 45.6 x 10-6
























Fiber25%

Fabricproduction

75%

Fiber98%

Fabricproduction

2%

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VISAYAS (9595)ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR 1 m2 DENIM



Fossil kg CO2 eq. 0.967 1.38 0.043 2.39



kg CO2 eq. 129 x 10-3 0.158 x 10-3 0.014 x 10-3 130 x 10-3

TOTAL kg CO2 eq. 1.11 1.38 0.043 2.54




eq. 4.69 x 10-3 0.624 x 10-3 0.031 x 10-3 5.34 x 10-3


kg C2H4 eq. -184 x 10-6 -113 x 10-6 -5.22 x 10-6 -302 x 10-6


kg Sb eq. 3.98 x 10-6 0.472 x 10-6 0.115 x 10-6 4.57 x 10-6


MJ 11.0 19.3 0.631 31.0














kg - 45.6 x 10-6 - 45.6 x 10-6






















Net use of fresh water m3 0.679 0.011 111 x10-6 0.690


Fiber25%

Fabricproduction

75%

Fiber98%

Fabricproduction

2%

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BICOL (9595R)ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR 1 m2 DENIM



Fossil kg CO2 eq. 0.872 1.354 0.043 2.27



kg CO2 eq. 105 x 10-3 0.137 x 10-3 0.014 x 10-3 105 x 10-3

TOTAL kg CO2 eq. 0.99 1.36 0.043 2.39




eq. 3.91 x 10-3 0.582 x 10-3 0.031 x 10-3 4.53 x 10-3


kg C2H4 eq. -134 x 10-6 -104 x 10-6 -5.22 x 10-6 -243 x 10-6


kg Sb eq. 3.68 x 10-6 0.417 x 10-6 0.115 x 10-6 4.22 x 10-6


MJ 10.2 19.0 0.631 29.9



Human toxicity, non-cancer cases 268E x 10-9 57.1 x 10-9 5.75 x 10-9 331 x 10-9











kg - 45.6 x 10-6 - 45.6 x 10-6
























Fiber21%

Fabricproduction

79%

Fiber97%

Fabricproduction

3%

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INTERPRETATIONGlobal

Warming Potential

Net use of fresh water

Eutrophication

Land Use

Abiotic Resource Depletion

100%50%

LUZON (7882) Conventional cottonConventional warp dyeing VISAYAS (9595) Organic cotton

Indigo Flow warp dyeing

ILOCOS (9046) Organic cottonConventional warp dyeing BICOL (9595R) Organic + Recycled cotton

Indigo Flow warp dyeing

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ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System

ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System

ISO 50001:2013 Energy Management System

ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System

ISO 10002:2014 Customer Satisfaction Management System

BS OHSAS 18001:2014 Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Natural gas mix of Turkey Republic of Turkey Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the View of Energy and Natural Resources in Turkey and around the World, page 40 http://www.enerji.gov.tr/Resources/Sites/1/Pages/Sayi_15/mobile/index.html#p=48

Organic cotton production in Turkey

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture https://arastirma.tarim.gov.tr/pamuk/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx

LCA of organic cotton Fiber - A Global Average

Textile Exchange, PE International, 2014 https://textileexchange.org/downloads/life-cycle-assessment-of-organic-cotton/

ISO 14025 DIN EN ISO 14025:2009-11: Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations — Principles and procedures

ISO 14040/44 DIN EN ISO 14040:2006-10, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040:2006) and Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044:2006)

The International EPD® System

The International EPD® System is a programme for type III environmental declarations, maintaining a system to verify and register EPD®s as well as keeping a library of EPD®s and PCRs in accordance with ISO 14025.www.environdec.com

Ecoinvent Ecoinvent Centre, www.Eco-invent.org

SimaPro SimaPro LCA Software, Pré Consultants, the Netherlands, www.pre-sustainability.com

Contact InformationProgramme The International EPD® System

EPD International ABBox 210 60 SE-100 31 Stockholm, Sweden

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Programme Operator EPD TURKEY

Sürdürülebilir Üretim ArGe ve Tasarım MerkeziNef 09 B Blok No:7/15 34415 Kağıthane / Istanbul, TURKEY

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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

TURKEY

Third Party Verifier Hüdai KARA, PhD

Elmas Studio LeventLalegül Sk. No:7/184 Levent/Istanbul, TURKEY

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EPD Owner Orta Anadolu Tic. ve San. İşl. A.Ş.

Harbiye Mahallesi, Halaskargazi Cd. 155/5, 34373 Şişli/Istanbul, TURKEY

www.ortaanadolu.com

LCA Author & EPD Design

Orta Anadolu Tic. ve San. İşl. A.Ş.

Harbiye Mahallesi, Halaskargazi Cd. 155/5, 34373 Şişli/Istanbul, TURKEY

www.ortaanadolu.com

GLOSSARYLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)

LCA is a tool used to quantify the environmental performance of a product or service taking the complete life cycle into account (from raw material production to final disposal) defined by ISO 14040/44 standards.

Enivronmental Product Declaration (EPD)

An EPD is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. The relevant standard for EPDs is ISO 14025, where they are referred to as “type III environmental declarations”.

Global Warming Potential Global warming is the result of the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. GHGs are released primarily from combustion of fossil fuels. These gases trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to a wide diversity of effects, including sea level rise and acidification, extreme weather events and ultimately effects such as losses of species and ecosystems.

Ozone Depletion Potential

Ozone depletion is the decrease in the layer of ozone in the stratosphere. This very thin layer offers protection of the Earth from UV radiation. Halogenated chemicals react in the atmosphere to decrease the ozone. These chemicals are primarily refrigerants, flame retardants, solvents, pesticides, etc. The loss of ozone layer leads to increasing cases of cataracts and skin cancer and to damage of crops.

Abiotic Depletion, elements and fossil fuels

Abiotic Resource Depletion is a measure of mineral and fossil fuel resources used to produce a product.

Acidification Acidification is commonly associated with atmospheric pollution arising from anthropogenically derived sulphur and nitrogen as NOx or ammonia, which e.g. occur during the production of agricultural products. Acidification causes the destruction of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through the deposition of strong acids (acid rain) and ammonia.

Eutrophication Eutrophication is the overgrowth of biomass caused by the release of nutrients, particularly fixed nitrogen and phosphorus. Eutrophied water bodies show early effects in terms of species distribution and toxic algal blooms, and ultimately as algae decompose eutrophication causes oxygen depletion leading to fish kills.


Trophospheric ozone or photochemical smog is produced when oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic susbtances are present in the lower atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. This form of oxygen formed, ozone, causes many effects: reducing crop yields, causing asthma and other respiratory effects in humans and animals.

Land Use The amount of agricultural area occupied. Land use change creates ecological effects including climate change effects especially when forests are converted to other land use such as agriculture.

Human and freshwater toxicity

It represents direct effects of releases of toxic susbtances on organisms. The impact causes many effects: reducing crop yields, increasing cases of cancer and ultimately effects such as losses of species and ecosystems.

Water Scarcity Water scarcity is commonly described as the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It is a function of available water resources and human population. It leads to lack of access to drinking water, hunger, diseases etc.

References

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