1. Ingela Lind, Environmental supply chain

2. Short facts about Lindex
One of the leading fashion chains in Europe.
470 stores. Online shop in 27 European countries.
We offer inspiring affordable fashion
Women’s wear, lingerie, kids’ wear, cosmetics.
Turnover Euro 671 million in 2012.
5 000 employees
Founded 1954 in Sweden.
Head office in central Gothenburg, Sweden.
Stockmann group since 2007.
Production offices in China, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
230 suppliers.
Estimated people involved in production.

3. Sustainable fashion in a life cycle perspective
9 M sustainable garments
Members of BCI
BSCI - CoC all factories
Cleaner and more resource effective processing
Chemical control
Supplier list on Lindex.com
Increased safety in Bangladesh factories
Pink Ribbon campaign against cancer

4. SWAR: Sustainable WAter Resource Management for Textile Industries
A cooperation project between the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Swedish buying companies Indiska Magasinet AB, AB Lindex and KappAhl Sverige AB, and 39 of their suppliers in India. The project is co-financed by Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).

5. Aim of cooperation The overall aim of this cooperation project is
to improve water management in textile production processes and
to build capacity of textile company to work continuously with water management.
This will result in benefits for participating companies, the environment, and for other water users.

6. Project in Jaipur Fabric dyeing sites processing for Indiska, and other buyers in a new textile park with 22 units sharing a common CETP Project in Delhi area KappAhl and Lindex garment suppliers and fabric dyeing sub-suppliers cKinetics is appointed consultant to implement the project

7. Delhi project Actions so far Initial assessments at all units
Workshops
Water and Energy meter installations
Wastewater and sludge tests
ZDHC test package of 11 chemical groups at 4 units
ETP evaluation
Shop-floor awareness sessions for all workers
Support at site during implementations

8. Delhi project Examples of implemented recommendations
Use RO rejected water for flushing
Rain water harvesting
Right first time (RTF) in dyeing
Condensate recovery
ETP optimisation
Minimize boiler blow down
Reuse washwater

9. Delhi project Project challenges :
First project where we involve tier 2 suppliers – how motivate them?
We have no impact on the dyeing units
Our suppliers can select any dyers as long as they comply with our environmental code - variations in awareness and motivation to engage
Our suppliers orders often quite small at the large dyeing units
A pilot project - no examples on what the units could save in water, energy and costs
How run business and influence our suppliers to keep long term relations with their sub suppliers

10. Why water projects like SWAR
We want to decrease the environmental impact from production of our garments
Cooperation with others to reach results
Joint environmental code, similar social code
Cleaner Production project in Bangladesh
Members BCI, support better cotton farmers Gujarat
SPICES project in India
Members BSR, Global Compact, SFA, STWI, etc
Also small and medium brands with limited
resources can make changes if work together
Hope we can inspire other companies