Sustainability Report 2017

Evolution of emissions and CO² emission intensity 0 2014 2013 2 483 71 67 66 56 47 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 2 361 2 426 2 022 1 676 2015 2016 2017 2 000,0 1 500,0 1 000,0 500,0 2 500,0 3 000,0 t CO ² e kg CO ² e/t textiles As a certified textile recycling company, TEXAID is required to define a climate target, regularly conduct risk and opportunity analysis and imple- ment specific measures for improving its green- house gas balance and compensate for unavoida- ble emissions. In 2013, TEXAID announced that it would seek to reduce the amount of its CO² emis- sions per ton of collected second-hand clothing by 15 percent by the year 2020. This commitment to an environmentally friendly corporate culture has continued to grow in a positive direction. Since 2013 TEXAID Switzerland has already been able to reduce its CO² emissions by 35 percent. Legend: coolants | water | electricity | heating | waste commutes | business trips | paper & mailing consumables | transport | kg of CO² per ton of collected textiles 33