SAP Sustainability Summit 2023 in India.

1. Building Circular Business
Models in Textiles

2. A textile program by Enviu

3. Which of the following garments are sustainable?
1) 100% virgin cotton
2) 95% cotton, 3% polyester, 2% elastane (all virgin)
3) 60% virgin cotton, 40% recycled polyester

4. 01
No shared
meaning
02
Lacks a sincere action
plan from brands
Sustainability

5. MAKE
TAKE USE THROW
Linear Economy
BRANDS CONSUMERS

6. Textile Waste in India
7.7 million tons
(8.5% of the global waste)
Source: https://reverseresources.net/resources/wealth-in-waste-report-india-s-potential-to-bring-textile-waste-back-into-apparel-supply-chain
Textile Leakage
1.6 million tons
(22% is landfilled/ incinerated)

7. 1.6 million tons
(1 million tons* of CO2e)
Environmental Impact
Source: Estimate

8. 1 ton of CO2e
140 Acres of Forest

10. Sustainability is Dead!!!

11. BORN CIRCULARITY

12. Tackling waste by NOT creating them.
Keeping the products/ materials in
circulation by reuse, repair, rental models

13. Source: Industry experts; McKinsey analysis
ESTABLISHED
BROKEN

14. RENTAL
REUSE
REMAKE
REPAIR
GLOBAL LANDSCAPE

15. RENTAL
Small to Medium Recyclers
REUSE
REMAKE
REPAIR
INDIAN LANDSCAPE
Flyrobe
retex

16. Reuse

19. Rental

20. RECOVER the existing hotel linens
RECYCLE them to close the loop
REPRODUCE premium hotel linens
RENT out the linens and manage them
A circular linen management solution
Downstream
Upstream

21. Repair

22. https://www.unforus.com/sustainability

25. 01
Individual
02
Business
What can you do now?
03
Policy Maker
Ask for a textile
waste collection &
segregation system
Opportunities to
build reserve supply
chain and other
circular models
Lobby for the EPR
laws

26. HAVE A WORLD
CHANGING DAY.
Thank you for your time!