DyStar Group has adopted a two-fold sustainability strategy to reduce its operational impact and its customers' impact. To reduce operational impact, DyStar established sustainability structures, measures environmental performance through reporting, and implements emission reduction strategies with a goal to reduce footprint in water, waste, energy and GHG by 20% by 2020. To reduce customer impact, DyStar focuses on product safety, compliance, sustainable product innovation, processing and services. DyStar has achieved organizational efficiency, established leadership in sustainable solutions, and gained customer confidence as a sustainable partner in the industry. The ultimate goal is to establish closed loop systems through sustainable product innovation, consumption reduction, product development and process development.

1. Sustainability Stewardship at DyStar
Innovative approaches to shape closed loop systems
Dr. Charu Jain
Global Sustainability Manager, DyStar Group
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2. Who we are and what challenges we faced ….
DyStar Group at a Glance Challenges we have as a business
•Adverse climatic conditions across the globe
•Challenging economic conditions
•Textile & Chemical Industry is one of the most
polluting industry
•Increased awareness and demand for sustainable
products & services
•Need to integrate sustainable business practices
at all operational levels
•100 years of heritage of product and process innovation
•Leader in ecology and environment
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3. What did we do…
Two fold • To become the world’s most
sustainability sustainable and responsible
supplier of colors, chemicals
strategy Vision and services to the global
textile industry.”
Reduce our operational Reduce our customer’s
impact Impact
•Established Sustainability •Foundation of econfidence
structure •Product safety &
•Measure environmental Environmental compliance
performance - •Sustainable product
Sustainability Reporting Innovation
•Implement emission •Sustainable processing • To reduce our impact by
reduction strategies •Sustainability Services 20% by 2020 in four areas:
• Commitment to reduce •Ecology Services
• Energy, water, waste
our footprint in water,
waste, energy , GHG
•Sustainable Textile Goals water, GHG
Solutions
•Testing solutions
•Color solutions
•Academic services
through AADTT
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4. What did we achieve ….
Within DyStar … Outside DyStar …
•Organizational efficiency –
Various departments work together to achieve •Established ourselves as a leader of
efficient work processes in cohesive environment Sustainable solutions for Textile Industry
•Reduction strategies -
Sustainability champions at country level Gained Customers confidence as a sustainable
•Efficient Sustainability Data Management partner in the industry
leads to Sustainability Performance Analysis •More than 100 factories were audited for
environmental performance
•Clear Sustainability Strategy linked to •More than 25 customers enrolled under
Organizational performance econfidence ®
•More than 200 students benefitted under AADTT
•Sustainable product profile with high
environmental performance with •Customer focused Sustainability & Carbon
econfidence ® Report
•Increased internal confidence to face market Represent chemical sector among leading
challenges Industry groups like SAC, Textile Exchange
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5. Working towards establishing closed loop systems
Sustainable
Product
Innovation
Sustainable Sustainable
Consumption Product
and Footprint Development
Reduction
Sustainability Sustainable
Education Process
and Services Development
With Thanks!
jain.charu@dystar.com
10/17/2012 5 Parivartan Awards_DyStar