The reason for talking of this certification is how from a small place in Italy - Prato, the wool manufacturers / industry has joined hands to launch its own eco-friendly label. The industry promotes the label that in-turn promotes the industry. The mills in the area benefit by the promotion for the label which promotes their business also. The benefit of the label also accrues to the mills. India has umpteen number of such pockets which collectively produce a huge number of yarns, fabrics, garments, accessories and raw material. Industry associations active in these pockets can look at bringing out their own certification process relevant to their members and promote it world over. Each player has a certification which is advantageous to his business. Such a collective certification will add value to the cluster.
Prato’s wool industry has joined together to launch a new label for eco-friendly regenerated wool products called Cardato Regnerated CO2 Neutral. The label is a Joint Venture between the Prato Chamber of Commerce and Consorzio Cardato – the Consortium for the Development and Exploitation of Cardato Textiles. The Prato Chamber of Commerce also undertakes promotion of the brand and this label. It is a way of reducing carbon footprints in production and at the same re-using or regeneration of raw material which is again beneficial to the environment.
The brand / label certifies the carbon footprint of the textile production process and at the same time the use of regenerated raw materials. In their words, “Cancel the footprint of the production process of the fabric, certifying the same time that it was made with raw material regenerated is born with this dual purpose the brand "Carded Regenerated C0 2 neutral ", guaranteed by the Chamber of Commerce of Prato.” The requirement for the label includes: the production must be done in Prato, at least 70% of the recycled material in the production must be by mills which have accounted for Carbondioxide emissions and have purchased the credits from the Prato Chambers of Commerce. Three companies which have produced their collection using the new textiles are: Lanificio Fratelli Balli, Lanificio Nello Gori, and Lanificio Mario Fiaschi. The yarn is produced from fibres which are obtained from recycled textiles or from used off cuts. The recycle includes about 22000 tonnes of rags produced using the Cardato technique. The Cardato production technique is characterized by the use of short and different pieces of yarn which are mixed together to create textiles. The label was presented at Premier Vision, giving it an international edge. As the authorities put it, “Manufacturers of regenerated wool can certify the entire production enterprise or a part, if they are able to demonstrate traceability. Fabric manufacturers can certify a series of articles they identified which are made with at least 70% recycled wool certified. Must be able to reconstruct the chain of production of the products, to do this you may need to request data also to third party.” The certification or brand implies that the product on which it is used has been made using the process of regeneration. The product and the company which made it were subjected to a process which measured the impression of carbondioxide or CO2 . The emission of CO2 were neutralized by buying relevant green credits or carbon credits.
With the clusters of production area launching their own labels and counts for carbon credits, Indian textile sectors can take a cue to launch their own processes and recycled fibres and yarns.
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