Spanish firm Jeanologia, which specialises in sustainable garment finishing technologies that help reduce chemicals, water and energy use, says it contributed to a saving of around 8m cubic metres of water last year – equivalent to the amount of water needed for human consumption in one year in the city of Miami.
The firm says the findings are the result of its EIM (Environmental Impact Measuring) software that analyses the environmental impact of garment finishing.
EIM considers factors such as labour health and safety, chemical and energy savings, and water consumption to benchmark a brand or retailer’s processes and then points out the areas to be modified.
Jeanologia’s laser, ozone and eflow technologies are used in 60 countries where they help reduce energy and chemical use, as well as increasing industrial productivity, the company says.
“With the EIM we have created an industry standard that makes it possible to measure the environmental footprint of the production process, which are already being used by renowned brands such as M&S, Tommy Hilfiger and H&M,” explains Jeanologia CEO Enrique Silla.
The company, which recently coordinated a sustainable fashion collection completely manufactured in Bangladesh, is working towards an end goal of saving 85% on water and chemical use with a new Laundry 5 Zero system. This combines four of Jeanologia’s technologies – laser, ozone, eflow and H2 zero technology – to generate “5 Zeros”: zero discharge, zero manual scraping, zero potassium permanganate, zero stones and zero bleach.
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