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India’s number one apparel manufacturer and exporter Shahi Exports has launched its first-ever Sustainability Report.
The report covers the company’s overall operations under direct operational control in India for FY 2021-2022.
This is the first time that India’s only apparel manufacturer has come up with its sustainability report (so far companies like Aditya Birla, Arvind etc., having presence in both apparel manufacturing and retail have released their sustainability reports).
“I am proud to be presenting to you Shahi’s first sustainability report. For nearly five decades, right from when my mother started the company as a small home workshop, Shahi has put people and the planet at the forefront of business strategy. Sustainability has remained a key pillar of success over the years. In a fast-changing global environment, our ‘Responsible For’ framework guides our actions in line with our values. Our key stakeholders such as our customers, employees, business partners, suppliers and civil society organisations support us in achieving our goals,” says Harish Ahuja, Chairperson and MD, Shahi Exports.
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Regarding energy and emissions, the company has a target of achieving renewable electricity of 100 per cent by FY 2026 which is currently 68 per cent while for carbon-neutral energy, the aim is 50 per cent by FY 2026 (currently 35 per cent).
With regard to recycled water used in garment processing (factories), the target is 85 per cent by FY 2024 (currently 80 per cent). At present, recycled water used in textile processing (mills) is 68 per cent.
1,500 kg of virgin polybags were replaced with recycled polybags in FY 2021 and Shahi is expanding this initiative further as per the report.
Regarding Governance, the company targets factories covered under SLCP (Social and Labour Convergence Program (SLCP) 100 per cent by FY ’24 and factories with Inache grievance redressal tool also in same time frame).
The company’s 69 per cent permanent employees are female and 46 per cent of females are in supervisory roles. It also has 80+ centres for skill training. In FY 2021, all its applicable employees underwent performance appraisals guided by open and helpful feedback.
Since 2018, the company has mitigated 4 lakh MT of CO2. With regard to use of sustainable raw material, 26 per cent of sustainable fabric and 46 per cent of sustainable yarn is being used.
The report also highlights that by deploying best-in-class technologies such as e-Flow and G2 Ozone, the material-liquid ratio (MLR) has reduced from 1:6 to 1:1. Through these measures, Shahi uses 30 litres of water on an average on per pair of jeans.
Click here to read the full report