Being more than a responsible company, Pratibha Syntex, one of India’s leading apparel exporters, has included circular economy in its processes.
The eco-design strategised by Pratibha is inclusive of refurbishing, recycling, remanufacturing and reusing to minimise waste, and the extraction and creation of virgin materials.
“Climate change is an irreversible fact;if not dealt with alacrity, it will change the dynamics of the whole ecology. It is the responsibility of the industries to co-create a healthy environment for future generations,” said Shreyaskar Chaudhary, MD, Pratibha Syntex Ltd.
In a statement, the company said that Pratibha’s vision to be a global leader in sustainable products and practices complements the ongoing efforts to have a minimum environmental and maximum social impact.
The company focuses on raw material selection for circular design, and offers products that are made up of recycled polyester coming from PET bottles. Pratibha is certified by Global Recycle Standards (GRS) for producing GRS-certified products.
As to check deforestation and chemical toxicity, it is necessary to source viscose from manufacturers which are producing viscose ethically, the company sources all the viscose which is FSC-certified.
Thecompany also has thrust on circularity in processing as chemicals used in the wet processing unit have toxic chemicals’ footprint which ends up as waste in the waste stream of the dyehouse. So, as a solution for waste chemical toxicity, Pratibha uses pre-process screening and selection of chemicals with minimal environmental impact by using tools like bluefinder-Bluesign and the latest version of ZDHC–MRSL v2.0.
The company uses 100 per cent recycled water, where 92-95 per cent is from ETP recycling and 8-5 per cent is from STP recycling.
Its manufacturing processes use more of fossil fuels like coal, diesel and pet coke which are responsible for GHG emissions and hence are the major contributors to climate change. To reduce GHG emissions, Pratibha has established a 2.4 MW roof top solar power plant at the manufacturing unit. The energy-efficient machines have been installed in the manufacturing unit to curtail the use of electricity.
Organic farming practice, Cradle-to-Cradle Gold-certified products, material health of staff and workers, material reutilisation, renewable energy, water stewardship and social fairness also remain core focus areas for the company.
