RESOURCE CENTRE
these investments have paid off
through significant reductions in
water use. A&E continues to focus
on energy conservation and has
increased its use of biofuels and
clean fuels, resulting in reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions. In
addition, A&E has grown its number
of global operations and support
facilities to 16, in achieving Zero-
Waste-to-Landfill status.
The company regularly evaluates all
of the global yarn spinning, dyeing
and finishing facilities in which it has
ownership to provide the information
contained in its annual sustainability
report. Categories measured in this
A core part of our
business strategy is
to operate all of our
global facilities in a
sustainable manner.
It is not only a good
business practice
to do so, but it is
the right thing to
do for all of our
stakeholders, says
Les Miller.
report include: Water Stewardship,
Solid Waste, Carbon Footprint and
Energy Conservation, Product
Stewardship, Social Responsibility,
Employee Health and Safety,
Sustainable Products and Areas of
Improvement. In 2016, A&E developed
and implemented its Product RSL
Environmental Profile (PREP)
form in order to collect Restricted
Substance List and environmental
data on all dyes and chemicals used
by its operations. A&E is on track to
comply with the chemical restrictions
contained in the Zero Discharge
of Hazardous Compounds (ZDHC)
Programme by the end of 2018.
EMBROIDERY FABRIC / LACES KNITTING / WEAVING YARN
ELASTICS / TAPES HOOK / BAR
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