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Sustainable Textiles
DMJM
Sponsored by:
MTS is comprised of leading environmental groups,
governments, & companiesA nonprofit public charity
MTS Brochure & Strategic Plan
Standards are transparent, consensus & life cycle based:
http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/standards.htm
MTS has Identified 14 Sustainable Products Standards
Online Training with 80 Partners:Leading Environmental Groups, Governments & Companies
• High quality streaming video/slides
• 21 sustainable product/green building programs: http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/test/thankyous.html
• Covering consensus standards & products meeting them
Sustainable Product StandardsTransparent, Consensus & Life Cycle Based
Unified Sustainable Textile Standard©
covers carpet, fabric & apparel; major applications are buildings and vehicles.
• Provides Credit for Disclosure of LCA Impacts/Benefits
• Training is Ongoing
• Sustainable Agricultural Products
Unified Sustainable Textile Standard©
Unified Sustainable Textile Standard© Sponsors & Supporters
California Department of General Services Carpet & Rug InstituteCatalyst PartnersCity of Santa MonicaDaniel Mann Johnson MendenhallEco DecorEcos CorporationEnvision DesignGenslerGlobal GreenInterface CarpetInterface Fabrics GroupInterior ConcernsInternational Design Center for the EnvironmentInternational Interior Design AssociationInvista/DupontIowa Department of Natural ResourcesJ&J / InvisionLees CarpetJohnson ControlsJohnsonDiversey
KnollMilliken Carpet Milliken Fabric & ApparelLeonardo AcademyMohawk IndustriesNatural Resources Defense CouncilOrganic Trade AssociationOrganic ValleyPentagon RenovationRenewable Choice EnergyShaw IndustriesTate Access FloorsThomas Properties GroupUniversity of Wisconsin- ExtensionWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesZero Waste Alliance
Multiple environmental, social & economic benefits over the supply chain
Maximum credit for certified products with:• 100% reduction of 1300 pollutants• 100% Green-e power use• 100% postconsumer recycled content• 100% biobased organic content w/BMPs• 100% reuse/reclamation
Standard Benefits
Business Benefits
• Cost savings• Design innovation • Product differentiation• Long term customer
relationships• Liability reduction
• Public accountability • Employee &
shareholder good will
And provides…• Market definition of
“Sustainable Textile”
More Business Benefits
• Captures high consumer demand for sustainable products
• Creates healthy competition among manufacturers to obtain certification for the most sustainable textile
Environmental Benefits of the Standard:• Life cycle
environmental performance requirements
• Reduces over 1,300 pollutants
impacting health & environment
• Bans toxic Stockholm Chemicals
• Reduces climate change pollutants
• Reduces smog pollutants
• Reduces water pollutants
• Reduces stratospheric ozone pollutants
• Maximum credit: 100% pollutant
reduction
More Environmental Benefits• Reduces solid &
hazardous waste• Reduces acid rain
pollutants• Reduces criteria air
pollutants• Requires company/facility
environmental improvements
• Requires product design for environment
• Provides for sustainable textile certification & labeling
• Requires FSC Certified Wood use; Protects native vegetation, habitat & forest and where forest harvesting arises in the textile supply chain when FSC Certified Wood Practices are used
• Increasing levels of certified sustainable textile
• Defines sustainable agriculture for textile
• Reduces agricultural pollutants including pesticides & fertilizers through organic production
• Requires 10 agricultural best management practices
• Requires sustainable animal textile, e.g., wool
Agricultural Benefits of the Standard:
Certified Organic Feedstock:
• Maximum credit for 100% biobased organic w/BMPs
• Conservation tillage• Organic crop nutrient management
• Organic pest management• Conservation buffers
• Irrigation water management• Grazing management where manure is used for fertilizer• Animal feeding operations management where manure is
used as fertilizer• Erosion & sediment control
Required EPA/Purdue UniversityBest Management Practices
(BMPs)
Green-e Certified Power:
• Maximum Textile Standard Credit for 100% throughout the supply chain
• Improves 8 key social equity indicators
• Social requirements over the supply chain
• Customer and specifier clarity which reduces over-simplified claims
Social Benefits of the Standard:
Textile Standard Prerequisite:GRI LCA-based Social Equity Indicators
Unified Sustainable Textile Standard©
Major Applications:
• Buildings • Vehicles
PA, MD, TX, CO & IRS provide up to $5,000 in rebates or deductions
Vehicles
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• 46 mpg city and 51 highway
• Hybrids cut tailpipe emissions by 90%, save 50% on fuel, & use less fuel & materials
Hybrids
Hybrids
U.S. Green Building Council
Has captured about 5% of U.S. commercial market, & growing at 75% rate with its consensus Green Building Standard: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) (LEED®)
Economic Benefits
100,000 ft² LEED™ building saves*
• $80,000/yr in energy costs
• $93,000 through 186 tons of waste reduction
• $44,000/yr for avoided wastewater treatment & water conservation
• $53,368/yr from energy efficient appliances & lighting* about 50% in operating costs, MTS Economic Benefits Standard
Economic Benefits ProjectedProjected 70% US Commercial Green 70% US Commercial Green
Building Market PenetrationBuilding Market Penetration**
Energy Savings & Daylighting: Energy Savings & Daylighting: $36 $36 Billion/yrBillion/yrConstruction Waste Reduction: Construction Waste Reduction: $6.7 B/yr $6.7 B/yr Water Pollution Savings from Water Conservation: $20 B/yrWater Pollution Savings from Water Conservation: $20 B/yrEnergy Savings from appliances & Lighting: $24 B/yrEnergy Savings from appliances & Lighting: $24 B/yrAdded Value from Increased Occupant Productivity, Added Value from Increased Occupant Productivity,
IAQ & Reduced Absenteeism: $632 B/yrIAQ & Reduced Absenteeism: $632 B/yrIncreased Retail Sales: Increased Retail Sales: $400-800 B/yr $400-800 B/yr
Emission Reductions’ Market Value:Emission Reductions’ Market Value: $ 1.1 B/yr$ 1.1 B/yr
Total Total $1.1-1.5 trillion/yr value added $1.1-1.5 trillion/yr value added
* Leonardo Academy & MTS projections 2003 through green mortgage * Leonardo Academy & MTS projections 2003 through green mortgage backed securitiesbacked securities
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