Higg Index

Tilky WangManager

Corporate Quality & Sustainability Dept.Crystal Group

Sep 25, 2015

For Today:

• About Crystal Group

• Our Sustainability Initiatives

• Experience Sharing on Higg Index

– Experience

– Challenges and difficulties

– Best practices

– Model factory

• Future Perspectives

Crystal Martin UK (2005)

Crystal Martin HK (2005)

Crystal Apparel Co. Ltd. (1982)

Crystal Sweater Ltd.

(1982)

Elegance Industrial Co. Ltd. (1974)

About Crystal

(1970)

About Crystal

Annual garments output

>304 million pcs

Annual sales turnover

US$1.7 billion

Employed

>60,000

China + Vietnam + Sri Lanka + Bangladesh + Cambodia

5 production locations

Crystal Sustainability Framework

1st 5-Year Environmental Targets (2008-12)

By 2012

2nd 5-Year Environmental Targets (2013-17)

↓ Carbon per

Garment by 6%

Use of Renewable

Energy = 5-10%

↓ Fresh Water per

Garment by 10%

Plant 1 Million

Trees

↓ Energy per

Garment by 5%

↓ Paper by 10% No Operational

Waste to Landfill

Use of Recycled

Water = 50%

Corporate actions

• Sustainability Reporting – GRI 3.1 since 2011

• Global Environmental Targets

– 2008-2012 - Completed

– 2013-2017 – In progress

• – Climate Change: Voluntary Disclosure in

2014

• Certified ISO 14064 Auditors

x4 in PRC

Our ECO Factories

x6 in PRC x1 in PRC

x12 in PRC,

Vietnam, Bangladesh &

CambodiaHigg Eco

x6 in PRC,

Cambodia, &

Sri Lanka

Maslow’s Hierarchy of

Needs

Employee Wellbeing

Our Caring Factories

Internship in

Cambodia

x5 students

x2,000+workers

in Cambodia

X680+female workers

x15,000+female workers

• Crystal becomes member since Dec 2012

• Committed to Higg Index Facility Module

• Collaborating with partner brands

• Sustainability Performance Assessment

• Environment

• Social and labour

Our Sustainable Factory

Yida Jeans Factory – China

Yida Jeans Factory

Fact Sheet:

• Established in 2005

• Employees: > 4,000 ( 52% : 48%)

• Product: Denim jeans

• Annual Output: 20M pieces

Low Carbon Manufacturing

Renewable

Energy

↓ 5,790 tons

CO2

Green Logistics

↓ 67% CO2

Energy

Recovery

130 tons

hot water daily

Energy

Saving

Payback =

7 months

Water Management

Discharge

Compliant

Input

River WaterRecycled Water

Process

Water-lessSustainable Formula

Eco-chemicals

Recycle &

Reuse

80% Reuse

• Corp Chemical Management System

• Due diligence – biannually

• APEO-free sourcing

Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals

Carbon(kg CO2/pc)

Water(L/pc)

20142011

Product Footprints

2.34

121.90 108.22

2.21 6%

12%

Lean Production

Hanger System

Efficiency ↑ 20%

Automation

80,000,000 L of water saved

1stIndustry standard in Apparel industry

Sustainable Washing

Laser

Saving:-Water

-Electricity

-Chemicals

-Time & Manpower

Ozone Technology

Energy Recovery

- Energy saving > 40%

- Carbon reduction > 40%

- Save 20 mins from tumble dry

Hanger System - Drying

Sustainable Washing

Maslow’s Hierarchy of

Needs

Employee Wellbeing

Canteen – Good Variety

Facility in Living Area

Library

Counseling, Sharing, Grievance

Interest Class – Dancing

Sports Day

Monthly Birthday Party

Women Health Care Programme

Trips for Outstanding Employees

Crystal University – Training

Volunteering Programme

38

Magazines

39

Worker Representative Meeting

Our Sphere of Influence

Crystal Group

Employees

& Families

Customers

SuppliersInstitution,

Community

Government /

NGO

Published Report

Sharing with Media

Monitoring Framework

Prioritizing for Improvement

Benchmarking

Engaged employees

Progressive Change

Benefits

Thank you!